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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:
- 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.
- Click EDIT PAGE (top).
- Copy (CTRL+C) the information from the resource and paste (CTRL+V) it into the table in the Wiki.
RESOURCES:
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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.).
- To find definitions and additional words/expressions, see Online Dictionaries.
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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
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Area of meaning
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Example words
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Additional Example Words
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Definition using the root meaning
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Copy a sentence from the concordance with your word. Then write your own sentence with the same word, modeled on that sentence. |
belli-
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war
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belligerent
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rebellious
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ready to fight; resisting
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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.
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rebellion
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armed resistance to authority |
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bellicose
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warlike |
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GROUP 1
Latin root
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Area of meaning
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Example Words
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Student's Name |
Additional Example Words
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Definition using the root meaning
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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-
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do
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action
react
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Sadraque |
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agro-
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field
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agriculture
agrarian
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Sadraque |
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anthr-
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human
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anthropology
philanthropist
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Sadraque |
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aqua-
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water
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aquarium aqueous
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Khalid |
aquafarm
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A technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients: "He was aquafarming vegetables for sale to stores."
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arch-
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chief
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monarch architect
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Khalid |
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art-
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skill
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artist artisan artifact
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Carolyn |
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belli- |
war |
bellicose, rebellion |
Carolyn |
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biblio-
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book
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bibliography
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Carolyn |
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GROUP 2
Latin root
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Area of meaning
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Example Words
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Student's Name |
Additional Example Words
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Definition using the root meaning
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Comments |
Evaluation |
bio-
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life
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biography, biology
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Gopal |
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-cede, -ceed
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go,yield
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proceed, concede, succeed
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Gopal |
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cert-
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sure
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certain, certify, certificate
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Gopal |
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chron-
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time
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chronological, synchronize
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Gaudence |
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clar-
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clear
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clarify, declare
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Gaudence |
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cogn-
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know
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recognize, cognition
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Gaudence |
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corp-
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body
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corporation
corpus
corpse
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Nouf |
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cum-
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heap
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cumulative
accumulate
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Nouf |
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GROUP 3
Latin root
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Area of meaning
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Example Words
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Student's Name |
Additional Example Words
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Definition using the root meaning
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Comments |
Evaluation |
dem-
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people
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democracy, demography
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Faeza |
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dict-
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speak
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dictate, predict, verdict
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Faeza |
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don-, donat-
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give
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donation, pardon, donate
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Faeza |
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duct-
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lead
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conduct, educate
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Amani |
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fac-, fact-
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do, make
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factory,
manufacture
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Amani |
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fer-
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bear, carry
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transfer,
ferry
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Gavin |
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fig-
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form
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figure, effigy, figment
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Gavin /
Dalal
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gen-
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creation
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Dalal |
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