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Grade(s): 3-4
Activities: 72
Pages: 106, perforated
Word Roots teaches students the meanings of Latin prefixes, roots, and suffixes commonly used in English. Learning word elements dramatically improves spelling and the ability to decode unfamiliar words. Word Roots will add hundreds of words to your students' vocabulary and greater depth to their thinking and writing.
The book contains reproducible worksheets with activities for practice, reinforcement, and comprehension for each root introduced. Complete answers are included.
For each lesson children first learn the meanings of prefixes, roots, and suffixes. Then they:
- Divide known and unknown words into their elements or assemble elements to form whole words.
- Match word parts or whole words to their definitions by analyzing their meanings.
- Apply their new vocabulary in sentences.
Licensed for reproduction for home or single classroom use.
The choice of book and/or flashcards is a personal one. The list of prefixes, suffixes and root words is the same in each format.
Table of Contents/Skills- About the Authors
- Introduction
- Teaching Suggestions
Exercises:Lesson 1 Root Words: scopeLesson 2 Prefixes: uni-, dis-, re-, un-Lesson 3 Suffixes: -s, -es, -ive, -ist, -ism, -er, -able, -ful, -y, -ly, -nessLesson 4 Prefixes and Roots: cycl, uni-, bi-, tri-Lesson 5 Prefixes and Roots: phone, phony, micro-, tele-, xylo-, eu-, hydro-, mega-, opto-, sym-Lesson 6 Prefixes and Roots: rupt, ab-, dis-, e-, inter-Lesson 7 Prefixes and Roots: act, counter-, inter-, re-, trans-Lesson 8 Roots and Suffixes: loc, -al, -ale, -ate, -lyLesson 9 Roots and Suffixes: medi, -an, -ate, -um, at-orLesson 10 Roots and Suffixes: grad, u-al, u-ate, u-ation, i-entLesson 11 Roots and Suffixes: audi, -ence, -ist, t-orium, t-ory, -tion, -ologyShow What You Know: - Review A: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
- Review B: Part 1, Part 2
- Review C
Lesson 12 Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes: dict, e-, pre-, -ary, -ate, -ionLesson 13 Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes: fer, con-, in-, re-, trans-, -able, -ence, t-ileLesson 14 Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes: flex, flect, in-, re-, -ible, -ity, -orLesson 15 Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes: port, ex-, im-, sup-, trans-, -able, -ationLesson 16 Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes: plete, plen, com-, de-, -ion, t-yLesson 17 Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes: scribe, script, de-, in-, pre-, -able, -ion, -iveLesson 18 Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes: sens, sent, con-, dis-, in-, -ation, i-ment, it-iveShow What You Know: - Review D
- Review E
- Review F
- Review G
Lesson 19 Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes: tract, at-, ex-, sub-, -ion, -orLesson 20 Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes: struct, con-, de-, in-, ob-, -ible,-ureLesson 21 Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes: vive, con-, re-, -acious, i-al, i-fy, -idLesson 22 Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes: vert, vers, con-, di-, in-, re-, -ible, -ical, -ionLesson 23 Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes: serve, con-, pre-, re-, sub-, -ant, -ation, i-entLesson 24 Roots and Suffixes: thermos, cline, meter, stat, -alShow What You Know: - Review H
- Review I
- Review J
- Review K
- Answer Key
Awards:- Mensa Recommended Materials for the Gifted
- Practical Homeschooling Magazine Reader Award
- Informal Education Products Product of the Year
- Learning® Magazine Recommended Resource for Successful Teaching
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