Greek

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Greek Latin Roots and Affixes

• RW1.4 (5th Grade) Know abstract, derived roots
  and affixes from Greek and Latin, and use this
  knowledge to analyze the meaning of complex
  words.
• (3 questions on CST)
• RW1.2 Use word origins to determine the meaning
  of unknown words. (2 questions on CST)

2
Greek Latin

• The Greek empire is famous for its architecture
  and philosophy.
• The Roman (Latin) empire was famous for its
  military and artistic achievements.
• Many of our words are based on roots or affixes
  from these two great civilizations.

3
Roots

• Greek
• aero (air) aerobics
• biblio (book) Bible
• cardi (heart) cardiologist
• chron (time) chronological
• geo (earth) geography
• photo (light) photosynthesis
• tele (far away) telescope

4
Roots

• Latin
• anim (life, spirit) animal
• aqua (water) aqueduct
• frag (break) fragile
• luna (moon) lunatic
• phone (sound) telephone
• rupt (break) rupture
• terr (land) terrain

5
STAR Test Prep.

• The teacher required us to include a
• bibliography at the end of the report.
• The origin of the word bibliography is
• the Greek word biblio meaning
• A essay
• B book
• C research
• D write

6
STAR Test Prep.

• Astronomers have predicted that a
• lunar eclipse will occur tonight.
• The origin of the word lunar is the
• Latin root luna meaning
• A sun
• B planet
• C lunatic
• D moon

7
Greek Latin Roots Practice

• California farmers have dug aqueducts to supply
• their crops with water from the Sierra Nevada
• mountains.
• The word aqueducts is based on the Latin root
• aqua, meaning water. Based on this
  information,
• the reader can tell the literal meaning of
  aqueducts
• is
• A waterways
• B water trucks
• C rain
• D snow

8
Affixes prefixes or suffixes that have been
affixed to a root word.

• prefix root word suffix
• micro scope microscope
• sub marine submarine
• kind ness kindness
• person al personal
• bi cycle bicycle
• re appear reappear
• joy ous joyous

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STAR Test Prep.

• Joel was the fastest runner in class
• today.
• In which word does est mean the
• same as it does in the word fastest?
• A test
• B festival
• C arrest
• D cleanest