The English language is filled with words borrowed from ancient Greek and Latin, which makes supplementing your instruction with word parts practice that much more critical. There are countless ways to incorporate word parts into your lesson plans. You may already have a structured plan in place, or you might be testing the waters. Either way, teach your students to be word detectives. A word detective looks at all the clues to determine a word’s meaning. When students know how to decode large words by identifying root words and affixes, they will be sufficiently prepared to tackle higher level texts.
The table below lists 120 commonly used Greek and Latin root words, prefixes, and suffixes. It also includes the meaning of each word part and several example words. It’s a great place to start if you’re interested in adding a regularly scheduled word parts practice to your daily teaching agenda.
Word Part Meaning Example Words ab away absent, abnormal, absorb ab away absent, abnormal, absorb able/ible capable of reversible, breakable, visible ad to; toward adhere, adjoin, adapt al having to do with herbal, factual, seasonal amb/ambi around; both ambient, ambiguous, amble ante before anterior, antebellum, antecedent anthrop human anthropology, misanthrope, philanthropist anti against antibiotic, antisocial, antifreeze aqu water aquarium, aqueduct, aquifer ast star astronomy, astrology, asteroid aud hear audio, audience, auditorium auto self autograph, automobile, autobiography ben/bene good benefit, benign, benevolent bi two bicycle, bilingual, bisect bio life biology, biography, biopsy cent hundred century, percent, centipede chrono time chronic, chronological, chronicle circum around circumvent, circumscribe, circumference co/con with; together construct, collaborate, confer counter opposing counterbalance, counterfiet, counteract cred believe incredible, discredit, credence cycl circle recycle, bicycle, cyclone dec ten decade, decimal, decibel dem/demo people democracy, demographics, epidemic di/du two duet, dissect, dialogue
dia across; through dialogue, diameter, diagnosis dic/dict speak; say dictionary, dictate, contradict dis not disagree, disinfect, disobey ence/ance state; condition performance, conference, insurance equ equal equator, equality, equation ex former; past ex-girlfriend, ex-president, ex-mayor fer carry transfer, conifer, aquifer frac/frag break fraction, fragment, fragile ful full of thoughtful, painful, helpful gen born gene, gender, genesis geo earth geology, geode, geography grad step graduation, graduate, gradual graph write paragraph, calligraphy, autograph hydro/hydra water hydrate, hydrogen, hydroplane hyper over; beyond hyperactive, hyperlink, hyperventilate ian related to; like librarian, pedestrian, historian ic/tic having to do with realistic, organic, metallic ile related to reptile, sterile, juvenile in not incapable, incomplete, inaudible inter between internet, intermission, international intra within intrastate, intramural, intrapersonal ism condition; belief in racism, tourism, journalism ist person who does soloist, artist, cyclist ity state of being creativity, disability, equality ject throw eject, reject, interject
junct join juncture, junction, adjunct less without homeless, useless, wireless log word monologue, prologue, eulogy ly how; how often quickly, hourly, carefully magn large; great magnify, magnitude, magnificent mal bad; evil malady, malaria, malice man hand manicure, manage, manual medi middle mediocre, medium, medieval mega large megabyte, megaphone, megalith meter measure diameter, perimeter, thermometer micro small microscope, microwave, microbe min small miniature, minute, minimum mis wrong misbehave, misspell, miscount miss/mit send missile, transmit, dismiss mon/mono one monument, monologue, monorail mort death immortal, mortify, mortuary multi many multicolored, multicolored, multigrain non not nonviolent, nonstop, nonfiction oct/octo eight octopus, octagon, octave ology study of biology, zoology, psychology ortho straight orthodontist, orthopedic, orthodox ous having virtuous, adventurous, hazardous pan all panorama, pandemic, pantheon para beside; related parallel, parasite, paramedic path disease; feeling pathogen, psychopath, sympathy
ped foot pedal, pedestrian, pedometer phobia fear claustrophobia, hydrophobia, arachnophobia phon sound telephone, saxophone, microphone photo light photon, photography, photosynthesis phys body; nature physician, physical, physique plex parts; units complex, cineplex, duplex poly many polygon, polytheism, polygraph port carry airport, transport, import pos put; place position, compose, deposit post after posterior, postscript, postpone pre before pregame, preview, prepay psych mind psychology, psychic, psychiatrist quad four quadruple, quadrant, quadratic re again rebuild, refund, renew retro back; backwards retrospect, retroactive, retrograde rupt break disrupt, interrupt, erupt scope look; see periscope, telescope, microscope script/scrib write scribble, prescribe, manuscript sect cut section, dissect, intersect semi half semicircle, semifinal, semicolon sens/sent to feel sentimental, sensitive, consent soci people sociology, social, associate sol alone solo, solitary, desolate spec see inspect, spectacle, spectator spir breathe conspire, inspire, respiratory struct build construction, structure, instruct sub under subway, submarine, subtitle super over; greater superior, supervisor, superimpose syn/sym with; together sympathy, synonym, symptom tech craft; skill technique, technology, technician tele far television, telephone, telescope terr/terra land; earth terrain, terrace, territory the/theo god theology, monotheism, polytheism therm heat thermometer, thermos, hypothermia tion action; state of being infection, addition, celebration tract drag; pull attract, subtract, contraction trans across; through transform, transaction, translate tri three tripod, tricycle, triple un not unhappy, unhealthy, unsafe uni one unicycle, uniform, united vac empty vacuum, vacant, evacuate ven come prevent, venue, invent vert/vers turn conversation, introvert, reverse vid/vis see visible, video, television zoo animal zoology, zookeeper, zoo
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