Latin Roots
Which is a Latin root?
mit, min or map
mit
Name the base that means step or degree
gress
Identify the word part in the following word:
staff
blend, vowel, bonus letter
How many syllables in the following word?
fell
1
Identify the blend:
crab
cr
T or F: A Latin base can have a prefix and a suffix.
True
Name the root that means acknowledge
fess
Identify the word part in the following word:
wild
consonant, welded sound
How many syllables in the following word?
disrupt
2
Identify the blend:
mulch
lch
T or F: Some roots are used as words all by themselves.
True
Name the root that means send
-mit-
Identify the word part in the following word:
slip
blend, vowel, consonant
How many syllables in the following word?
impending
3
Identify the blends:
blanch
bl, nch
Find the words with Latin roots:
repel, depending, unlock
repel, depending
Name the root that means to order
Identify the word part in the following word:
hush
consonant, vowel, digraph
How many syllables in the following word?
commandment
3
Is it a blend?
fn
no
What does -mit- mean?
send
Name the root that means to drive or push
pel
Identify the word part in the following word:
shrimp
digraph blend, vowel, blend
How many syllables in the following word?
unprofessional
5
Write three words with two blends = 5 sounds
clinch, slink, fling, etc.