Greek and Latin Roots Putting the Pieces of

Greek and Latin Roots Putting the Pieces of the Language Puzzle Together

Objectives What am I doing? Why? • Learning Greek and Latin roots of everyday words • So I can easily figure out what words mean when I get to words I don’t know when I am reading

Tract – pull (Latin) • In. TRACTable means not able to be pulled. Think of tug-of-war, where one team is not able to be pulled. That team is in. TRACTable.

Tract – pull (Latin) • At. TRACT means to pull toward one another. Think of magnets and how they at. TRACT other magnets and metal objects and pull them together.

Tract – pull (Latin) • Ex. TRACT means to pull out. Think of how a juicer works to ex. TRACT, or pull out the juice from an orange.

Tract – pull (Latin) Here are some more words with TRACT: abstract attraction contraction detract retraction tractor

Struct – build (Latin) • Con. STRUCTion – the act of building something. Think back to when you used to con. STRUCT things out of blocks.

Struct – build (Latin) • STRUCTure – something that is built. An office building is an example of a STRUCTure.

Struct – build (Latin) • Recon. STRUCTing – how you might put materials together in a different way to build something. Think of cooking – you are recon. STRUCTing the ingredients to build something new.

Struct – build (Latin) Here are some more words with STRUCT: destruct infrastructure instruct obstruct reconstruct instructional

Vis – see (Latin) • VISible – something that you can see. These glasses make things easier to see – or VISible.

Vis – see (Latin) • in. VISibility – not able to see something. Think of Harry Potter and his in. VISibility cloak. You cannot see his body when he wears it. All that is VISible is head.

Vis – see (Latin) • VISitor – someone who comes to see you.

Vis – see (Latin) Here are some more words with VIS: advise devise division provision visor television supervise improvise

Audi – hear (Greek) • AUDIble – something that makes a sound you can hear. Think of a jump rope. You can hear when the rope hits the ground and when the jumper lands. This is AUDIble.

Audi – hear (Greek) • in. AUDIble – something that you cannot hear. Think of an old, broken phone. You can’t hear anything, making it in. AUDIble.

Audi – hear (Greek) • AUDIence – a group of people who can hear a performance. You can also hear the applause they give after a show.

Audi – hear (Greek) Here are some more words with AUDI: audio audition auditorium

Scrib – write (Latin) • in. SCRIBe – to write a message or sign your name. You might in. SCRIBe something inside a birthday card.

Scrib – write (Latin) • pre. SCRIBe – to write down the strength of a dosage or other form of care (glasses, etc. ) to remedy a condition. Your doctor might pre. SCRIBe glasses for you so you can read and see better.

Scrib – write (Latin) • SCRIBble – to write messily. You might SCRIBble your notes in school if you are in a hurry.

Scrib – write (Latin) Here are some more words with SCRIB: ascribe describe transcribe subscribe indescribable ***another Latin root for “write” is SCRIPT. When you see SCRIPT, also think “write. ”

Port – carry (Latin) • im. PORT – to carry items from one place to another. Think about food – people im. PORT, or carry, food to us from other places.

Port – carry (Latin) • Trans. PORT – to carry across. For example, you might trans. PORT people to soccer practice in a car.

Port – carry (Latin) • re. PORT – to carry the news or ideas to someone else. When you write or speak information in a re. PORT, you carry information that someone else can use.

Port – carry (Latin) Here are some more words with PORT: airport export deport important portal porter teleport support

Astro/Aster – stars (Greek) • ASTROnomy – the study of the stars. Think of the constellations, or shapes of stars in the sky. The study of these shapes is part of ASTROnomy.

Astro/Aster – stars (Greek) • ASTERoid – pieces of dust or debris thought to be from stars.

Astro/Aster – stars (Greek) • ASTROlogy – consulting the stars to predict the future. People have an ASTROlogical sign based on when they are born.

Astro/Aster – stars (Greek) Here are some more words with ASTRO? ASTER: astronaut astronomical astrologist astronomer

Auto – self (Greek) • AUTOmatically – something that happens all by itself. For example, if you push a skateboard, it will move AUTOmatically for awhile until the wheels stop turning.

Auto – self (Greek) • AUTOgraph – to write the name of yourself for another person.

Auto – self (Greek) • AUTOmated – something that works by itself. This coffee maker is AUTOmated. After you push the button, it makes coffee.

Auto – self (Greek) Here are some more words with AUTO: autocrat automobile semiautomatic autopilot autocross automotive

Logi/Logy – study (Greek) • archaeo. LOGIst – a person who studies ancient civilizations.

Logi/Logy – study (Greek) • pharmaco. LOGY – the study of medicines and how they interact.

Logi/Logy – study (Greek) • ophthalmo. LOGIst – a person who studies eyes.

Logi/Logy – study (Greek) Here are some more words with LOGI/LOGY: anthology biology cosmetology dermatology geology phonology psychology zoology

Bio – life (Greek) • BIOlogist – a person who studies life (remember logi from last time which means study? so you know that bio=life and logi=study – this helps you figure out the word’s meaning).

Bio – life (Greek) • BIOgraphy – a story of a person’s life. The Diary of Anne Frank, which you’ll read in 8 th grade, is a BIOgraphy of Anne Frank’s life.

Bio – life (Greek) • BIOchemistry – the study of how living things change. Think of flowers – what happens to them after a few days? A BIOchemist would know.

Bio – life (Greek) Here are some more words with BIO: antibiotics biohazard biotic microbiology biodegradable biome