Roots
This root is a Latin root that means to pull.
What is Tract?
This is the defination for the latin root tract. Example: The bees are attracted to the flowers.
What is to pull or to draw? The bees awere drawn or pulled towards the flowers.
Example: Extract means out + draw or to pull out of something.
Using your morpheme deck, add an affix to the root tract. Explain the words meaning.
Example: Tractor is a thing that pulls.
RE + TRACT + ING
RETRACTING: Pulling back, in the present tense.
This root is a Latin root that means to write.
What is the defination for the Latin root scrib or script? The doctor prescribed medicine when I was sick.
Scrib or script means to write.
Pre means before so prescribe means to write down as a direction. The doctor wrote down medicine directions when I was sick.
Using your morphology card deck, create a word adding a prefix to the the Latin root SCRIB or SCRIPT.
Example: Transcribe means over + write.
Using your morpheme card deck, add any affix to the Latin root SCRIB or SCRIBE. Explain the meaning of your new word.
Example: Description means down + write
IN+SCRIPT+ION
What is struct or stru?
What is struct? A structure the state of building.
Construt means with + build. To construct is to build with something.
Using your morpheme card deck, add any affix to the Latin root STRUCT or STRU.
Indestructible means not+down+build+able to.
Being indestructible means you are not able to be torn down.
DE+SCRUCT+IVE
Descructive means down + build + making.
Descructive is the process of tearing down something that has been built.
This is a Latin root that means to lead.
What is duct, duc, or duce?
Which root means to say or tell? When you do your spelling, teachers often tell you the word. What is another word for when teachers are saying the spelling words for you to spell?
Dict or Dic
Dictation is when you say something and someone writes down the words as a result of you saying the word.
Use your morpheme card deck to add a prefix to the Latin root DICT or DIC. Explain the words meaning.
Predict means before + say. If I predict something, I am saying what I think will happen before it happens.
Use your morpheme card deck to add any affix to the Latin root DICT or DIC. Explain the words meaning.
Verdict means true + say. A verdict is when the truth is told.
DICT+ION+ARY
This is a Latin root that means to stand.
What is sta, sist, stat, and stit?
Which root means to stand? Mr. Black placed many _________ in out path that we had to jump over.
STA, SIST, STAT, STIT
Obstacles
Use your morpheme card deck to add a prefix to the Latin root STA, SIST, STAT, STIT. Explain the word meaning.
Distance means apart+stand or to stand apart.
Use your morhpeme card deck to add an affix or two to the Latin Root STA, SIST, STAT, or STIT.
Resist means against + take a stand. To resiste means to take a stand against something.
SUB+STIT+UTE
Substitute means under+ stand. Ute turns this word into a noun.
A substitute means to stand under the place of another.