This document defines and provides examples for several Latin roots related to writing and communication: -fac-, -fact- means to do or make and is seen in words like artifact and manufacture. -graph- relates to writing and is found in words like autograph. -log-, -logo- refers to words or speech and appears in dialog. -mort- is connected to death and mortal and forms words like mortician. -scrib-, -script- means to write and can be found in transcribe.

1. Latin RootsLatin Roots
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2. 1. –fac-, -fact-1. –fac-, -fact-

3. 2. –graph-2. –graph-

4. 3. –log-, -logo-3. –log-, -logo-

5. 4. –mort-4. –mort-

6. 5. –scrib-,5. –scrib-,
-script--script-

7. Answer: -mort-Answer: -mort-
mortal, deathmortal, death

8. mortician: (n.) funeralmortician: (n.) funeral
directordirector

11. Answer: -graph-Answer: -graph-
write, writtenwrite, written

12. autograph: (n.) aautograph: (n.) a
persons own signaturepersons own signature

15. do, makedo, make
Answer: -fac-, -fact-Answer: -fac-, -fact-

16. artifact: (n.) any objectartifact: (n.) any object
made by humanmade by human
beings, a handmadebeings, a handmade
objectobject

19. Answer: -scrib-, -script-Answer: -scrib-, -script-
writewrite

20. transcribe: (v.) to maketranscribe: (v.) to make
a written copy,a written copy,
especially a typewrittenespecially a typewritten
copy (notes from acopy (notes from a
lecture)lecture)

23. Answer: -log-, -logo-Answer: -log-, -logo-
word, study,word, study,
speechspeech

24. dialog: (n.)dialog: (n.)
conversation betweenconversation between
two or more personstwo or more persons

27. SAMPLE BEGINNING NARRATIVE
DO NOT COPY
“Dude! Just please give me your notes from today’s
lectures and I’ll type it up nice and neat,” said Max.
“Really?” Shiela said, “You’ll transcribe it for me?”
“For sure! And it’s not because I think you’re
beautiful, it’s because I want to work for your father, the
most famous mortician of all time. It’s been my dream to
work preparing dead bodies.”