Word Roots Level 4 Grades 7-12+
Word Roots teaches students the meanings of Latin and Greek prefixes, roots, and suffixes commonly used in English. Learning word elements dramatically improves spelling and the ability to decode unfamiliar words. Word Roots will add hundreds of words to your students’ vocabulary and greater depth to their thinking and writing.
For each lesson students first learn the meanings of prefixes, roots, and suffixes. Then they: - divide known and unknown words into their elements or assemble elements to form whole words. - match word parts or whole words to their definitions by analyzing their meanings. - apply their new vocabulary in sentences.
The books include a pretest/posttest, lesson reviews, answers, and a dictionary of the prefixes, roots, suffixes, and vocabulary words derived from Latin and/or Greek word elements. Each lesson has the meanings of prefixes, roots, and suffixes used to form the vocabulary words.
The activities following the lessons include:
A. Spelling and Defining Words Match each given word to its correct definition.
B. Completing the Sentence Complete the sentence by choosing the correct word.
C. Defining the Word Parts Define the word parts.
D. Writing Sentences Write sentences using the words in the lesson.
E. (optional) Creative Writing
From The Critical Thinking Company Grades 7-12+
