MYOB
port
carry
struct
build or form
ject
throw
vers
turn
duct
lead
rupt
break or burst
pon
put, place, set
plic
fold or join
mob
move
cede
go, yield, surrender
Think of a number between 1-3
script
write
spect
How many letters are in the alphabet?
26
sect
cut
form
shape
ten
hold
flect
bend or curve
ped
foot
cept
take, catch, sieze, hold, receive
mit
send
What movie character says, "To infinity, and beyond!"
Buzz Lightyear
min
small, less
aud
hear
tend
stretch, strain
tract
draw or pull
I spy something yellow with 5 points (you have 60 seconds to find it) hint: don't look behind you
Star on the "pen in hand" symbols poster at the front
half or part
sphere
circle or round
poly
many
5
fac
make or do
auto
self
therm
heat or temperature
phobia
irrational fear or hatred
morph
form, shape, structure
lex
word
scope
watch or see, instrument to see with
macro
long, large, great
micro
small, minute
meter
measure
graph
something written or recorded
hydra
water
cycl
circle, rotation
cracy
ruled or goverened by
logy
study or science of
geo
earth
bio
life
astro
star, outerspace, far reaching
light
phon
sound
tele
far or at a distance
dict
speak, tell, say
What month is my birthday?
Why is it important for us to know word origins? (example: Anglo-Saxon, Latin, Greek)
Your answer should be something like:
- It helps with the pronunciation of words and determining word meaning.
chron
time
sist
stand
fer
bring, bear, yield
biblio
book
What are the three different places of origin that we've been studying words from?