An Intro to Word RootsGetting to the ROOT of vocabulary comprehension

Taking Notes: How to OrganizeSide 1 Side 2

The English Language Is…

So, What is your first step?

The same strategy works with words…

Instead of Colors You Use… Word Roots:

Greek and Latin Roots Prefixes Suffixes

Your results You can figure out hundreds of words at

a time by learning one root. Root FAC-

Let’s Try It: Word Tower

TRANSPORT

How do they connect?TRANS PORT

Write a sentence with at least two of the words that shows the meaning of both words.

Quick ReviewWhat do you know about word roots?

What do the roots “trans” and “port” mean.

TERR-Word Tower!

Territory Means: land or water under a state’s

control Part of my word tower:

InterredTerraceTerrier

MediterraneanThe root “Terr-” means:____________________

For each of the following slides: 1. Come up with a definition based on

what you know about the root and the picture.

2. Explain why you think this definition makes sense.

Terrace

Mediterranean

Terrier

Interred

Biology Biology means: ___________________

Contains 2 roots: 1. __________ and 2. ____________

1 means: 2 means:

Word Tower (List)

What other words contain bio?

Word Tower: What other words contain “logy”? (list)

How about GEOLOGYMeans: The study of ________ Geo- Logy-

Word Tower

GEO

How do you measure the brightness of a star?

Magnitude—3 definitions Measurement system invented by Greeks

around 150 B.C. used to measure brightness of stars.

A star that is one magnitude number lower than another star is about two-and-a-half times brighter. 1 is the brightest, 6 the dimmest.

The full moon is a magnitude of -12.6!

Why ‘Magnitude’?Root: Magn- The word is from Latin magnus meaning

‘great/big’! We usually use it to refer to large or

very important things. Magnitude2. You can’t say something is “magnitude.” It is of great magnitude, has magnitude, or someone can have magnitude.”

What About Geology? Magnitude: Def #3: What geological

event is also referred to as measured in magnitude?

Word Tower: MAGN-

Other words with the root “magn-”: Magnificent: Magnify: Magnate: Magna Carta:

ONCE AND FOR ALL! The difference between:

AFFECTand

EFFECT

HOW CAN WE FIX THIS!? Simply complete the following simple

steps and you will be on your way to perfecting your affect/effect usage!

1. Collect one piece of paper from the closest recycling bin.

2. Crumple the paper into a tight ball.

THROW THE PAPER!SCREAM “Action!”

as you do so.

How did you AFFECT the world around you?

What were the EFFECTS of this Action?

AFFECTAACTIONThe action you take to CHANGE

something.You can often replace the word

‘affect’ with ‘change’ in a sentence.

EFFECTNote the ‘E’THE RESULT—the end product of what has been done.

What the results of the action were.

You can often replace ‘effect’ with the word ‘result’ in a sentence.

In Summary: Is it an action (verb)? Use an A.

Is it a noun? Or can you describe it as the result of an action? Use an E.

Try it: Were you _ffected by the full moon last night? She really likes motorcycling except for how the wind _ffects

her hair. Yeah, the _ffects of the wind look a bit like a giant cat licked

her head. I really like the special _ffects in the Lord of the Rings movies. Do you think lavishing Mrs. Wicklund with compliments would

_ffect my grade? No, but I think the _ffects of you doing so would be nice

anyway.