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English Words from Latin Greek Increase
spelling, vocabulary, and reading comprehension
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• three quarters of a million
• 750,000
• Thatsalotawords!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Basic Terms root form a word with no prefix or
suffix added may also be referred to as a base
word inspector, thermal affix meaningful part
of a word attached before or after a root or base
word to modify its meaning prefix an affix
which is placed before the stem of a word re-,
un-, dis- suffix an affix which is placed after
the stem of a word -able, -ive, -ly
derivation-a word formed from an existing word,
root, or affix electric, electricity
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20 Most Frequent Prefixes in School Texts
1. unable 2. review inedible (impotent, illegal, irresponsible) inedible (impotent, illegal, irresponsible) inedible (impotent, illegal, irresponsible)
distrust enlighten (empower) nonsense inside, implant overcome
misguided submarine prefix interrupt forewarn
derail transfer supersonic semicircle antitrust
midterm underfed Analysis White, Sowell, and Yanagihara 1989 Analysis White, Sowell, and Yanagihara 1989 Analysis White, Sowell, and Yanagihara 1989
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Prefixes Meaning and Connotation
Somewhat Positive Somewhat Positive Somewhat Positive
pro- co- bene-
super- com- be-
en-, em- ad-
Often Negative Often Negative Often Negative
dis-, de- non- sub-
in- un- mis-
mal- anti, contra a-
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Derivational Suffixes

• Derivational suffixes change the part of speech
• words ending with tion are often nouns
• words ending with ive are often adjectives
• words ending with ish are often adjectives
• words ending with ity are often nouns
• What about -ment, -ous, -ness?

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Greek Combining Forms
hydro graph geo
pyro polis neuro
ortho scope photo
therm crat psych
chron phobe pseud
onym crypt helio
logy sphere the, theo
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Counting in Greek and Latin
mono uni di
bi du, duo tri
tetra quadri penta
hexa sept oct
nove deca deci
cent milli poly
multi semi hemi
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Developing content-specific, academic vocabulary
depends on a basic understanding of Greek and
Latin
Sixty percent of the words in English texts are
of Latin and Greek origin Bear et al., 1996
Henry, 1997
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Content-Specific Greek Terms Anatomy and Medical
Terms esophagus, thyroid, diagnosis, psoriasis,
dyslexia Studies and Sciences biology,
seismology, morphology, geochronometry Animals
and Plants arachnid, amphibian, chlorophyll,
dinosaur, nectar Theatre and the Arts charisma,
drama, chorus, muse, symphony, acoustics
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• Look InsideLook Outside
• pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
• Look inside the word for known word parts
  prefixes, roots or combining forms, suffixes.
• Use the analogy strategyI dont know this word,
  but I know pneumonia and I know volcano, so by
  analogy, this word might have something to do
  with lungs and heat.
• Look outside the word at context clues, visuals
• The coal miners, coughing and wheezing, suffered
  from pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
  .

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So what exactly are we going to do here at Oltman
Middle School?

• Learn to use context clues effectively
• Study and practice most common root words
• Study and practice most frequently used prefixes
  and suffixes
• Learn to use THEIVES as a reading strategy to use
  all the clues in the text to uncover word
  meaning.

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So

• Ready?
• Set?
• Here we go!