Transcript Greek and Latin Root Words - Ms. Maletz and Mrs. Dettelbach

Greek and Latin Root
Words
Learning 100 Roots = The
Ability to decipher 1000s of
Words
Root Words
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Help you figure out the meaning of
words
Expand your vocabulary
Help you pass the California High
School Exit Exam (and perform
better on all tests)
Are the prefix or suffix of a word
Beginning or End?
Prefix
Pre = before
The root would be
found at the
beginning of a
word
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Suffix
• Affix = join to
The root would be
joined to the end of
the word or joined
to the prefix and
followed by yet
another suffix
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Photos = Light
Photograph – picture drawn by light
Telephoto – light from far away
Find two more words with photo as a
prefix or suffix
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Graph = to write or draw
Photograph – picture drawn by light
Phonograph – machine for writing or
recording sound
Telegraph – writing from far away
Greek
Tele = far away, distant
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Television – seeing distant things
Telephone – sound from far away
Telescope – device for looking at distant
objects
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Metron = measure
Meter = unit of measure
Geometry = measurement of the earth
Symmetry = measuring the same
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Tropos = Turning
Phototropic – turning toward light as
leaves and flowers do
Heliotrope – a flower named for its
tendency to turn toward the sun
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Philia = love, friendship
Philosopher – one who loves wisdom
Philadelphia – city of brotherly love
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Phobos = Fear
Phobia – irrational fear
Agoraphobia = fear of open space
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Syn = with, together
Sympathy – to feel with someone else
Symphony – sounds that go together
Photosynthesis – process by which light puts
plant nutrient together to make green
chlorophyll
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Thesis – Put, place, position
Thesis – a position taken in an argument
supported by a set of reasons.
Theme – an essay or composition on a
certain subject with a statement and
supporting reasons.
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Kinesis = Movement
Kinetic – relating to movement of bodies
Kinesiology – study of human movement
Homework
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Study these roots for a quiz on
Tuesday
Quiz will look like this
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Telethon
Philtre
Zoophobia
Parenthesis
Photophobia
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B.
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The fear or dislike
of light
Fear of animals
Statement beside
or inside a main
sentence
A telephone fund
raiser which runs
on non- stop
Love Potion