WordStudy
Vocabulary
4
Greek and Latin Elements aero, ast/aster,
hydr, naut/nav, photo, terr
Extend
Lesson Objectives
Day 1
Students will:
Day 2
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Two Syllables
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Four Syllables
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terrace
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Date ____________________________________
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dehydrated
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hydrology
hydrology
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4
astronomy
5
aerometer
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4
Word Cards (BLM 3)
hydrate
hydrate
aerialaerial
4
nautilus
aeronaut
3
Category Cards (BLM 2)
hydroplane
4
5
5
5
Word Cards (BLM 3)
Word Cards (BLM 4)
Word Cards (BLM
Word
5) Cards (BLM 5)
Take-Home Activity
Take-Home
(BLM 6)Activity (BLM 6)
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Word Cards (BLM 4)
Name ___________________________________
Name ___________________________________
Date ____________________________________
Date ____________________________________
ChooseChoose
the Word
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to determine the rate at which the universe is expanding. These important
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Reading Passage (BLM 9)
Spelling Dictation (BLM 10)
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Date ____________________________________
Take-Home Activity (BLM 8)
Name ___________________________________
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Reading Passage (BLM 9)
Additional Materials:
• Word Study Notebooks
• Pocket Chart
• Dictionaries (Days 1, 2)
Date ____________________________________
Spelling Peer Check
Directions: Work with a partner. Follow the directions from your teacher to use this BLM to write your
spelling words.
2.
of the Milky Way.
1.
billowing clouds of hydrogen in the Carina Nebula, one of the brightest parts
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hydr, naut/nav,
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photo,hydr,
terr naut/nav,
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While most of us will never visit space, the visual information provided
billowing clouds of hydrogen in the Carina Nebula, one of the brightest parts
New Words
aerial photographs of the solar system and the cosmos. Its images range
from the rocky terrain of Mars, with its deep canyons and polar ice cap, to
Take-Home Activity
Take-Home
(BLM 8)Activity (BLM 8)
cannot yet navigate due to extreme distance.
aerial photographs of the solar system and the cosmos. Its images range
hydrant
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1.
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if it’s right next door. The telescope has captured thousands of spectacular
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Classroom Activity
Classroom
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Review Words
by the Hubble telescope brings the extraterrestrial world so close it looks as
3.
far-reaching lenses allow us to glimpse into regions of space where people
cannot yet navigate due to extreme distance.
Write Sentences
Write Sentences
6.
Name ___________________________________
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hydroplane
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by a surprising source: a telescope! The Hubble space telescope, launched
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Date ____________________________________
their lives.
Date ____________________________________
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Name ___________________________________
Name ___________________________________
Date ____________________________________
Date ____________________________________
Materials:
• BLM 2: Category Cards
• BLM 5: Word Cards
• BLM 7: Classroom Activity
• BLM 8: Take-Home Activity
• Teacher Category Cards—Two Syllables, Three Syllables,
Four Syllables, Five Syllables
• Teacher Word Card—aeronautics
4
Word Cards (BLM 3)
aerobatics
• Sort words according to the number of syllables
4
territory
hydrogen
terrestrial
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Anchor Chart (BLM 1)
Students will:
4
terrarium
hydraulic
subterranean
3
4
terrain
disaster
3
dehydrate
Five Syllables
Five Syllables
4
photosynthesis
3
4
telephoto
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photocopier
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Category Cards (BLM
Category
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hydrogen
check to make sure underlines
are marked to overprint
(Window: Attributes)
3
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naval
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asteroid, asteroid,
astronomyastronomy
earth, land
earth, land terrain
nautical
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ship
4
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4
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terr naut/nav,
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terrestrial
Materials:
• BLM 2: Category Cards
• BLM 3: Word Cards
• BLM 6: Take-Home Activity
• Teacher Category Cards—air, star, water, ship, light, earth
• Teacher Word Cards—navigate, same as BLM 4
ship
3
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aero,and
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hydr, naut/nav,
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photo,hydr,
terr naut/nav,
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3
hydrant
water water
3
aerobic
4
aeronaut
Anchor Chart (BLM
Anchor
1) Chart (BLM 1)
navigate
3
star
aerobic
3
nautical
3
3
3
Day 4
photo
naval
aerosol
3
hydroplane
aerobatics
hydroelectric
aerobic
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Greek orphotograph
Latin
elements
photosynthesis
astronaut
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subterranean
dehydrate
elements
Day 3
photo
3
3
star
water
hydr
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3
aeronautics
air
star
3
nautical
3
air
star
aerodynamics
Meaning MeaningExample Words
Example Words
aero
ast/aster ast/aster
hydroelectric
3
aerodynamics
Students will:
Element Element
air
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Materials:
• Anchor Poster
air
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and Latin
and Latin
Elements
Elements
aero, ast/aster,
aero, ast/aster,
hydr, naut/nav,
hydr, naut/nav,
photo,photo,
terr terr
Unit
• Understand the meaning of Greek and Latin elements aero
(“air”), ast/aster (“star”), hydr (“water”), naut/nav (“ship”),
photo (“light”), and terr (“earth”)
• Identify Greek and Latin elements aero, ast/aster, hydr,
naut/nav, photo, and terr in words
• Understand that identifying the Greek and Latin elements in
words can help them define words
• Use Greek and Latin elements and other word parts to
define words
• Understand that syllabication can help them spell words
• Syllabicate words with the Greek and Latin elements aero,
ast/aster, hydr, naut/nav, photo, and terr
3.
But beyond beautiful graphic images, the Hubble telescope has led to
exciting discoveries in the exploration of space. Scientists have been able to
observe the formation of stars, the collision of a comet with Jupiter, and even
Sentence
to determine the rate at which the universe is expanding. These important
discoveries are bringing people closer than ever to understanding how the
universe began, and even more importantly, what will happen next.
Materials:
• BLM 9: Reading Passage
• BLM 10: Spelling Dictation
• BLM 11: Spelling Peer Check
Day 5
Reading Passage (BLM 9)
Spelling Dictation (BLM 10)
Spelling Peer Check (BLM 11)
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Spelling Dictation (BLM 10)
Spelling Peer Check (BLM 11)
Students will:
• Spell words with Greek and Latin elements
Materials:
• Quick-Check Assessment
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Day One
Supporting ELs
Make sure that English Learners
understand the meanings of the Greek and
Latin elements. The elements ast (“star”),
hydr (“water”), and naut/nav (“ship”)
can be explained by drawing pictures. The
elements aero (“air”), photo (“light”),
and terra (“earth”) can be explained
through pantomime or by using common
classroom items.
Review Latin Elements for Actions fract/frag,
rupt, flect/flex, vers/vert
Focus Words: advertise, reflection, interrupt, infraction, invert
Write the words advertise and reflection on the chalkboard.
Ask students to identify the Latin element in each word. Ask them to tell you what
they know about these elements. (vert means “turn”; flect means “bend”) Ask what
each word means.
Like many Greek and Latin elements, aero, Repeat with the words fragile, inflexible, and interrupt. (frag and rupt mean
ast/aster, hydr, naut/nav, photo, and terr “break”)
are the same or similar in other languages,
including Spanish. The elements are
found in the Spanish cognates el
aerosol/aerosol; el asterisco/asterisk;
deshidratar/dehydrate; náutico(a)/
nautical; naval/naval; la fotosíntesis/
photosynthesis; terrestre/terrestrial.
Introduce Greek and Latin Elements aero,
ast/aster, hydr, naut/nav, photo, terr
Model
Write the following Greek or Latin elements on the chalkboard and read them aloud:
aero, ast/aster, hydr, naut/nav, photo, and terr. Tell students the meaning of each
If some students have difficulty reading the
element and write the meaning on the chalkboard. Say: Each of these elements
words, help them read the words syllable
by syllable. For example, point to the word means something. Aero means “air,” ast or aster means “star,” hydr means
hydrant on the chalkboard. Show how you “water,” naut or nav means “ship,” photo means “light,” and terr means “earth.”
divide the word into two syllables between Write the words astronomy and hydrant on the chalkboard and read them aloud.
the letters y and d. Explain that you now
Say: Now that I know the meanings of these Greek and Latin elements, they will help
have an open syllable in which the y has
me understand new words. Underline astro in astronomy. For example, the element
a long i sound and a closed syllable with
astro, tells me that this word has something to do with “star.” The suffix -nomy
two consonant blends and a / / (schwa)
sound. Read each syllable and then blend means “science of.” So astro/nomy: astronomy means “the science of stars.”
the syllables together: hy/drant: hydrant. Underline hydr in hydrant on the chalkboard. Say: I can combine the meaning
Continue to support students who need
of the Greek or Latin elements with the meanings of suffixes or other roots to
help with blending throughout the week,
understand these words. In hydrant, the suffix -ant means “a person or thing that
using the example words used in the
performs an action.” So a hydrant is “a thing that waters.”
lesson.
Blending Practice
Guide
Refer to the anchor poster and review the Greek or Latin roots and their meanings
with students. Point out that these elements can appear in different parts of words.
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Write the words aerobic, navigate, and subterranean on the chalkboard. Have
volunteers come up and underline the Greek or Latin element in each word and tell
its meaning. Have students use what they know about the meanings of the elements
to help them define the words. Reinforce for students that splitting words into parts
can help them.
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Assessment Tip
Have students work in small groups to brainstorm words with the elements aero,
ast/aster, hydr, naut/nav, photo, and terr. Ask them to write their words in their
word study notebooks. Students may use a dictionary to see if the words they’ve
brainstormed are real words and to check their derivation and spelling.
Note which students have difficulty
dividing the words into syllables. Work
with these students to review the rules of
syllabication, reminding them to divide off
affixes, divide between consonants, and
so on.
Spelling Words with Greek and Latin
Elements
Unit Spelling Words: asterisk, dehydrate, terrestrial, aerosol, astronaut,
nautical, naval, photosynthesis
If students have difficulty with the
definitions of words, review the meanings
of the Latin or Greek elements. Give
the students examples of meaningful
sentences using the spelling words.
Write the words asterisk, dehydrate, and terrestrial on the chalkboard.
Home/School Connection
Remind students that when they know Greek and Latin elements in words, they
already know how to spell a piece of the longer word. Underline the Greek or
Latin element in each word on the chalkboard: aster, hydr, terr.
Students can take home a list of the
spelling words and practice reading,
writing, and spelling the words with a
family member.
Explain that students can also look for prefixes and suffixes they may already know
within the spelling words, for example de- in dehydrate.
Discuss the use of syllabication to aid in spelling. Say: I can divide words into
syllables to help me understand how to spell and pronounce them.
Use slashes to separate asterisk into syllables: as/ter/isk. Think aloud: The first
syllable is closed, so it has a short a; the second syllable is r-influenced; and the
third syllable has a short i. Say the word asterisk aloud, and then have students
say it with you.
Divide dehydrate and terrestrial into syllables on the chalkboard: de/hy/drate
and ter/res/tri/al. Write the remaining spelling words on the chalkboard and ask
volunteers to help you syllabicate them.
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Day Two
Providing Support
Remind students that knowing Greek or
Latin elements can help them spell words.
For example, the word terrestrial has
the / / (schwa) sound in the first syllable.
Several different vowels can make the
schwa sound. But knowing that the word
terrestrial includes the Latin root terr
indicates the word’s spelling.
Review Greek and Latin Elements aero,
ast/aster, hydr, naut/nav, photo, terr
Write the words aerospace, hydroelectric, telephoto, and terrace on the chalkboard.
Ask students to turn to a buddy and take turns identifying the Greek or Latin element
in each word. Have them tell what the element means and how it can help them
understand the meaning of each word.
Meaning Sort
Meaning Sort
air
star
water
aerobic
aerodynamics
(aeronautics)
asterisk
(astronaut)
dehydrate
hydrant
hydroelectric
ship
light
earth
(aeronautics)
(astronaut)
nautical
naval
navigate
photograph
subterranean
photosynthesis terrestrial
Blind Meaning Sort
air
star
water
aerobatics
(aeronaut)
asteroid
astronomy
disaster
dehydrated
hydraulic
hydrogen
hydroplane
ship
light
earth
nautilus
navigable
(aeronaut)
photocopier
telephoto
terrain
terrarium
territory
Home/School Connection
Have students take home BLM 6 to
complete with a family member. Students
can also take home the word cards and
share their sorts with a family member.
Supporting ELs
Because some ELs may not have someone
at home who speaks English well enough
to work with them on BLM 6, make
sure that they understand what they are
supposed to do on the BLM.
Teacher Word Card: navigate
Teacher Category Cards: air, star, water, ship, light, earth
Model how to sort the words according to the meanings of their Greek or Latin
elements. Place the category cards in a pocket chart so that students can see them.
Hold up the word card navigate.
Think aloud: I see that this word includes the Greek or Latin element nav. I know
that nav means “ship.” This word’s meaning has to do with “ship,” so I’ll place this
word in the ship category.
Give pairs of students the category cards from BLM 2 and the word cards from
BLM 3. Have them sort the words according to their meanings. Tell students to check
a dictionary if they are unsure of the meaning of a word. Have pairs compare the
way they sorted their words. Point out to students that aeronautics and astronaut
can fit into different categories: air, star, and ship.
Blind Meaning Sort
Teacher Word Cards: same as BLM 4
Teacher Category Cards: air, star, water, ship, light, earth
Place the category cards in a pocket chart. Tell students that you will read aloud each
word and they will tell you into which category to place the word.
Note that aeronaut can be sorted in two categories: air and ship.
Spelling. Have students do a blind meaning sort with the spelling words. Have
students write the categories air, star, water, ship, light, and earth in their word
study notebooks. Tell them that you will read one spelling word at a time, and that
they should write the word under the correct category. Say each spelling word aloud,
giving students time to write the word before you pronounce the next one. Note that
astronaut can be sorted in two categories: star and ship.
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Day Three
Pattern Sort
Teacher Word Card: aeronautics
Teacher Category Cards: Two Syllables, Three Syllables, Four Syllables,
Five Syllables
Place the category cards in a pocket chart so students can see them. Explain that
in this sort, they will categorize words according to how many syllables they have.
Model how to determine syllables in words and look for known word parts. Hold
up the word card aeronautics, and write the word on the chalkboard. Divide the
word into syllables as you think aloud.
Think aloud: First, I look for parts of the word I already know. I recognize the
Greek or Latin element aero, which has two syllables. I recognize another Greek
or Latin element, naut. The last letter, t, joins the suffix -ics. Nau/tics forms two
syllables. I say the word aloud, slowly, to hear how many syllables it has and
whether it sounds right: aer/o/nau/tics: aeronautics. I’ll place this word in the
category Four Syllables.
Give students the category cards for syllables from BLM 2 and word cards from
BLM 5, and have them sort the words into the appropriate categories.
Applying Meaning. Give students BLM 7 and have them read each sentence
and choose the correct word to complete the sentence; then have them write
sentences with words with the Greek or Latin elements for star, water, ship, land,
and light.
Pattern Sort
Two Syllables
Three Syllables
aster
hydrate
navy
terrace
aerial
aerospace
cosmonaut
terrier
Four Syllables
Five Syllables
aerometer
astrology
carbohydrate
hydrology
hydroponics
navigation
photogenic
astronomical
Assessment Tip
Use students’ completed BLM 7 to assess
their understanding of the meanings of
the words. Note whether they need more
practice using the words in oral or written
sentences.
Providing Support
ELs and struggling readers may have
difficulty completing BLM 7 on their own.
Have them work with a partner to read
and complete it.
Home/School Connection
Give students BLM 8 to complete with a
family member. Explain that they are to do
the same thing they did on BLM 7 in class.
Supporting ELs
Make sure that ELs understand what to do
on BLM 8 since there may not be anyone
at home who speaks English well enough
to help them complete it.
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Day Four
Providing Support
Instead of having students read the
passage independently, place students in
small groups of mixed reading abilities and
have them choral-read the passage straight
through. Then have them work as a team
to find examples of words with the Greek
and Latin elements aero, ast, hydr, naut/
nav, photo, and terr.
Name ___________________________________
Date ____________________________________
Picture the Universe
Some of the most striking photographs in the world have been taken
by a surprising source: a telescope! The Hubble space telescope, launched
in 1990, has been a boon to astronomers and armchair astronauts alike. Its
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far-reaching lenses allow us to glimpse into regions of space where people
cannot yet navigate due to extreme distance.
While most of us will never visit space, the visual information provided
by the Hubble telescope brings the extraterrestrial world so close it looks as
if it’s right next door. The telescope has captured thousands of spectacular
aerial photographs of the solar system and the cosmos. Its images range
from the rocky terrain of Mars, with its deep canyons and polar ice cap, to
billowing clouds of hydrogen in the Carina Nebula, one of the brightest parts
of the Milky Way.
But beyond beautiful graphic images, the Hubble telescope has led to
exciting discoveries in the exploration of space. Scientists have been able to
observe the formation of stars, the collision of a comet with Jupiter, and even
to determine the rate at which the universe is expanding. These important
discoveries are bringing people closer than ever to understanding how the
universe began, and even more importantly, what will happen next.
Reading Passage (BLM 9)
Answer Key Reading Passage (BLM 9)
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Home/School Connection
Have students take BLM 9 home to read to
a family member and point out the words
with the Greek and Latin elements aero,
ast, hydr, naut/nav, photo, and terr.
Supporting ELs
Make sure ELs know the meanings of the
spelling words. Before student pairs use
BLM 11, have the partners tell each other
oral sentences using the spelling words.
Word Hunt
Give students a copy of the passage on BLM 9. Tell them that they will read the
passage and underline the words that they find that have Greek or Latin elements.
Have them read the passage twice. On their first reading, they can hunt for words
with aero, ast/aster, photo, and terr (“air,” “star,” “light,” “earth”). On their second
reading, they can look for “water” and “ship” words with the elements hydr and
naut/nav.
Model reading a sentence and finding and underlining a word with one of the Greek
or Latin elements.
ThenDictation
ask students to complete the word hunt on their own.
Spelling
Name ___________________________________
Date ____________________________________
Review Words
After students have finished, have volunteers share the words they found. Ask
1.
students
to define, in their own words, the words they already know. Then lead a
2.
class3. discussion in which you encourage students to speculate about the meanings
of unfamiliar words, using their knowledge of Greek and Latin elements, other word
New Words
parts,
and the context of the passage.
1.
2.
3.
Spelling Dictation
Sentence
Give students Spelling Dictation (BLM 10). Dictate the following words from last
week’s spelling words to students, one at a time, and have students write them on
their BLMs: controversy, fragile, inflexible.
Dictate the following words from this week’s unit, one at a time, having students
write them on the BLMs: aster, telephoto, terrestrial.
Spelling Dictation (BLM 10)
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Dictate the following sentence and have students write it on their papers: The sun
was bright, so we protected our skin with an aerosol sunscreen and drank
water so the heat would not dehydrate us.
Write the words and sentence on the chalkboard and have students self-correct their
papers.
Spelling Practice
Give pairs of students Spelling Peer Check (BLM 11). While one student reads the
spelling words from his or her word study notebook, the other student writes the
words in the First Try column. After the second student has spelled the words,
the first student places a check mark next to words spelled correctly.
For the second try, the first student may prompt the second student by sounding out
the words that were spelled incorrectly the first time. If the second spelling attempt is
correct, the first student places a check mark in the Second Try column.
Then students switch roles.
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Day Five
Spelling Assessment
Name ___________________________________
Use the following procedure to assess students’ spelling of the unit spelling words:
Answer Questions
Directions: Choose the one word in each group that is spelled incorrectly. Then write the correct spelling
of that word on the blank.
•Say a spelling word and use it in a sentence.
1.
photograph
•Have students write the word on their papers.
2.
terrace
3.
hydraplane
4.
aerosol
•Continue with the remaining words on the list.
•When students have finished, collect their papers and analyze their spelling of
the words.
•Use the assessment to plan small-group or individual practice.
Quick-Check Assessment
Assess students’ mastery of the Greek and Latin elements for air, star, water, ship,
light, and earth using the Quick-Check for Unit 14.
Suggestions for Independent Practice
Picture This. Choose word cards that lend themselves to illustration, for example,
astronaut, hydrant, asteroid, nautilus, and terrier. Have students work in pairs.
One student picks a card and draws a picture of the meaning of the word without
telling what it is while the other student guesses the word. Have students take
turns drawing.
Meanings and Derivations. Have students choose a word from the word cards
and look it up in a dictionary or other source of etymological information. Ask
them to find out what all the word parts mean, where the word comes from, and
how it changed over time. Students can make a poster showing their findings that
can be displayed in the classroom.
Brainstorm Sort. Have students form small groups and write the categories
aero, ast/aster, hydr, naut/nav, photo, and terr in a notebook. Ask teams to
brainstorm as many words as possible that contain each element and write them
down. When finished, students can compare their lists and see who was able to
think of the most words.
Spell the Words. Categorize the word cards into easy, medium, and difficult.
Assign point values to the words: easy worth one point, medium worth two points,
and difficult worth three points. Divide students into two teams. The first player
chooses the type of word to spell. Someone on the opposing team draws a word
from that category and reads it aloud. The player’s team receives the point value
of the word if it’s spelled correctly. Teams alternate turns until all the word cards
are gone. The team with the most points wins.
Date _______________________________________
Unit 14 Quick-Check: Greek and Latin Elements
aero, ast/aster, hydr, naut/nav, photo, terr
aeronavics
photogenic
terrestrial
asteronomy
subterranean
hydraulic
disaster
navigation
aeronautics
_______________________
hydrogen
astronomy
_______________________
hydrate
hydroplane
_______________________
aerometer
terrarium
_______________________
terrerium
Apply
Directions: In the space below, list three to five words you know that have the Greek and Latin elements
aero, ast/aster, hydr, naut/nav, photo, or terr.
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
Directions: Using the words from the word bank, complete the following sort by writing the words in the
appropriate category.
air
star
water
aerodynamics
asterisk
hydroelectric
carbohydrate
ship
light
earth
navigable
nautical
photocopier
terrain
Word Bank
hydroelectric,
aerodynamics,
navigable,
terrain, asterisk,
carbohydrate,
nautical,
photocopier
Think and Write about Greek and Latin Elements aero, ast/aster, hydr,
naut/nav, photo, terr
Directions: In the space below, explain how understanding the Greek and Latin elements aero, ast/aster,
hydr, naut/nav, photo, and terr helps you as a reader, speller, and writer.
_____________________________________________________________________________
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Answer Key Unit 14 Quick-Check
Answer Key BLM 6
air/earth
water/ship
light/star
aerial
aerobic
aerometer
terrier
territory
terrarium
hydrology
navigate
navy
hydrogen
hydraulic
astrology
astronomical
photogenic
telephoto
aster
Answer Key BLM 7
1. photogenic
2. aerial
3. hydrogen
4. terrier
5. asteroid
Answer Key BLM 8
1. astrology
2. cosmonaut
3. terrace
4. hydroponics
5. disaster
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Date ________________________________________
Unit 14 Quick-Check: Greek and Latin Elements
aero, ast/aster, hydr, naut/nav, photo, terr
Answer Questions
Directions: Choose the one word in each group that is spelled incorrectly. Then write the correct spelling
of that word on the blank.
1. photograph
2. terrace
photogenic
3. hydraplane
4. aerosol
aeronavics
terrestrial
asteronomy
subterranean
hydraulic
disaster
navigation
hydrogen
_______________________
hydrate
_______________________
aerometer
_______________________
terrerium
_______________________
Apply
Directions: In the space below, list three to five words you know that have the Greek and Latin elements
aero, ast/aster, hydr, naut/nav, photo, or terr.
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
Directions: Using the words from the word bank, complete the following sort by writing the words in the
appropriate category.
air
star
water
ship
light
earth
Word Bank
hydroelectric,
aerodynamics,
navigable,
terrain, asterisk,
carbohydrate,
nautical,
photocopier
Think and Write about Greek and Latin Elements aero, ast/aster, hydr,
naut/nav, photo, terr
Directions: In the space below, explain how understanding the Greek and Latin elements aero, ast/aster,
hydr, naut/nav, photo, and terr helps you as a reader, speller, and writer.
_____________________________________________________________________________
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