Root Words

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Root Words

• The central part of a word

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Structure

• Prefix-root-suffix
• un-success-ful
• Prefix-root
• Re-do
• Root-suffix
• Happi-ness

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Sense Roots
Root Meaning Example
aud To hear To listen audience
audit To hear To listen Audition auditorium
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Sense Roots
Root Meaning Example
vis To see Visual supervisor
vid To see Video
spect To see Spectacle Spectator spectacular
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Sense Roots
Root Meaning Example
Dic dict To say To talk Predictable Dictator
Voc vok To say To call To talk Vocal Vocation provoke
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Sense Roots
Root Meaning Example
scrib To write Prescribe inscribe
scrip To write Script inscription
Graph,gram To write or draw Autograph diagram
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Use it!

• 1. A vocation (voc) is really a
• Calling
• time away
• song

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• 2. Post-script (PS) really means
• Pretty smart
• After writing
• Before writing

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• 3. Predict (pre) (dict)
• To hear before
• To say before
• To write before

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• 4. When a drivers license is revoked (re)
  (vok), it is
• --taken back
• --called back
• --looking forward

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• 5. When you win your first trophy, your name
  will be inscribed on the brass plate.
• Called in
• Written in
• Seen by all

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• 6. The counselor advised me about colleges.
• To call toward
• To see toward
• To write toward

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Combine a prefix and root

• 7.Did your (VIS) ___________ check your work?
• 8. Id rather be a (SPECT) ___________ than a
  participant in sports.
• 9. The doctor will (SCRIBE) ________ new
  medicine.
• 10. No one can (DICT) _________ the future.

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ROOTONYM--DICT

• 1. A book containing a selection of words of a
  language, usually arranged alphabetically.
• DICT__ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
• 2. Something that foretells the future a
  prophecy.
• ___ ___ ___ DICT ___ ___ ___

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ROOTONYM

• 3. Any judgment or decision. The findings of a
  jury.
• ___ ___ ___ DICT
• 4. To say or read aloud for a person to write or
  type.
• DICT ___ ___ ___

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YOUR TURN

• Make four rootonyms for a root word that you
  learned today.

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More Roots
Root Meaning Example
hydro water Hydroplane hydroelectric
Aqu- water Aquamarine aquarium
Cred creed To believe Incredible creed
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Root Meaning Example
-mis- To send Transmission missionary
-mit- To send Remit submit
-port- To carry Transport portable
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Root Meaning Example
duct To lead Educate aquaduct
pos To put position
pon To put Component Exponent
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Try These

• 1. During summer, we (POS) ____ our skin to the
  sun.
• 2. The mean lady (DUC) __________ the child from
  his yard.
• 3. We must (PON) _______ the concert until
  Friday.
• ________________________
• Choose from composed, reduce, postpone, repose,
  expose, abducted

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Flip a Chip

• 1. Four syllablesFour Words
• Example
• re vision
• Pro spect
• 2. Flip your chip and record the words.
• Revision
• Respect
• Provision
• Prospect
• 3. What do these words mean?

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• 4. Write a paragraph using the four words
• Out of _________ for Mrs. B., the students made a
  _____________ of the paragraphs that they
  submitted first semester. Because they knew the
  task would be difficult, the group decided to
  make a ___________ and get food to keep them
  alert. The sub sandwich looked like a good
  _____________ for dinner.