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Greek and Latin Roots 7th Grade
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What is a root word?
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act Meaning: do Examples: activity, react, active, actor, activist, counteract
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aud Meaning: hear Examples: audio, audience, audiovisual, auditorium, audition
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bio Meaning: life, living matter
Examples: biography, autobiography, biology, biosphere, biome, biodegradable
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cred Meaning: believe Example: credence, credulous, incredulous, incredible, credit,
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dem Meaning: people Examples: democracy, demographic, epidemic, demagogue
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dict Meaning: speak Examples: contradict, prediction, dictate, predict, verdict
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geo Meaning: earth, soil, global
Examples: geography, geology, geometry, geode, geocentric
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graph Meaning: writing, written
Examples: graphology, autograph, seismograph, graphic, graphite
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loc Meaning: place Examples: dislocate, location, relocate, locomotion, allocate
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man Meaning: hand Examples: maneuver, manual, manuscript, manufacture, manacle
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ped Meaning: foot, feet Examples: pedal, pedestrian, pedicure, impede, centipede
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pop Meaning: people Examples: popular, population, populist, populace, popularize
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port Meaning: carry Examples: export, portable, porter, report, transportation
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sign Meaning: sign, mark, seal
Examples: signal, signature, design, insignia, significant
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spec Meaning: see, look Examples: circumspect, retrospective, spectator, spectacular, speculate
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tract Meaning: pull, drag
Examples: attract, distract, tractor, extract, contract
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vid Meaning: see Examples: video, evident, provide, providence
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volv Meaning: turn about, roll, bend
Examples: revolve, revolver, voluble, convolution, evolve, involve
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Root Word Trees Choose a root word.
Write the root word and its meaning on the trunk of the tree. Include at least four leaves with words containing that root word. Include one leaf with an illustration that demonstrates the meaning of the root word. Make it look nice! They will line our walls.
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