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List 1
Tracing Roots: How Root Words Make Meaning
Sometimes, it is obvious how the Greek or Latin root shapes the meaning of an English word.
Sometimes, however, you have to think for a bit to make the connection. Below are some
example words formed from this week’s roots. Use your flashcards from the PowerPoint and a
dictionary to help you answer the questions.
The first word is completed for you as an example.
AUDITORIUM
1. Circle the root in the example.
2. Write the meaning of the root.
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hear
3. Write the dictionary definition of the
example word.
AUDITORIUM:
a large building or hall used for public
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gatherings,
typically speeches or stage performances.
4. Explain in your own words how the root
word and the dictionary definition are
related.
The root word AUDI means hear, and
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an auditorium is a place where you go
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to hear someone speak or perform.
AMBLE
1. Circle the root in the example.
2. Write the meaning of the root.
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3. Write the dictionary definition of the
example word.
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4. Explain in your own words how the root
word and the dictionary definition are
related.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Circle the root in the example.
2. Write the meaning of the root.
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3. Write the dictionary definition of the
example word.
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4. Explain in your own words how the root
word and the dictionary definition are
related.
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ANNIVERSARY
1. Circle the root in the example.
2. Write the meaning of the root.
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3. Write the dictionary definition of the
example word.
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4. Explain in your own words how the root
word and the dictionary definition are
related.
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AGRICULTURE
ACTOR
1. Circle the root in the example.
2. Write the meaning of the root.
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3. Write the dictionary definition of the
example word.
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1. Circle the root in the example.
2. Write the meaning of the root.
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3. Write the dictionary definition of the
4. Explain in your own words how the root
4. Explain in your own words how the root
example word.
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word and the dictionary definition are
related.
word and the dictionary definition are
related.
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ANTHROPOLOGY
1. Circle the root in the example.
2. Write the meaning of the root.
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3. Write the dictionary definition of the
AEROBICS
1. Circle the root in the example.
2. Write the meaning of the root.
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3. Write the dictionary definition of the
example word.
example word.
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4. Explain in your own words how the root
4. Explain in your own words how the root
word and the dictionary definition are
related.
word and the dictionary definition are
related.
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AQUATIC
1. Circle the root in the example.
2. Write the meaning of the root.
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3. Write the dictionary definition of the
ASTRONAUT
1. Circle the root in the example.
2. Write the meaning of the root.
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3. Write the dictionary definition of the
example word.
example word.
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4. Explain in your own words how the root
4. Explain in your own words how the root
word and the dictionary definition are
related.
word and the dictionary definition are
related.
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Copyright © 2014 by Ellen M. Chapman