This document defines and provides examples for 5 root words: Manu refers to hand, Mater refers to mother, Micro refers to very small, Ortho refers to straight, and Path refers to feeling or emotion. Examples are given for words containing each root, such as maneuver, maternal, microscope, orthodontist, and empathy.

1. Root WordsManu, Mater, Micro, Ortho, Path

2. Manu-HandExamples: maneuver, manual, manuscriptI had to maneuver the car out of the driveway so I wouldn’t hit the mailbox.

3. Mater: MotherExamples: maternal, motherhood, matriarch The matriarch of my household is my mom.

4. Micro: very small, short, minuteExamples: microscope, microbe, microchipI used a microscope to look at the animal cell we were studying in biology.

5. Ortho: StraightExamples: Orthodontist, orthopedic, orthography I got braces at the orthodontist to make my teeth go from being crooked to being straight.

6. Path: Feeling or EmotionExamples: apathy, empathy, antipathyI felt empathy for her because I know what it feels like to lose someone.