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🔑 Greek & Latin Roots 🔑

Unlock HUNDREDS of Words!

Learning Target: I can identify Greek and Latin roots in multisyllabic words and use them to help me decode words and understand their meanings.
Prefix
ROOT
Suffix

🔗 Bridge from Tuesday 🔗

Let's use yesterday's strategy!

disrupt
✋ Cover the prefix "dis-" with your hand...

What's left? RUPT

❓

Is "rupt" a word by itself?

NO! 🤔

Something New! ✨

Yesterday we learned about BASE WORDS

help in "helpful" — CAN stand alone ✓

But today...

rupt in "disrupt" — CANNOT stand alone ✗

RUPT is a ROOT!

It means "break" and comes from Latin

Base Words vs. Roots

BASE WORDS

✓

CAN stand alone

Are real words by themselves

Examples:

help
play
kind

ROOTS

✗

CANNOT stand alone

Need affixes to make words

Examples:

rupt (break)
port (carry)
dict (say)

Why Learn Roots? 🤔

One ROOT = HUNDREDS of words! 🎉

✓ Helps you DECODE long words
✓ Helps you UNDERSTAND word meanings
✓ Unlocks word FAMILIES
✓ Makes you a reading SUPERSTAR!

Ready to learn 10 powerful roots?

graph
= write

(Greek root)

autograph
"self-write"
photograph
"light-write"
paragraph
section of writing

💡 When you see "graph" → think writing!

port
= carry

(Latin root)

transport
"carry across"
portable
able to carry
export
"carry out"

💡 When you see "port" → think carrying!

rupt
= break

(Latin root)

disrupt
"break apart"
interrupt
"break between"
erupt
"break out"

⚠️ RUPT cannot stand alone!
It NEEDS a prefix to make a word

dict
= say, speak

(Latin root)

predict
"say before"
dictionary
book that "speaks"
dictate
speak aloud

💡 A "dictator" tells everyone what to do!

vis / vid
= see

(Latin root - 2 forms!)

visible
able to be seen
invisible
not able to see
video
moving pictures

💡 TV = "tele-vision" = "seeing far"!

aud
= hear

(Latin root)

audio
sound you hear
audience
people who listen
auditorium
place to hear

💡 An "audition" is when people HEAR you perform!

tract
= pull, drag

(Latin root)

attract
"pull toward"
distract
"pull away"
subtract
"pull away"

💡 A "tractor" PULLS things! 🚜

struct
= build

(Latin root)

construct
"build together"
instruct
"build into"
destruction
"build down"

💡 "Instruction" = building knowledge INTO your brain! 🧠

form
= shape

(Latin root)

transform
"change shape"
uniform
"one shape"
reform
"shape again"

💡 A "uniform" makes everyone look the SAME shape!

ject
= throw

(Latin root)

reject
"throw back"
inject
"throw into"
project
"throw forward"

💡 To "reject" is to throw it BACK - "No thanks!" 🙅

🌟 Our 10 Power Roots 🌟

graph = write
port = carry
rupt = break
dict = say
vis/vid = see
aud = hear
tract = pull
struct = build
form = shape
ject = throw

Word Families! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

One root = MANY related words!

The RUPT Family (break)

disrupt - break apart
interrupt - break between
erupt - break out
corrupt - break completely
abrupt - suddenly broken off
rupture - a break or tear

💡 They ALL have something to do with BREAKING!

Another Word Family!

The PORT Family (carry)

transport - carry across
portable - able to carry
export - carry out
import - carry in
support - carry under (hold up!)
report - carry back (information!)

💡 They ALL have something to do with CARRYING!

Let's Practice! #1

photograph
Find: Prefix? Root? Suffix?

Work with your partner!

Answer: photograph

Prefix: none (photo = Greek for "light")
Root: graph (write)
Suffix: none
photograph

"Light writing" = picture! 📸

Let's Practice! #2

transportation
Find: Prefix? Root? Suffix?

Answer: transportation

Prefix: trans- (across)
Root: port (carry)
Suffix: -ation (act of)
transportation

Act of carrying across! 🚗

Let's Practice! #3

invisible
Find: Prefix? Root? Suffix?

Answer: invisible

Prefix: in- (not)
Root: vis (see)
Suffix: -ible (able to be)
invisible

Not able to be seen! 👻

Let's Practice! #4

distraction
Find: Prefix? Root? Suffix?

Answer: distraction

Prefix: dis- (away)
Root: tract (pull)
Suffix: -ion (act of)
distraction

Pulling your attention away! 😵

Let's Practice! #5

instruction
Find: Prefix? Root? Suffix?

Answer: instruction

Prefix: in- (into)
Root: struct (build)
Suffix: -ion (act of)
instruction

Building knowledge INTO you! 🧠

Keep Practicing! 🎯

Work with your partner on these words:

prediction
audible
rejection
uniform
For each word: Find prefix, root, suffix, and the meaning!

Challenge Word! 💪

eruption
Can you find all the parts?

Think: What's breaking OUT? 🌋

Answer: eruption

Prefix: e- (out)
Root: rupt (break)
Suffix: -ion (act of)
eruption

Breaking OUT - like a volcano! 🌋

Word Family Challenge! 🎮

How many words can you think of with this root?

SPECT

(look)

⏰ 2 minutes with your partner - GO!

SPECT Family Words! 👀

inspect - look into
respect - look again (admire!)
spectator - person who looks
spectacles - what you look through!
spectacular - worth looking at!
suspect - look under (suspicious!)
expect - look out for

💡 Amazing! One root = SO many words!

One More Family! 📝

Can you think of words with this root?

SCRIB / SCRIPT

(write)

⏰ 1 minute - quick brainstorm!

SCRIB/SCRIPT Family! ✍️

describe - write down details
prescribe - write before (doctor's orders!)
subscribe - sign up (write under!)
manuscript - hand writing
inscription - words written on something
scribble - messy writing!

Our Anchor Word! ⚓

uncomfortable

Today we learned:

un- (prefix) = not

fort (Latin root) = strong

-able (suffix) = able to be

"Un-fort-able" = not strong/good = uncomfortable!

The FORT Family! 💪

FORT = strong

comfort - with strength (feel good!)
fortress - strong building for protection
fortify - make strong
fortitude - inner strength
effort - try hard (use your strength!)

💡 Now "uncomfortable" makes even MORE sense!

🗓️ Our Week So Far! 🗓️

MONDAY: Syllables

un / com / for / ta / ble

Divided into chunks by sounds

TUESDAY: Affixes

un- + comfort + -able

Found the base word by covering affixes

TODAY: Roots

un- + fort + -able

Discovered "fort" is a ROOT that means "strong"!

What We Learned Today! 🎓

✓ Roots are different from base words
✓ Roots cannot stand alone
✓ Roots come from Latin and Greek
✓ One root appears in MANY words
✓ Knowing roots helps us DECODE and UNDERSTAND

You now know 10 powerful roots! 🌟

Looking Ahead! 🔮

TODAY: We learned Latin & Greek roots

graph, port, rupt, dict, vis, aud, tract, struct, form, ject

TOMORROW: Greek Combining Forms! 🔬

Special Greek roots that work in PAIRS to create science & technology words!

(Like "tele" + "phone" = telephone!)

You're becoming word EXPERTS! 🏆