Transcript An Intro to Word Roots

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An Intro to Word Roots
Getting to the ROOT of vocabulary
comprehension
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The English Language Is…
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So, What is your first step?
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The same strategy works with words…
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Instead of Colors You Sort By…
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Word Roots:
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Greek and Latin Roots
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Prefixes
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Suffixes
+ Your results
You can figure out hundreds of words at a time by
learning one root.
■ 90% of English words containing two or more syllables
come from Greek or Latin roots.
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More Reasons...
● Most of the academic words in English (e.g., math and science words) are
derived from Latin and Greek.
● Most of the more challenging multisyllabic words in English are derived
from Latin and Greek.
● A single Latin or Greek root or affix (word pattern) can be found in and aid
in the understanding (as well as decoding and encoding) of 20 or more
English words.
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Combine with Reading for Maximum Effect!
Word stem studies work when you combine them with ample time to
read. According to Richard Allington, the time spent reading in class is
critical to vocabulary acquisition. Consider these numbers, tied to
achievement:
Achievement Percentile
Min. Read/Day
Words/Year
Exposure
90th
40.4
2,357,000
50th
12.9
601,000
10th
1.6
51,000
+ Taking Notes: How to Organize
Side 1: Vocab
Terms/Roots/Prefixes/Suffixes
Prefix
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Placed at the beginning of a root to
change meaning.
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Placed at the ending of a root to
change meaning.
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A simple word part that holds
meaning.
Root
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CRED
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Suffix
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Side 2: Definitions and Examples
Credulous
Incredulous
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In-ous
Believe
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Believe too easily/gullible
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Does not believe easily/skeptical
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NOT
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FULL OF
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A Word You Know:
INCREDIBLE:
■ Prefix:
■ Root:
(etymology)
■ Suffix:
Definition:
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A more challenging word:
INCREDULOUS:
■ Prefix:
■ Root:
■ Suffix:
Definition:
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Root: Fac
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Word Tower!
+ Words We Will Cover: Fac-
■Factitious
■Artifact
■Benefactor
■Affect/Effect
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Factitious:
■I once had a kid tell me that when he was little
he was lifted by an eagle, who flew away, but
came back and let him go after awhile.
■He also told me he knew how to hotwire any
vehicle on the road.
■He was only in 3rd grade.
■It is likely that what he was telling me was
factitious.
fac-______________
ous-______________
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Artifact
■ Art- ________________
■ Fac-_______________
■ Artifact- _________________
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Benefactor
■ Bene- _______________
■ Fac- _________________
■ Benefactor- _________________
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AFFECT vs. EFFECT
AFFECT=ACTION
EFFECT=RESULT
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ONE MORE TRICK
■ Can you replace it with the word change?
■ AFFECT
■ Example: Your infantile insults will not affect me!
■ Can you replace it with the word result?
■ EFFECT
■ Example: I felt the effects of the first day of basketball practice for three days.
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AFFECT and EFFECT PRACTICE
■ I hope that eating this week-old burrito does not __ffect my health.
■ Do you feel the ___ffects of the concussion today?
■ The special ___ffects in the movie were amazing!
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MOB/MOT
■ WORD
TOWER!
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MOB/MOT= TO MOVE
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Words Containing MOB/MOT
Words We Will Cover:
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Mobilize
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Demobilization
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Promote
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Demote
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Motivation
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Mobilize
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Ize- VERB means __________
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Mobilize means _________
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Demobilize
De- means _______________
Demobilize: _______________
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Promote
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Definition:
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To move forward
To advance/further the
progress of something or
someone
Pro-
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Demote
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Definition:
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De-
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Motivation
-TION makes a word a _____
■ Definition: _____________
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VER■
WORD TOWER
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VER = TRUTH
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Word Bank
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Very
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Verify
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Verisimilitude
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Veracious
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Very
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Definition:
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Verify
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Definition:
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-ify:
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Verisimilitude
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Definition: appearance of being the truth
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“similar to the truth”
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Sim-
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Veracious
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Definition:
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ous/cious
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Fid■
WORD TOWER
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FID = TRUST/FAITH
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Word Bank:
Confidence
Diffidence
Fidelity
Infidel
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Confidence
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Definition: full trust in a person or thing
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Con: with
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Diffidence
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Definition:
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Dif: (same as dis) not/away
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Fidelity
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Definition:
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Loyalty
-ity:
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Infidel
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Definition:
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In- NOT