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Root Words
Instructions: Every 2 weeks you will be given a new list of root words. On a Google Doc you will use each root word in a sentence. Number each sentence 1-25. For example:
1. The submarine went undetected in the San Francisco Bay for weeks.
Make sure you are highlighting and underlining the root word in your sentence. Always have your name and date on your google doc before submitting. You will email your sentences on Fridays to:
mbigelow@fcusd.org
these assignments will be worth 30pts.
List 1
Sentences due: 9/11/2020
Root: Definition: Example:
1. Ante
Before
antecedent
2. anti
against
antiaircraft
3. bi
two
bicycle
4. circum
around
circumnavigate
5. com
together
combination
6. con
together
contract
7. de
down
deposit
8. dis
away
distract
9. equi
equal
equilateral
10. extra
beyond
extraterrestrial
11. inter
between
international
12. Intra
within
intravenous
13. intro
into
introduce
14. mal
bad
malevolent
15. mis
bad
mistake
16. non
not
nonstop
17. post
after
postgraduate
18. pre
before
preschool
19. Semi
half
semicircle
20. sub
under
submarine
21. Super
over
supervise
22. syn
together
synthetic
23. sym
together
symbol
24. tri
three
tricycle
25. un
not
unfit
List #2
Root
Definition
Example
archy
government
anarchy
Ard
always
drunkard
cide
kill
homicide
ician
specialist
musician
itis
inflammation
appendicitis
aqua
water
aquarium
audi
hear
audience
bell
war
rebellion
cap
take
capture
cise
cut
incision
bio
life
biology
auto
self
autobiography
port
carry
transport
scrib
write
scribble
logy
science
biology
dict
say
predict
cred
believe
incredible
cent
One hundred
century
neo
new
neonatal
ad
to
addition
cede
go
succeed
miss
send
dismiss
centri
center
eccentric
biblio
book
bibliography
anthropo
man
Anthropology
Root Words List #3
Root Definition Example
homo
same
homozygous
spec
look
inspect
duct
lead
deduction
fer
carry
transfer
pend
hang
pendent
micro
small
microscope
hydro
water
hydrophobia
photo
light
photograph
pan
all
panorama
penta
five
pentagon
tele
far
telescope
vid
look
video
omni
all
omnivorous
ex
out
exit
poly
many
polygon
re
again
review
hypo
under
hypodermic
pseudo
false
pseudonym
neuro
nerve
neurosurgeon
tomy
cut
appendectomy
hema
blood
hematoma
proto
first
prototype
phon
sound
telephone
mono
one
monotone
viv
life
revive
Roots List #4
Roots Def. Example
morph shape amorphous
Vest clothes vest
Bene good benefit
Pond weight pound
Corp body corpse
Dorm sleep dormitory
Pater father paternal
Nov new novel
Punct point puncture
Ject throw eject
Tion act or state reaction
Loco place location
Dox opinion orthodox
Amphi both amphibious
Magn great magnificent
Eu good euphemism
Endo within endoskeleton
Phobia fear claustrophobia
Ortho straight orthodontist
Put think computer
Ver true verify
Matri mother matriarch
Mega large megaphone
Pop people population
Sangui blood sanguin
Roots List #5
Roots: Definition: Example:
Vita
Life
vital
Demo
people
democracy
Stereo
solid
stereotype
ism
doctrine
capitalism
cogn
know
recognize
sur
over
surplus
Alter
other
alternative
astr
star
asterisk
dyna
power
dynamite
chron
time
chronological
hyper
over
hyperactive
luna
moon
lunar
Octa
eight
octagon
gyro
turn
gyrate
contra
against
contradict
geo
earth
geography
helio
sun
heliocentric
thermo
heat
thermostat
tetra
four
tetrameter
meter
measure
thermometer
scope
look
telescope
son
sound
sonar
dec
ten
decade
stell
star
constellation
amat
love
amateur
Root Words List #6
Root Word
Definition
Example
germ
Vital or related
germicide
greg
group
congregate
mar
sea
marine
prim
first
primary
pyro
fire
pyromania
clam
cry out
exclamation
plu
more
plus
tang
touch
tangible
string
bind
string
liber
free
liberate
junct
join
conjunction
clud
close
exclude
se
apart
separate
trib
pay
contribution
dign
worthy
dignify
luc
light
translucent
rupt
break
rupture
grat
pleasing
gratitude
medi
middle
medium
soph
wisdom
sophomore
curr
run
current
tempor
time
temporarily
migr
wander
migrate
trans
across
transfer
gamy
marriage
monogamy