Root Word Meanings
Context Clues
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Real -life connections
Latin Roots in Action
100

This word means "facts or news."

What is information?

100

If your homework is incomplete, it is this.

What is unfinished/not done?

100

Add a prefix to "flexible" to mean "not bendable."

What is inflexibile?

100

You need this document before boarding an international flight.

What is a passport?

100

The root "port" means this.

What is carry/move?

200

This word means "to draw or pull something out."

What is extraction?

200

If a boat is propelled, it is being _______.

What is pushed or moved?

200

Add a root meaning carry to make a word about moving goods.

What is transport?

200

Farmers spread this on fields to help plants grow.

What is fertilizer?

200

The root "rupt" means this.

What is break/burst?

300

This word means "not working out."

What is ineffective?

300

Someone who is corrupt is probably this type of person.

What is dishonest?

300

Add a root meaning "burst" to create a word meaning inetruption.

What is disruption?

300

Businesses use social media to do this for products.

What is advertise?

300

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!! 

The root "flex" means this.

What is bend?

400

This word means "pushed or moved."

What is propelled?

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!

If a tire repair was ineffective, what happened to the tire?

What is it stayed flat?

400

Add a suffix to "reform" to name a person who improves things.

What is reformer?

400

Athletes often sign this before joining a team.

What is a contract?

400

The root "fect" means this.

What is make/do?

500

This word means "dishonest."

What is corrupt?

500

If honey is extracted from a hive, what happened?

What is it was pulled out/removed?

500

Add a prefix to "effective" to mean "not successful."

What is ineffective?

500

Doctors watch for this after a cut gets dirty.

What is an infection?

500

The root "vers" means this.

What is turn?

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