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Vocabulary PacketsGreek & Latin Rootsby Liane B. OnishVocabulary Packets: Greek & Latin Roots Liane B. Onish, Scholastic Teaching Resources
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ContentsContentsIntroduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Unit 1 aqua, bio, gen, mater, spec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Unit 2 cogn, loc, nat, ped, sign. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Review Game 1 Cloze Concentration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Unit 3 aud, struct, vis, photo, therm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Unit 4 act, mem, tact, cycl, graph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Review Game 2 The Root of Baseball. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Unit 5 fac, rupt, ast, geo, morph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Unit 6 brev, cap, ord, san, phil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Review Game 3 Sorting Hats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Unit 7 log, max, pel, strict, nov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Unit 8 mand, min, neg, orig, trib. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Review Game 4 Vocabulary Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Word Cards Template. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Root Picture Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Answer Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Vocabulary Packets: Greek & Latin Roots Liane B. Onish, Scholastic Teaching Resources
IntroductionIntroductionThe goal of Vocabulary Packets: Greek & Latin Roots is to introduce, reinforce, and providepractice in basic roots and cognates (i.e., words descended from the same roots). Theactivities are game-oriented to make learning roots fun. Students will have multipleencounters with each root and the related cognates to reinforce learning so they can “own”their new knowledge. Over five days, students will use clues to discover roots, find them inword searches, use them to complete crossword puzzles, uncover hidden bonus words andphrases in the puzzles, and use the words in sentences and review games. The rewards arethe “a-ha” moments as students gain a deeper understanding of individual and related wordsand learn powerful tools to unlock the meanings of new words.What the Research SaysWords are the name of the game. The more words you know, the more words you canspeak, read, and write. The key to the game is learning as many new words as possible.Morphological awareness—the ability to identify meaningful parts of words (morphemes),including prefixes, suffixes and roots—can help.‣M orphological awareness improves decoding accuracy and fluency (Nagy, 2005).Decoding accuracy and speed improves when students can process larger chunks oftext quickly. When students are able to recognize morphemes in increasingly complexwords, reading speed increases, and students are better able to make sense of newand complex words in context.‣ For every word known by students who can make use of morphology and context,an estimated additional one to three words should also be understandable (Nagy &Anderson, 1984). Students who know roots can effectively double or triple theirvocabularies!‣ Current research suggests that morphological awareness is the strongest consistentpredictor of success for reading comprehension, reading vocabulary, and spelling.‣M orphological awareness impacts vocabulary growth (Nagy, 2005). Effective wordmeaning instruction built on teaching key words, roots, and morphology results instronger word attack and vocabulary skills.‣R esearch shows that morphological awareness contributes to vocabulary growth(Anglin, 1993) and that vocabulary knowledge contributes to reading comprehension(Stahl & Fairbanks, 1986).4Vocabulary Packets: Greek & Latin Roots Liane B. Onish, Scholastic Teaching Resources
IntroductionWhen students encounter a new word, they may decode the word without understandingthe meaning, or they may guess at the meaning using context clues. However, students withmorphological awareness have a powerful tool for decoding and making sense of unfamiliarwords. For example, if students know the prefix mis-, they will pronounce it automatically andthey will understand how the prefix modifies the meaning of the base word. And if the baseword includes a familiar root, such as nom (meaning name), the meaning of the unfamiliarword misnomer is more easily understood.According to researchers, by the end of high school, the average student knows 80,000vocabulary words. Clearly, not all of those words, not even a small percentage of them, weretaught through explicit instruction. There are simply too many words and too little time.Giving students strategic tools to deepen their understanding of known words will helpthem unlock the meaning of new words. Vocabulary Packets: Greek & Latin Roots makes thelearning fun and playful.Words are power. Greek and Latin Roots are power tools!How to Use the BookVocabulary Packets: Greek & Latin Roots covers 40 roots, 150 cognates, and 16 idioms,phrases, and maxims. Each of the eight units provides practice with five roots and cognatesover five activity pages.Activity 1Unit1aqua, bio, gen, mater, specUnit 1aqua, bio, gen, mater, specNameDateOne From ManyRead the clues. The Latin or Greek root is hidden within the clues. Look for theword parts that are the same in the boldface words.1. Latin root for mother. Maternal means related to motherhood, kind, caring, in aprotective, motherly way. Maternity means the condition of being a mother. Youralma mater is a school you graduated from.Latin root for mother:942. Latin root for water. An aquarium is a water tank for fish. Aqua and aquamarineare two watery blue colors. Aquarius is the sign of the Zodiac pictured as a manpouring water.Latin root for water:33. Greek root meaning birth or race. A generation is all the people born around thesame time. To generate means to produce. You are the progeny of your parents.DateWrite the root that completes the unfinished word in each sentence.1. In logy class we learned that if your parents have blue eyes, there is a goodchance you will have blue eyes, too.2. While on nity leave, Mrs. Zee visited our school with her new baby.3. The eration that grew up during the Depression learned to do withoutmany things.4. Divers use lungs to breathe underwater.5. The tators sitting in the upper decks are far from the action!Use an answer from above in a sentence of your own.Underline the word with the root in your sentence.Greek root for birth or race:1Unit introduction with cognate clues: Students useClozeCallcluesfromthree or more cognates to identify thetarget root. Includes a bonus Latin or Greek idiom,phrase, or maxim made up of letters from cognatescontaining the root.Name84. Greek root for life. A biography is the story of a person’s life. An autobiography isthe story of the writer’s life. Biology is the science of living things.Draw a picture for your sentence to help remind you of the word’s meaning.Greek root for life:655. Latin root for see or look. A spectator is a member of an audience. A spectacle issomething to see. To inspect is to look carefully.Latin root for see or look:72BONUSWrite the numbered letters on the spaces below to spell out the mottoof the United States of America, Latin for one from many or out of many, one.1L23456373839What math terms can help you figure out which Latin words mean many and one?andCircle the word that means many. Underline the word that means one.10Vocabulary Packets: Greek & Latin Roots ScholasticVocabulary Packets: Greek & Latin Roots ScholasticVocabulary Packets: Greek & Latin Roots Liane B. Onish, Scholastic Teaching Resources115
IntroductionUnit 1aqua, bio, gen, mater, specDateNameanyCloze Calls hidden within the clues. Look for thedface words.1. In logy class we learned that if your parents have blue eyes, there is a goodchance you will have blue eyes, too.2. While on nity leave, Mrs. Zee visited our school with her new baby.3. The eration that grew up during the Depression learned to do withoutmany things.4a water tank for fish. Aqua and aquamarines is the sign of the Zodiac pictured as a man4. Divers use lungs to breathe underwater.5. The tators sitting in the upper decks are far from the action!Use an answer from above in a sentence of your own.Underline the word with the root in your sentence.generation is all the people born around theroduce. You are the progeny of your parents.he story of a person’s life. An autobiography isy is the science of living things.Draw a picture for your sentence to help remind you of the word’s meaning.1Cloze sentences: Students supply the root that completes the cognatein a context sentence. Then they select a word and write and illustratea sentence for it.Write the root that completes the unfinished word in each sentence.ans related to motherhood, kind, caring, in ameans the condition of being a mother. Youred from.Activity 2 Date8or is a member of an audience. A spectacle isook carefully.on the spaces below to spell out the mottoor one from many or out of many, one.73839t which Latin words mean many and one?line the word that means one.Vocabulary Packets: Greek & Latin Roots Scholastic11Unit 1aqua, bio, gen, mater, specActivity 3 Unit 1aqua, bio, gen, mater, specNameDateNameDateWord Search: Mystery RootRoot Crossword PuzzleRead the clues. Write the answers on the lines.Read the clues. Use the roots in the box below and what you know about them tocomplete the puzzle.Word search: Students write the roots that match the definitions andthen find them in a word search puzzle.1. This Latin root means water.2. This Greek root means life.LatiN ROOtS3. This Latin root means mother.4. This Latin root means see or look.5. This Greek root means birth or race.mater, aqua, specGReek ROOtSbio, genCLUeSCircle your answers in the puzzle. Search down, across, and on the diagonal.MSPECEAQUATCTETERGENBIOARACROSS1. A sight to behold!1.4. A tank fish live in3.8. You and all the kids born aroundthe same time4.10. The state of being a motherDOWN2.5.6.7.8.2. A shade of blue9.3. Having motherly feelings5. To make or create somethingBONUS On the lines below, write the letters you did not circle in order fromleft to right, top to bottom.6. A life science7. One who investigates crimes9. Children or offspringThis Latin phrase means and so on. It is usually abbreviated using the first threeletters. Write the abbreviation on the line.10.On the back of this sheet, write a sentence that includes two or morewords from the puzzle.Use the abbreviation in a sentence of your own.12Vocabulary Packets: Greek & Latin Roots ScholasticVocabulary Packets: Greek & Latin Roots ScholasticUnit 1aqua, bio, gen, mater, specDateNameMystery RootDateRoot Crossword Puzzlee lines.LatiN ROOtSmater, aqua, specGReek ROOtSbio, genCLUeSh down, across, and on the diagonal.PECQUAETGENOTARActivity 4Crossword puzzle: Students complete the crossword puzzle withcognates of the target roots.Read the clues. Use the roots in the box below and what you know about them tocomplete the puzzle.13ACROSS1. A sight to behold!1.4. A tank fish live in3.8. You and all the kids born aroundthe same time4.10. The state of being a motherDOWN2.5.6.7.8.2. A shade of blue9.3. Having motherly feelings5. To make or create somethinge letters you did not circle in order from6. A life science7. One who investigates crimes9. Children or offspringusually abbreviated using the first threee.10.On the back of this sheet, write a sentence that includes two or morewords from the puzzle.ur own.Vocabulary Packets: Greek & Latin Roots Scholastic13Activity 5Unit 1aqua, bio, gen, mater, specDateWord Cards Complete the word cards. Cut them out and tape or staplethem to index cards. On the back, illustrate one word foreach root. Add the Root Picture Card (page 55)from your teacher to the front orback of the card.NameWords I know with aqua:1. Aquamarine means2. Aquarium means3. Aqualung means4. Other words I know with aqua:LatiN ROOt mater (also matr)MeansMeansWords I know with bio:Words I know with mater:1. Biology means2. Biography meansDateI Think, Therefore I AmLatiN ROOt aqua (also aqu)MeansStudent-made word cards: Students complete root definitions andlist words that include the root. The word cards also include alternateroot spellings. There is room on each card for four (or more) cognates.Units include at least three cognates for each root. Challenge studentsto find other words with the roots in the content-area and generalreading (see the third Teaching Tip on the following page). On theback, students write a sentence and illustrate one word.Read the clues. The Latin or Greek root is hidden within the clues. Look for theword parts that are the same in the boldface words.1. Latin root for place. An address is a location. A dislocated shoulder is one that isnot in the shoulder socket. Things that are local are in the area.Latin root for place is:21. Alma mater means2. Maternity means3. Autobiography means3. Maternal means4. Other words I know with bio:4. Other words I know with mater:GReek ROOt genLatiN ROOt specMeansMeansWords I know with gen:Words I know with spec:1. Generate means1. Inspect means12. Latin root for mark. Your signature is your name, your personal mark. A turn signalon a car marks or shows that the car will turn. Something that is significant isimportant or remarkable.Latin root for mark is:7GReek ROOt bioUnit 2cogn, loc, nat, ped, signName433. Latin root for born. Natives are those who were born in a certain place. A nation ismade up of people who were born in that country. Talents and skills you were bornwith are innate.Latin root for born is:54. Latin root for know. To recognize is to identify something you know. To goincognito is to hide so that you are not known or recognizable.Latin root for know is:5. Latin root for foot. A pedestrian is one who walks. A biped animal is one that walkson two feet. You push the pedals of a bicycle with your feet.Latin root for foot is:6BONUS Write the numbered letters in the spaces below to spell out the Latinphrase that means I think, therefore I am.RUM2. Generation means2. Spectacle means3. Progeny means3. Spectator means4. Other words I know with gen:4. Other words I know with spec:BONUS BONUS What prefix means two?Write the two words in the clues that have the prefix that means two:1234526327and146Vocabulary Packets: Greek & Latin Roots ScholasticVocabulary Packets: Greek & Latin Roots Scholastic15Vocabulary Packets: Greek & Latin Roots Liane B. Onish, Scholastic Teaching Resources
IntroductionUnit 1aqua, bio, gen, mater, specPicture CardsUNit 1 ROOt PiCtURe CaRdSes 20, 31, 42, and nmater/matrspecaqua/aqubiogenmater/matrspecFor each root, there is a postage stamp-size picture icon that studentscan tape to the fronts or backs of their word cards. Make one copy ofthis page for every five students. Give each student a strip of icons tocut apart and tape to their word cards.55Vocabulary Packets: Greek & Latin Roots ScholasticUnit 3Review GamesUnits 1&2review GAme 1aud, struct, vis, photo, thermNameCloze ConcentrationAfter every two units, students can play a game to review andreinforce word learning. These games can be played with cognatesfrom one or both units. For additional challenges, use words from morethan two units, or add words from other subject areas.Read the clues. The Latin or Greek root is hidden within the clues. Look for theword parts that are the same in the boldface words.cloze sentence and name the root1. Another Latin root for see. A television transports visual images into your home.Vision is your sense of sight. Something that cannot be seen is invisible.make THe Game caRdS1. On card stock, make three copies of the blank game cards (page 54) for each pair ofplayers. Have students cut the cards apart. (You can also hand out 30 index cards toeach pair.)Latin root for see:12. Divvy up the cards so that each player has seven pairs. Players select seven cognates fromtheir Unit Word Cards (pages 14 and 19) and write each one on a card. On the rest of thecards, they write cloze sentences to go with each of the cognates. Where the cognatewould appear in the sentence, have students draw a box, as shown below.mAterNity22. Greek root for heat. An oral thermometer takes your internal temperature. Athermos keeps heat in. Raise or lower the thermostat to change the temperatureindoors.Greek root for heat:43. Latin root for build. A building is a structure. A place where a building is being builtis a construction site. The infrastructure is the underlying inner framework of abuilding or system.After the twins were born, Ms. Larsentook three monthsleave.Latin root for build:675. Greek root for light. A photograph is a picture made with light-sensitive film. Greenplants use photosynthesis to turn sunlight, water, and air into food to grow. Aphotocopy machine uses light to make copies.1. Pairs of players mix up their game cards, place them in an envelope, and initial theenvelope. Have pairs switch envelopes with another pair of players so that each gameis played with cards other students have made. Players mix up the cards and place themfacedown in a 5 x 6 array.Greek root for light:2. Play Concentration. The first player turns over two cards. If the cards show a cognate anda cloze sentence that the cognate completes, the player then identifies the root and itsmeaning. If correct, the player keeps the cards, and turns over two more cards. If the playerturns over a Wild Card, he or she may write a cognate or a sentence to make a pair.203Latin root for hear:Play THe Game4. The player with the most cards wins.54. Latin root for hear. The people who go a concert make up the audience. Youlisten to audio tracks through earphones. Something that is loud enough to hearis audible.Write "Wild Card" at the top of the remaining two cards.3. Students review each other’s cloze sentences and cognates to be sure they are correct.Each pair of students should have made 30 game cards—14 sets of cognates and clozesentences, and two Wild Cards.3. If the cards don’t match, or the player incorrectly defines the root and its meaning, thecards are turned facedown for the second player’s turn.DateOn the Other Hand Skill Identify cognates and rootsNUmBeR of PlayeRS PairsoBjecT of THe Game Match the cognate that completes aBONUS Write the numbered letters in the spaces below to spell out the Latinphrase that means conversely or on the other hand.123414567Use two roots to finish the sentence:ioualMovies are my favoriteform of entertainment.Vocabulary Packets: Greek & Latin Roots ScholasticVocabulary Packets: Greek & Latin Roots Scholastic21Teaching Tips‣D uplicate Unit 1 and staple pages together for each student. Work through the lessonsas a group. Encourage students to share their original sentences and drawings. Thenhave students work on subsequent units independently, spending five or ten minutessharing their work in small groups.‣ For page 1 of each unit, you might want to have students copy the cognates in acolumn to help them find the letters that spell the root in each word:maternalmaternityalma mater‣P ost the roots of the week on chart paper. Have students list cognates they find intheir content-area and independent reading on the chart. Students can add thesewords to their word cards. Encourage students to use these words to make their ownword searches and crossword puzzles for their classmates to solve.Vocabulary Packets: Greek & Latin Roots Liane B. Onish, Scholastic Teaching Resources7
Master ListUNITROOTMEANINGEXEMPLARSPHRASES/IDIOMS1‣aqua (L)(also aqu)wateraqua, aqualung, aquamarineaquarium, Aquariuse pluribus unum(out of many, one)bio (G)lifeautobiography, biology, biographygen (G)birthgenerate, generation, progenymater (L)(also matr)motheralma mater, maternal, maternityspec (L)see, lookinspect, spectacle, spectatorcogn (L)knowincognito, recognize, recognizableloc (L)placedislocated, local, locationnat (L)borninnate, nation, national,native, naturallyped (L)footbiped, pedal, pedestriansign (L)marksignal, signature, significantaud (L)hearphoto (G)lightstruct (L)buildtherm (G)heatthermometer, thermos, thermostatvis (L)seetelevision, vision, invisible, visualact (L)docycl (G)circlegraph (G)writemem (L)recalltact (L)touch2‣3‣4‣8audible, audience, audio,auditorium, inaudiblephotocopy, photograph, photography,photographic, photosynthesisconstruct, construction,infrastructure, structureaction, actor, activity,interaction, reactbicycle, cyclone recycle,recycling, unicycleautograph, graphite,graphic, graphologistcommemorates, memorial,memorize, memory, remembercontact, intact, tactileVocabulary Packets: Greek & Latin Roots Liane B. Onish, Scholastic Teaching Resourceset cetera(and others)cogito ergo sum(I think, therefore I am)ad lib (abbreviation ofad libitum, improvised;literally, accordingto pleasure)vice versa (conversely,on the other hand)ad nauseam (to anexcessive degree;literally, to nausea)mea culpa(my fault)per diem(by the day)
Master ListUNITROOTMEANINGEXEMPLARSPHRASES/IDIOMS5‣ast (G)(also astr)starasterisk, astrolab,astronaut, astronomy,tempus fugit (time flies)fac (L)makeartifact, factory, manufacturedgeo (G)earthgeology, geography, geothermalmorph (G)shapeamorphous, metamorphosis, morphrupt (L)breakbankrupt, erupt, interruptbrev (L)shortabbreviate, breve, brevitycap (L)headcapital, captain,capstone, decapitate6‣7‣8‣ord (L)row, rankphil (G)lovesan (L)healthlog (G)wordmax (L)greatestmaxim, maximize, maximumnov (L)newnova, novel, novice, noveltypel (L)drivecompel, expel, propel,propeller, repel, repellentstrict (L)draw tightconstrictor, strict, restrict, restrictedmand (L)ordermin (L)small, lessneg (L)nonegative, renege, renegadeorig (L)beginningaboriginal, origin, originaltrib (L)givecontribute, distribute, tributarybona fide (in good faith,genuine)sub rosa (secretly,confidentially)longa (long)extraordinary, order, ordinal, ordinaryphilanthropist, philosopher,philharmonicinsane, sane, sanitarium,sanitary, sanitationapologize, dialogue,monologue, prologuecommanding, command,demand, mandatorymini, minor, minority,minimum, minusArs longa, vita brevis (Artis long, life is short; or,great outlives the artist)Scito te ipsum (Knowyourself)Caveat emptor (Let thebuyer beware)micro (very small)Carpe diem (Seize theday)Numero uno (numberone)term (end: exterminate)Vocabulary Packets: Greek & Latin Roots Liane B. Onish, Scholastic Teaching Resources9
Unit1aqua, bio, gen, mater, specNameDateOne From ManyRead the clues. The Latin or Greek root is hidden within the clues. Look for theword parts that are the same in the boldface words.1. Latin root for mother. Maternal means related to motherhood, kind, caring, in aprotective, motherly way. Maternity means the condition of being a mother. Youralma mater is a school you graduated from.Latin root for mother:942. Latin root for water. An aquarium is a water tank for fish. Aqua and aquamarineare two watery blue colors. Aquarius is the sign of the Zodiac pictured as a manpouring water.Latin root for water:33. Greek root meaning birth or race. A generation is all the people born around thesame time. To generate means to produce. You are the progeny of your parents.Greek root for birth or race:184. Greek root for life. A biography is the story of a person’s life. An autobiography isthe story of the writer’s life. Biology is the science of living things.Greek root for life:655. L atin root for see or look. A spectator is a member of an audience. A spectacle issomething to see. To inspect is to look carefully.Latin root for see or look:72BONUS Write the numbered letters on the spaces below to spell out the mottoof the United States of America, Latin for one from many or out of many, one.1L23456373839What math terms can help you figure out which Latin words mean many and one?andCircle the word that means many. Underline the word that means one.10Vocabulary Packets: Greek & Latin Roots Liane B. Onish, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Vocabulary Packets: Greek & Latin Roots makes the learning fun and playful. Words are power. Greek and Latin Roots are power tools! How to Use the Book Vocabulary Packets: Greek & Latin Roots covers 40 roots, 150 cognates, and 16 idioms, phrases, and maxims. Each of the eight units provides practice wi
