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Roots & affixes
- 1. Word Parts: Bases, Roots, & Affixes LIT/ELA 2012
- 2. Many of the words in English have been borrowed from other languages.
- 3. Many of the words in English have been borrowed from other languages. • A word usually has 3 parts to it:
- 4. Many of the words in English have been borrowed from other languages. • A word usually has 3 parts to it: the root the prefix the suffix
- 5. Root & Base Words
- 6. Root & Base Words • It is in the root or base of a word that the basic meaning is found
- 7. Root & Base Words • It is in the root or base of a word that the basic meaning is found • Base/root words are complete words that have meaning even if there is no prefix or suffix attached.
- 8. Root & Base Words • It is in the root or base of a word that the basic meaning is found • Base/root words are complete words that have meaning even if there is no prefix or suffix attached. • Base words typically come from English (are not borrowed from other languages)
- 9. Examples of Base Words great tall complete think student clean cover
- 10. Practice • Can you find the base of these words? • Remember, sometimes the spelling of a base will change if a prefix/suffix is added to it.
- 11. Practice • Can you find the base of these words? • Remember, sometimes the spelling of a base will change if a prefix/suffix is added to it. uncovered
- 12. Practice • Can you find the base of these words? • Remember, sometimes the spelling of a base will change if a prefix/suffix is added to it. uncovered look
- 13. Practice • Can you find the base of these words? • Remember, sometimes the spelling of a base will change if a prefix/suffix is added to it. safe uncovered look
- 14. Practice • Can you find the base of these words? • Remember, sometimes the spelling of a base will change if a prefix/suffix is added to it. care safe uncovered look
- 15. Practice • Can you find the base of these words? • Remember, sometimes the spelling of a base will change if a prefix/suffix is added to it. care safe uncovered look child
- 16. Roots • Roots are basically the same as base words. • They typically come from other languages, like Greek or Latin.
- 17. Greek Roots • Greece is a country in the Mediterranean part of the world. • Greek civilization is thousands of years old. • Many of the words in languages used today
- 18. Greek Roots
- 19. Greek Roots
- 20. Greek Roots • Greek roots are word parts that have meaning... • cracy = type of government
- 21. Greek Roots • Greek roots are word parts that have meaning... • photo==type of government cracy • light
- 22. Greek Roots • Greek roots are word parts that have meaning... • photo==type of government graph = picture cracy • light •
- 23. Greek Roots • Greek roots are word parts that have meaning... • photo==type of government graph = picture cracy • light • Photograph = a picture made from light
- 24. Greek Roots • Greek roots are word parts that have meaning... • photo==type of government graph = picture cracy • light • Photograph = a picture made from light • bio = life
- 25. Greek Roots • Greek roots are word parts that have meaning... • photo==type of government graph = picture cracy • light • Photograph = a picture made from light • bio = life • ology = the study of
- 26. Greek Roots • Greek roots are word parts that have meaning... • photo==type of government graph = picture cracy • light • Photograph = a picture made from light • bio = life • ology = the study of • biology = the study of living things
- 27. Greek Roots • Greek roots are word parts that have meaning... • cracy = type of government graph = picture • Photograph = a picture made from light • bio = life • ology = the study of • biology = the study of living things
- 28. Greek Roots • Greek roots are word parts that have meaning... • cracy = type of government Photograph = a picture made from light • bio = life • ology = the study of • biology = the study of living things
- 29. Greek Roots • Greek roots are word parts that have meaning... • cracy = type of government • bio = life • ology = the study of • biology = the study of living things
- 30. Greek Roots • Greek roots are word parts that have meaning... • bio = life • ology = the study of • biology = the study of living things
- 31. Greek Roots • Greek roots are word parts that have meaning... • cracy = type of government • bio = life • ology = the study of • biology = the study of living things
- 32. Greek Roots • Greek roots are word parts that have meaning... • cracy = type of government democracy bureaucracy autocracy • bio = life • ology = the study of • biology = the study of living things
- 33. Greek Roots • Greek roots are word parts that have meaning... • cracy = type of government democracy bureaucracy autocracy • ology = the study of • biology = the study of living things
- 34. Greek Roots • Greek roots are word parts that have meaning... • cracy = type of government democracy bureaucracy autocracy • biology = the study of living things
- 35. Greek Roots • Greek roots are word parts that have meaning... • cracy = type of government democracy bureaucracy autocracy
- 36. Greek Roots • Greek roots are word parts that have meaning... • cracy = type of government democracy bureaucracy autocracy pyro = fire
- 37. Greek Roots • Greek roots are word parts that have meaning... • cracy = type of government democracy bureaucracy autocracy pyro = fire pyromania pyrotechnics
- 38. Greek Roots • Greek roots are word parts that have meaning... • cracy = type of government democracy bureaucracy autocracy hyper = too much pyro = fire pyromania pyrotechnics
- 39. Greek Roots • Greek roots are word parts that have meaning... • cracy = type of government democracy bureaucracy autocracy hyper = too much hypercritical pyro = fire hyperactive pyromania hypersensitive pyrotechnics
- 40. Greek Roots • Greek roots are word parts that have meaning... • cracy = type of government democracy bureaucracy autocracy hyper = too much hypercritical hyperactive pyromania hypersensitive pyrotechnics
- 41. Greek Roots • Greek roots are word parts that have meaning... • cracy = type of government democracy bureaucracy autocracy hyper = too much hypercritical hyperactive hypersensitive
- 42. Greek Roots • Greek roots are word parts that have meaning... • cracy = type of government democracy bureaucracy autocracy hyper = too much path = feeling hypercritical hyperactive hypersensitive
- 43. Greek Roots • Greek roots are word parts that have meaning... • cracy = type of government democracy bureaucracy autocracy hyper = too much path = feeling hypercritical empath hyperactive sympathy hypersensitive psychopathic
- 44. If you know the meaning of 50 Greek roots...
- 45. If you know the meaning of 50 Greek roots... you will know the meaning of thousands of English words.
- 46. Greek Roots Artbook • Create one image for each Greek Materials: notebook, writing tools 50 most commonly used Greek roots Guidelines: 1. the root, big. 2. a picture that represents the meaning of the root. 3. 5 examples of words that use the root.
- 48. anti-
- 49. anti- antichrist antibacterial antisocial antigovernment antibiotic
- 50. anti- antichrist antibacterial antisocial antigovernment antibiotic
- 51. anti- antichrist antibacterial antisocial antigovernment antibiotic
- 52. anti- antichrist antibacterial antisocial antigovernment antibiotic
- 53. anti- antichrist antibacterial antisocial antigovernment antibiotic chron-
- 54. anti- antichrist antibacterial antisocial antigovernment antibiotic chron- chronology chronic synchronize chronological chronograph
- 55. anti- antichrist antibacterial antisocial antigovernment antibiotic chron- chronology chronic synchronize chronological chronograph
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