Greek and Latin Roots
Open up thousands of academic words: bio, graph, tele, port, rupt, dict, spect, struct and more.
Instructor
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A large share of English academic and science vocabulary comes from Greek and Latin. This course teaches the most useful roots, how to combine them with prefixes and suffixes, and how to use them to work out the meaning of challenging words in science, math and social studies.
What you will learn
- What roots are and where they come from
- High-value Greek roots: bio, geo, graph, photo, tele, scope, meter, logy
- High-value Latin roots: port, rupt, dict, spect, struct, scrib/script, ject, vis
- How to break down and define academic words
- How to use roots across school subjects
Who this course is for
- Sixth to eighth graders
- Students facing science and social studies vocabulary
- Parents who want vocabulary practice with a big payoff
Every lesson includes a short explanation with examples, a practice activity to do together, a tip for grown-ups and a quiz, and your reader earns a certificate when they finish.
Greek Roots
3 lessons-
graph, photo, tele and scope
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geo, logy, meter and micro
Latin Roots
6 lessons-
port, ject and rupt
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dict, spect, vis and aud
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struct, scrib/script and form
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Roots Across School Subjects
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Root Detective Review
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More Roots: graph Families, phon, chron and cent
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