Each week, the students will learn four new roots that they
will be tested on at the end of the week. They will be expected to
learn the definition for each root, as well as the definition to at
least one of the derivatives for each week. Every Friday, the test
will consist of the new roots for the week, and the old ones. Please
reinforce with your child that the roots help give meaning to the
derivatives. Students can predict a word's meaning based on the root.
Week 1:
ad/ad-to or toward (accept, advance, advise)
aqua-water (aquatic, aquarium, aqua)
astro/aster-star (asterix, astrology)
audi-to listen (audience, audio-visual)
Week 2
Auto-self (automobile, autograph, autobiography)
Bi-two (bicycle, biannual, bicentennial)
Biblio-book (bibliography)
Bio-life (biology, biography)
Week 3:
cent(um)-1/100th or 100 (centipede, century)
con/com/col/co/cor-with or together (companion, compassion,
community)
dent/don-tooth (dentist, denture)
dis-down;away;not (dismount, disconnect)
Week 4:
e/ex-out or from (exit, emerge)
graph/gram-to write (graphite, telegraph)
heli-the sun, radiate (helium, heliograph)
hydra/hydo-water (hydroelectricity, hydrophobia)
Week 5:
in/im-in or not (import, inconsiderate)
ject/jectus/jac-throw, push, force (reject, inject)
kilo- 1/1000 or 1000 (kilometer, kilogram)
loc-place (location, locate)
week 6:
log/logy/logue-study;reasoning (dialogue, archaeology)
milli-1/1000 or 1000 (million, milliliter)
meter/metre-to measure (perimeter, odometer, speedometer
mini-small, least (minimal, miniature
week 7
mitto/missi-to send (emission, transmit, mission)
mono-one (monologue, monotonous
micro-small (microscope, microbe)
op/ob-against (object, oppose)
Week 8:
port-to carry (portable, export, porter)
post-after (postpone, post-script
ped/pod-foot (podiatrist, peal, pedicure)
pro-onward, for (proceed, program, pro-education)
Week 9:
pre-before (precede, preliminary)
pose/posit/pon/pound-put or place (deposit, posture, ponder)
phon(e(-sound (phonics, symphony)
quad/quart-1/4 or four (quarter, quart, quadruple)
Week 10:
re-back; again (recede, retreat, repay)
sub/sup-under (submarine, suburb, support)
sist-to stand (resist, assist)
sonus-sound (song, sonar)
Week 11:
spec/spic/spect-to look (spectator, conspicuous)
scope-view (telescope, periscope)
scrib-to write (scribble, inscribe)
tele-from a distance (television)
trans-across (transfer, transport)
Week 12:
tri-three (tripod, triangle, triplet)
terra-land (territory, terrain)
un-not (unnatural, unlikely)
uni/uno/unus-one (unanimous, unicycle)
vac-empty (vacant, evacuate)
