Analyzing Roots

1. Lesson 10 : Analyzing Roots
• Roots are base words to which other
characters or letters like prefixes and suffixes
are attached.
Prefixes –a word, letter, or number placed before
another.
Suffixes – a morpheme added at the end of a word
to form a derivative
• Roots consistently the same things and are the
base for related words. We often encounter
roots of Greek and Latin origin in subjects like
Science and English.

2. • Example: Greek word for earth – geo
geo is the root word of geology,
and
Graphy , logical ang logy are the affixes

3. ACTIVITY TIME! Complete me!
Complete me !
Group 1 Group 2
Prefix /
suffix
word New word
Prefix /
suffix
word
New
word
Group 1 Group 2
Prefix /
suffix
word New word
Prefix /
suffix
word
New
word
scope ton
Group 1 Group 2
Prefix /
suffix
word New word
Prefix /
suffix
word
New
word
scope ton
logic valid
Group 1 Group 2
Prefix /
suffix
word New word
Prefix /
suffix
word
New
word
scope ton
logic valid
sexual scope
Group 1 Group 2
Prefix /
suffix
word New word
Prefix /
suffix
word
New
word
scope ton
logic valid
sexual scope
valid logic
Group 1 Group 2
Prefix /
suffix
word New word
Prefix /
suffix
word
New
word
scope ton
logic valid
sexual scope
valid logic
ton sexual

4. PREFIXES

5. SUFFIXES

6. ROOT MEANING EXAMPLES
bene good Beneficial,
benevolent, benefit
cred believe Cedible, credit,
credence
dom home Domestic, domicile
pater father paternity
aud hear Audio, auditorium

7. LET’S TRY YOUR VOCABULARY
ROOT DEFINITION
act to do, to drive
bio life
bibl book
aqua water
circum around