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Latin and Greek Roots

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Latin and Greek Roots The activities are based on the text: Mahnke, M. K, & Duffy, C. (1996). The Heinemann ELT TOEFL Preparation Course. Oxford, UK: Heinemann.

 

Directions:

  1. From the RESOURCES below, find additional example words and give a definition for the additional example words you found using the meaning given for the root or prefix. Highlight the root word in the definition.
  2. Click EDIT PAGE (top).
  3. Copy (CTRL+C) the information from the resource and paste (CTRL+V) it into the table in the Wiki.

 

RESOURCES:

 

  1. Dictionary of Latin & Greek Words in Modern English Vocabulary (Put the prefix or root in the search area to find many words and definitions for it.).

  2. To find definitions and additional words/expressions, see Online Dictionaries.
  3. Concordance:  Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA). Click ENTER. Register yourself (free) and remember your username/password. Type the word(s) into the search string. Click KWIC (keyword in context) and then Search. On the right side you will see the word with the frequency of occurrence in the corpus. Click the word and select a sample sentence with the meaning you chose. Click MORE to get the entire sentence. Copy/paste it into the column. Then write a simple sentence of your own with the same word, modeled on the sentence from the concordance.

 

EXAMPLE:

Latin root

Area of meaning

Example words

Additional Example Words

Definition using the root meaning

Copy a sentence from the concordance with your word. Then write your own sentence with the same word, modeled on that sentence.  

belli-

war

belligerent

 rebellious

 ready to fight; resisting

Were you surprised by the recent outbreak of violence in India between Hindus and Christians? # A: Not really. Historically, these belligerent attitudes have been there. 

 

I saw her belligerent attitude toward the interviewer.

   

rebellion

   armed resistance to authority  
   

bellicose

   warlike  

 

 

GROUP 1

Latin root

Area of meaning

Example Words

Student's
Name 

Additional Example Words

Definition using the root meaning

Copy a sentence from the concordance
with your word. Then write your own
sentence with the same word,
modeled on that sentence 
 
Comments  Evaluation 

act-

do 

action

react 

 

 

 

 

     

agro-

field 

agriculture

agrarian 

 

 

 

 

     

anthr-

human 

anthropology

philanthropist

 

 

 

     

aqua-

water 

aquarium
aqueous

 

 

 

     

arch-

chief

monarch
architect

 

 

 

     

art-

skill

artist
artisan
artifact

 

 

 

 

     
belli-  war  bellicose, rebellion   

 

 

     

biblio-

book

bibliography

  

 

       

GROUP 2

 

Latin root

Area of meaning

Example Words

Student's
Name 

Additional Example Words

Definition using the root meaning

Comments  Evaluation 

bio-

 life

biography, biology

 

 

 

 

 

   

-cede, -ceed

 go,yield

proceed, concede,
succeed

 

 

 

 

   

cert-

 sure

 certain, certify, certificate

 

 

 

   

chron-

 time

 chronological, synchronize

 

 

 

   

clar-

 clear

 clarify, declare

 

 

 

   

cogn-

 know

recognize, cognition

 

 

 

 

   

corp-

 body

 corporation

corpus

corpse

 

 

 

 

   

cum- 

 heap

 cumulative

accumulate

 

 

 

   

 

 

GROUP 3

 

Latin root

Area of meaning

Example Words

Student's
Name 

Additional Example Words

Definition using the root meaning

Comments  Evaluation 

dem-

 people

 democracy,
demography

 

 

 

   

dict-

 speak

 dictate, predict,
verdict

 

 

 

   

don-, donat-

 give

 donation, pardon, donate

 

 

 

 

duct-

 lead

 conduct, educate

 

 

 

 

fac-, fact-

 do, make

factory, 

manufacture 

 

 

 

   

fer-

 bear, carry

transfer,

ferry  

 

 

 

   

fig-

form 

 figure, effigy, figment

 

 

 

   

gen-

creation

 

   

 

   

 

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