Rootwords

• Introduction
• Task
• Process
• Evaluation
• Conclusion
• Credits


• Teacher Page

Process

First you will go to the following web site for a "dictionary" of Greek and Latin rootwords.

http://library.thinkquest.org/5585/rootwords.htm#Latin%20Roots 

http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/roots.dict.html

Do the following activity with the class as a whole.

The words that we use every day in our English language come from many other languages and cultures.  We use them every day and don't realize how many other languages make up our English language.  Below are some examples of words from other countries and cultures.  See if you can guess what words we use that look or sound like them.

Here are some words  from  other cultures and countries and their definitions.  Try to figure out what they are in English.    You will see how words we know come from other places.

          Answers are in teacher resources.

From German words:

1. wetter = sun, rain, snow, etc.   __weather__
2. heiss = having much heat         __________
3. stuhl = seat with no back          __________
4. bual = the color of the sky       __________
5. blut = red body fluid               __________

From Latin words:

1. popularitas = being well liked     _____________
2. locatio = position or place          _____________
3. libertas = freedom                     _____________
4. quaestio = thing asked               _____________
5. visio = sense of sight                 ______________
 

Using the root word dictionary you will define the following words.

1.  biology

2.  democracy

3.  thermometer

4. biography

5. pyromania

Now, with a partnner define these madeup words by using your Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes and root words. 

Axample:  ploydemo.  Poly means many and demo means people, so the definition of polydemo is many people.

1.  tripedis

2.  monophon

3.  pansyn

4.  autophobus

5. malbelli

For Activity 3 you and a partner you will use the  root word dictionary to create 3 new words of your own.

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Fourth,  you will work with your cooperative learning group to create a powerpoint presentation explaining  how root word combine to form new words and why knowing them can increase standardize test scores.

Finally, using the following web site,  you will create a crossword puzzle using root words.

  http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/CrissCrossSetupForm.html

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