Definitions
TRUE or FALSE: The root "port" means "to carry."
TRUE
Identify the root in the following sentence: Sean's mom made him wear a suit and tie for their family photograph.
Write an example of a word with the root "dict" in it.
Examples: dictionary, predict, verdict
TRUE or FALSE: the root "rupt" is of Greek origin.
TRUE
TRUE or FALSE: Ms. A has a twin sister.
FALSE. Her sisters are twins!
Which root means "to see" or "to look"?
spect
TRUE or FALSE: The root in the following sentence means "to say or to speak". '
Ginny spoke to her cousin on the telephone every morning.
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: The word "prescribe" is a non-example of a word with the root "scrib/script".
FALSE
The roots "ject", "dict", and "scrib/script" are of _____________ origin.
Latin
What is a root?
A root is a part of a word that has meaning.
What is the meaning of the root "scrib/script"?
to write
Write a sentence using the root "ject".
Example: Jamie had to project her voice so that the audience members in the back of the theater could hear.
List examples of words with the root "ject".
Examples: project, reject, object, subject
What is the origin of the roots "phon", "photo", and "graph"?
Greek
What do you call a story about a broken pencil?
Pointless!
List THREE words that include the root that matches the meaning "sound or voice".
Examples: microphone, symphony, telephone, phone, megaphone
Which sentence doesn't belong? Why?
A. The comedian's joke disrupted the awkward silence.
B. The glass will erupt into tiny pieces if it falls.
C. The author is going to describe the setting in detail.
D. The earthquake might rupture the underground pipes.
C doesn't belong because it does not include the root "rupt".
List 3 non-examples of words with the root "scrib/script".
Non-Examples: dictionary, spectator, transport, project
Find the root in the sentence below and name its origin: The teacher had to use a microphone because the students in the back of the classroom couldn't hear her.
When is Ms. Alarcon's birthday?
May 11th
LIST and DEFINE three words that include the root "dict".
Example: 1) predict = to say something before it happens
Which sentence doesn't belong? Why?
A. The author will transcribe the interview.
B. The class has to write five paragraphs in their essay.
C. The doctor prescribed two types of medicine.
D. Harry and Ron's conversation got interrupted by Hermione.
D doesn't belong because all of the other sentences include roots that mean "to write".
Find the root in the following sentence and list 3 examples of words with that root: My family and I had to drive to the airport before our flight to Arizona.
root = port, Examples = transport, report, import, export
List the origin of the following roots: "ject", "geo", "rupt", and "port".
How do you make one vanish?
Add a "g" and it's gONE!