Root Words
What is the benefit of knowing root words?
It can help you to infer the meaning of a word
Tele
distance/far
Meter
to measure
geo
Earth
Phon
Sound
Micro
very small
Mort
Death
Half (must know both answers to receive points)
hemi / semi
Mid
Middle
Photo
Light
What does it mean to infer?
To make an educated guess
Biblio
Book
Graph
to write or draw
Mim
Same/Copy
Migr
To move or travel
Scrib-/Scrip
To write
Test
To bear witness; prove
Dem
People
a/an
without or not
Super
above or over; more than
Post (need example word and definition)
After
-ism (need definition and example word)
belief in
-ant/ent (need example word and definition)
a person who does what the base word says
-ist (need definition and example word)
a person who believes or acts
be- (need definition and example word)
to cause or make happen