BUILDING VOCABULARYROOTS, PREFIXES, AND SUFFIXES

TWO BROAD WORD TYPES: Words that can be broken into smaller

words. Such as undone, thinking, unwritten, playful

Words that cannot be broken down (base words). Such as done, think, write, play

WORD PARTS

Words that can be broken are made up of 2 or more of the 3 parts

1. Roots - origin2. Prefixes – letters added to beginning3. Suffixes – letters added to end

magn

magnanimousmagnificen

t

magnify

My definition: large or grand

ROOT

PREFIX

un-

My definition:

YOUR TURN TO PRACTICE!!!

Common Greek roots

1. -anthrop-2. -chrom-3. -dem-4. -log-5. -phil-

Common Latin roots1. -audi-2. -cogn-3. -omni-4. -prim-5. -ver-

SO….WERE OUR INFERENCES CORRECT?GREEK ROOTS

1. anthrop = human/people (anthropology, misanthrope)

2. chrom = color (chromatic, chromium)3. dem = people (demographic, Democracy)4. log = speech, word (log, dialogue,

travelogue, monologue)5. phil = like, love (philanthropy, philanderer)

LATIN ROOTS

1. audi = hear (audio, audience) 2. cogn = know (cognitive, cognition)3. omni = all (omnipresent, omniscient)4. prim = early (primates, primitive, primary)5. ver = turn (inverted, vertex)

WHY WOULDN’T WE TRY PREFIXES?!

1. co- ; com-2. de-3. dis-4. em- ; en-5. pro-

Hint: You’re doing the same thing today that you did with the roots. Look up 3 words that use this prefix, and study the definitions to see what they have in common. Then, come up with “your definition” of the prefix.

SELF-CHECK

1. co- ; com- = with, together (company)2. de- = away, from, off (detached)3. dis- = away, off, opposing (distract,

disagree)4. em- ; en- = cause to be, put into (enable,

entail)5. pro- = forward, in place of, favoring

(propel, proponent)