Transcript Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes

Greek and Latin
Roots and Affixes
Mrs. Steverson
And
Miss Grapes
English is a living language, and it
is growing all the time!!!!
New words come into our language
when words are borrowed from
other languages.
Why do we need to
learn Greek and Latin
Roots and Affixes????
That’s simple…
Many English words and word
elements can be traced back to
Latin and Greek.
You can guess the meaning of a
word if you know the meaning of
the root and/or affixes.
What is a “root”?
NO!!! Not that kind…
but close.
A root is…
 A part of a word
It contains the core meaning of the
word, but it cannot stand alone.
Just like the root of a tree, it is the
foundation,but it needs other parts
to be complete.
Examples of roots
 Greek Root
-phon- (sound)
*telephone- distant
sound device
 Latin Root
-port- (to carry)
*transport- to carry
across
What is an affix???
Affixes are prefixes and suffixes.
Prefixes are…
Words that are added to the
beginning of words that change the
meaning of the word.
Words that cannot stand alone.
Examples of Prefixes
 Greek Prefix
Auto- (self)
* autobiographywriting of ones life
story
 Latin Prefix
Dis- (not)
* disconnect- to not
connect
Suffixes are…
Word parts set at the end of words
that changes the words meaning.
Most often they will change the
words part of speech.
Examples of suffixes
 Greek Suffix
-ize (forms verbs
from nouns and
adjectives)
*hospitalize- to put
in the hospital
 Latin Suffix
-able, ible (forms
adjectives and
means capable or
worthy)
*likable- the ability
to be liked
Now let’s see what Tim and Moby
have to say…
http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/ro
otsprefixesandsuffixes/
Now, how are we going
to learn all of this?????
In your notebooks,
you should have a
section labeled
Greek and Latin
Roots
We will begin with
Prefixes
 At the beginning of each day you will
be given a prefix.
 At the top of the page write the word
“Prefixes”
For example, today’s prefix is…
CoWrite “co-” on the first line of this page.
Tell whether it is Greek or Latin.
Next, you will define the prefix,
using a dictionary.
Today, you will be given the definition.
Co- means together
 After you have defined the prefix, you
will find three words, in the dictionary,
that contain that prefix.
 Write those words and their definitions
under that prefix.
 MAKE SURE THE WORD CONTAINS
THE PREFIX’S DEFINITION!!!!
An example of a page
Prefixes
Co- (Latin) together
Coexist - live together
Coauthor- write a piece of work
together
Coedit- edit together
We will do this
everyday for 10 days.
On the eleventh day, we will have a
review on all ten words.
On the twelfth day, we will have an
assessment of those ten words.
On our testing weeks we will not get
new words, we will do Standard
Starters as bell work.
Will our
assessments be
cumulative???
Yes.
We will do the same
process for all
Greek and Latin
Prefixes, Roots and
Suffixes.
Any Questions?