Exploring Words using

Greek and Latin Roots

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1. Common
Root Words

2. Applying
Roots

3. Reading
using roots

4.
Assessment
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Common Root Words

Lets go learn some
common Greek and Latin
root words!

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Common Root Words

The first root
word is audi.
Audi means hear.

-Audi
root

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Hear
meaning

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Common Roots Words

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The second root

word is bio. Bio
means life.

-Bio

Life

root

meaning

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Common Root Words

The third root
word is chrono.
Chrono means
time.

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-Chrono

Time

root

meaning

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Applying Roots
The fourth root
word is geo. Geo
means earth.

-Geo

Earth

Root

meaning

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Common Root WordsThe fifth root word

is graph. Graph
means write.

-Graph

Write

root

meaning

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Common Root Words

The final root
word is tele.
Tele means far
off.

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-Tele

Far off

root

meaning
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Click the
bubble that has
the correct
definition of
the root word
-geo.

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-Geo
time

write
life

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earth

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Application
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question!

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Click the bubble

with the correct
definition of the
root word tele.

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-Tele
Far off

life
time

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hear

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Application

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Application
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What does the

root word bio
mean?

Application
-Bio
earth

hear

life

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write

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Application
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Applying Roots
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complete this activity
by using your
knowledge of root
words to determine
the meanings of
bigger words!

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Applying Roots
-Audi

hear

Audible
The noise was audible.

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Audi means to
hear. Audible
means can be
heard or is
heard. We can
figure this out
because of the
root word
Audi.

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Applying Roots
Bio means life.
Biology is the
study of life. We
can figure out
the definition of
biology because
of the root word
Bio.

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-Bio

life

biology
Biology is the study of life.

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Applying Roots
-Chrono

Time

Chronological

I placed the dates in chronological order.

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-Chrono means
time. Chronological
means a list of things
that happened in
order of the time
they happened. We

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Applying Roots
-Geo

earth

geography

Geography is the study of earth and its features.

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The root word

geo means earth.
Geography is the
study of the earth
and its features.
We can figure this
out using the root
word -geo.

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Applying Roots
-graph

write

paragraph

I wrote five sentences to make a paragraph.

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The root word

graph means
write. A paragraph
is a small section
of writing. We can
figure this out by
using the root
word graph.

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Applying Roots
-Tele

far off

telephone

The root word tele

means far off. You
use a telephone to
call someone who is
far away. We can
figure this out using
the root word tele.

I used the telephone to call my friend who lives in a different state.

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Application

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the correct
definition!

What does the word biology mean?

The
study of
the earth
and its
terrain.

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A device
used to
talk to
people
far away.

The
study of
life.

The
ability to
be
heard.

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question!

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Application
What does the word chronological mean?
A small
section of
writing.

In order of
time of
occurrence.

The study of
the earth and
its terrain.

The ability to
be heard.

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Application
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question!

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Application
What does the word paragraph mean?

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A small section
of writing.

The study of
life.

A device used
to
communicate
with people far
away.

In order of
time
occurrence.
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In this activity you will be

given a paragraph and you
will have to click on all of the
words that use Greek and
Latin roots!

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Finding Words with Roots

I went to see my favorite musician play in a concert. During the show the
musician threw a guitar pick to the audience. The musician played his most popular
song last.
Of the highlighted
words, click on
the two words
that use greek/
latin roots.

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Great Work! The root word

audi is used in the word
audience because the
audience listens to the
performer. Lets move on!

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Finding Words with Roots

After the concert the musician signed autographs! I had to wait for a long
time before I could get my souvenir signed.
Click the word
that uses a
greek/latin root.

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Try again!

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Great Work! The root

word graph is in the
word autograph
because the musician
was writing his name.
Lets move on!

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Finding Words using Roots

We sat in the auditorium to watch the band perform. The noises the band
constructed were roaring. The audience was thrilled by this!
Click the word
that uses a
greek/latin
root word!

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Great Job! The root

word -audi is used in
the word auditorium
because people in an
auditorium listen to
whatever is happening
on the stage.

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What does the word root word

geo mean?
A. Earth
B. Life
C. Time
D. Sound

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Great Work! Move on

to the next question!

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What does the word

chronological mean?
The words definition has something to do with:
A. Writing
B. Life
C. Time
D. Or being far off
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Great Work! Move on

to the next question!

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What does the word tele mean?

A. Life
B. Far off
C. Time
D. Earth

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Great Work! Move on

to the next question!

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Whoops! Try again!

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What does the word geography

mean?
The word has to do with:
A. Life
B. Earth
C. Write
D. hear

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Great Work! Move on

to the next question!

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Whoops! Try again!

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What does the root word -graph

mean?
A. Hear
B. Time
C. Far off
D. write

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Great Work! Move on

to the next question!

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Whoops! Try again!

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What does the word audible

mean?
It definition has to do with:
A. Hearing
B. Time
C. Life
D. Far off
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Great Work! Move on

to the next question!

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Teachers
3rd graders
Learning environment: quiet area, little distraction, with access to computer
Indiana State Standards:
3.RF.3b:Decode words with common latin suffixes.
3.RF.4:Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
3.RF.3a:Identify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and
derivational suffixes
Objectives
Without assistance, students will be able to match the root word with the stem without error.
Without assistance, students will be able to match a word to its meaning based on the root word
definition, without error.
Without assistance, students will be able to find the word that uses a greek/latin root word from
a paragraph, without error.