Root Words!! Manu, Mater, Micro, Ortho, and Path . - Adam Bell
Manu - Hand Examples maneuver - to move by hand. manual - done with the hands. manuscript - a book written by hand. Sentence: There’s nothing like good old fashion  manual  labor.
Mater - Mother Examples maternal - relating to motherhood maternity - the state of being a mother matriarch - a woman head of a household. Sentence:   My brother’s wife is in  maternity .
Micro - very small, short Examples microbe - a very small living thing microchip - a tiny wafer with an integrated circuit microscope - a device to see very small things.  Sentence: The algae looked really close up in the  microscope .
Ortho - straight  Examples orthodontist - a dentist that straightens teeth orthopedic - a doctor concerned with the proper alignment of the bones orthography - the correct way of writing.  Sentence: I got my teeth straightened at the  orthodontist .
Path - feeling, emotion  Examples antipathy - a feeling of great dislike apathy - a lack of feeling or interest empathy - ability to understand another's feelings.  Sentence: I feel  empathy .

Root words!!

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    Root Words!! Manu,Mater, Micro, Ortho, and Path . - Adam Bell
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    Manu - HandExamples maneuver - to move by hand. manual - done with the hands. manuscript - a book written by hand. Sentence: There’s nothing like good old fashion manual labor.
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    Mater - MotherExamples maternal - relating to motherhood maternity - the state of being a mother matriarch - a woman head of a household. Sentence: My brother’s wife is in maternity .
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    Micro - verysmall, short Examples microbe - a very small living thing microchip - a tiny wafer with an integrated circuit microscope - a device to see very small things. Sentence: The algae looked really close up in the microscope .
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    Ortho - straight Examples orthodontist - a dentist that straightens teeth orthopedic - a doctor concerned with the proper alignment of the bones orthography - the correct way of writing. Sentence: I got my teeth straightened at the orthodontist .
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    Path - feeling,emotion Examples antipathy - a feeling of great dislike apathy - a lack of feeling or interest empathy - ability to understand another's feelings. Sentence: I feel empathy .