WordStudy
Vocabulary
4
Greek and Latin Elements for Ruling and Governing
archy, cracy, dom, reg
Extend
Lesson Objectives
Day 1
Students will:
• Understand the meaning of Greek and Latin elements archy
(“rule, government”), cracy (“rule, government”), dom
(“lord, owner”), and reg (“rule”)
• Identify Greek and Latin elements archy, cracy, dom, and
reg 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 archy,
cracy, dom, and reg
• Use words with the Greek and Latin elementsanarchy
in oral irregular
sentences
monarchy
bureaucracy
3
Materials:
• Anchor Poster
Day 2
3
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do, and each pirate was given an equal share of the looted wealth to do with as
he or she pleased.
Match Words
Match and
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Definitions
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hierarchy
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health
to improve health
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theocracy
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It is possible that one group of pirates may have even established their own
democracy of sorts—a pirate utopia called Libertalia. A pirate captain named
Misson was elected to lead this domain on the island of Madagascar. Pirates
there also elected representatives to speak for them in a yearly meeting to
make decisions for the community. We can’t be sure if Libertalia really existed,
but if it did, it died out around 1700 as piracy began to wane.
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knew the importance of many values we hold dear today.
Classroom Activity
Classroom
(BLM 7)Activity (BLM 7)
Take-Home Activity
Take-Home
(BLM 8)Activity (BLM 8)
Reading Passage (BLM 9)
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Date ____________________________________
Take-Home Activity (BLM 8)
Name ___________________________________
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without laws. Pirates followed their own rules and regulations—rules that were
made aboard each pirate ship.
New Words
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dominate his crew as a dictator. Captains were elected, and they could be
Spelling Dictation (BLM 10)
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Reading Passage (BLM 9)
Additional Materials:
• Word Study Notebooks
• Pocket Chart
• Dictionaries (Day 1)
• Stopwatches (Day 3)
Date ____________________________________
Spelling Peer Check
Directions: Work with a partner. Follow the directions from your teacher to use this BLM to write your
spelling words.
1.
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Date ____________________________________
Review Words
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Match Words
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Word Cards (BLM 4)
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regime
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to the __________________.
to the __________________.
3.
removed from leadership at any time. Pirates voted on what their crew should
do, and each pirate was given an equal share of the looted wealth to do with as
he or she pleased.
Sentence
It is possible that one group of pirates may have even established their own
democracy of sorts—a pirate utopia called Libertalia. A pirate captain named
Misson was elected to lead this domain on the island of Madagascar. Pirates
there also elected representatives to speak for them in a yearly meeting to
make decisions for the community. We can’t be sure if Libertalia really existed,
but if it did, it died out around 1700 as piracy began to wane.
Make no mistake; pirates were brutal and violent people. But they also
knew the importance of many values we hold dear today.
Reading Passage (BLM 9)
Word Study & Vocabulary 4: Unit 16: Greek and Latin elements archy, cracy, dom, reg
Spelling Dictation (BLM 10)
Word Study & Vocabulary 4: Unit 16: Greek and Latin elements archy, cracy, dom, reg
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Spelling Peer Check (BLM 11)
Unit
Spelling Dictation (BLM 10)
Materials:
• BLM 9: Reading Passage
• BLM 10: Spelling Dictation
• BLM 11: Spelling Peer Check
Day 5
Spelling Peer Check (BLM 11)
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Students will:
• Spell words with Greek and Latin elements
Materials:
• Quick-Check Assessment
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bureaucracy bureaucracy
regulation regulation
region matriarchy
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meritocracy
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• Identify words with Greek and Latin elements in a passage
• Use Greek and Latin elements and other word parts to
define words
• Use words with the Greek and Latin elements in written
sentences
• Spell words with Greek and Latin elements
4
Word Cards (BLM 3)
regional
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Materials:
• BLM 2: Category Cards
• BLM 5: Word Cards
• BLM 7: Classroom Activity
• BLM 8: Take-Home Activity
• Teacher Category Cards—archy, cracy, dom, reg
• Teacher Word Card—predominately
regulationregulation
Category Cards (BLM
Category
2) Cards (BLM 2)
Word Cards (BLM 3)
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rule
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Materials:
• BLM 2: Category Cards
• BLMs 3–4: Word Cards
• BLM 6: Take-Home Activity
• Teacher Category Cards—government, lord, rule, Two
Syllables, Three Syllables, Four Syllables, Five Syllables
• Teacher Word Cards—dominate, monarchy
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Five Syllables
Five Syllables
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registration
domineering
3
Anchor Chart (BLM
Anchor
1) Chart (BLM 1)
• Sort words according to the meanings of their Greek or Latin
domino
elements
hierarchy
• Sort words according to the number of syllables
they have
Word Study & Vocabulary 4: Unit 16: Greek and Latin elements archy, cracy, dom, reg
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regime
3
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region
dominant
3
domain
4
regiment
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predominate
3
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Four Syllables
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autocracy
3
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regulation
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democracy
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register
dominate
lord
3
monarchy
domino
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rule
regimen
aristocracy
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anarchy
bureaucracy
Meaning MeaningExample Words
Example Words
archy
3
dominance
lord
3
regime
3
rule
Three Syllables
Three Syllables
predominate
domain
lord
3
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3
democracy
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Day One
Supporting ELs
English Learners may need help
understanding the meanings of some of
the Greek and Latin elements. As a simple
definition for archy and cracy, you might
say “the group of people that makes the
laws for a country.” The element dom can
be defined as “master or owner,” which
might be easier to understand than “lord.”
For Spanish-speaking students, the suffixes
-archy and -cracy are similar in Spanish:
-arquía and -cracia. The elements dom
and reg are the same in both languages.
Spanish cognates for the spelling words
include: la jerarquía/hierarchy; la
burocracia/bureaucracy; el dominio/
domain; el régimen/regime.
Providing Support
To explain the meaning of dominate,
ask students if they have ever heard the
expression “lord it over someone.” Explain
that this means to behave as though you
are better than someone else. Dominate
literally means “lord or control.” Students
may recognize regulation, which means
“a rule.”
Review Greek and Latin Elements for People
Focus Words: civilian, cosmopolitan, publicize, desegregate, metropolis
Say: In the previous unit, we learned about Greek and Latin elements related to
people.
Write dem, greg, pol/polis, pop/pub, and civ on the chalkboard. For each element,
ask a student to think of a word containing that element. Write the words on the
chalkboard, underlining the Greek or Latin element. Add the focus words to the
chalkboard.
Have volunteers define the words on the chalkboard, explaining how the meaning of
the Greek or Latin element helps form the word’s meaning.
Introduce Greek and Latin Elements for Ruling
and Governing archy, cracy, dom, reg
Model
Write the elements archy, cracy, dom, and reg on the chalkboard. Say: In this unit,
we’ll learn Greek and Latin elements related to ruling and governing. The elements
archy and cracy mean “rule” or “government,” dom means “lord” or “owner,” and
reg means “rule.” Write each meaning on the chalkboard.
Write the following words on the chalkboard, read them aloud, and underline
the Greek or Latin element in each word: monarchy, democracy, dominate, and
regulation. Say: I can use what I know about the meanings of these elements to
figure out the definitions of words. For example, I can see that monarchy has
something to do with government.
Other word parts help me understand this word’s meaning. I recognize that the
prefix mon- comes from mono, meaning “one.” The word monarchy means “rule
by one person,” such as a king or queen.
Give students the meanings of the rest of the words on the chalkboard. Point out the
element dem, which students already know, in democracy. Dem means “people,”
so democracy means “rule by the people.”
Guide
Refer to the anchor poster and review the roots and their meanings with students.
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Write the words matriarchy and region on the chalkboard. Ask volunteers to
underline the Greek and Latin elements. Have students use what they know about
the meanings of the Greek and Latin elements and other word parts to figure out the
definitions of the words.
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Apply
Blending Practice
Write the words aristocracy and dominion on the chalkboard. Have students write
the words in their word study notebooks and write an explanation of how the
word parts combine to form the meaning of each word. Allow them to consult a
dictionary if they need help determining the meaning of word parts.
If some students have difficulty reading the
words, help them read the words syllable
by syllable. For example, point to the word
regulation on the chalkboard. Show how
you divide the word into four syllables. Tell
students that the first syllable is divided
after the consonant g, which tells you that
the vowel sound is short. The second and
third syllables are divided after the vowels
u and a. These open syllables have long
vowel sounds. The last syllable, tion, is
pronounced /shun/. Read each syllable
and then blend the syllables together:
reg/u/la/tion: regulation. Continue to
support students who need help with
blending throughout the week, using the
example words used in the lesson.
Spelling Words with Greek and Latin
Elements for Ruling and Governing
Unit Spelling Words: anarchy, hierarchy, bureaucracy, technocracy, domain,
predominate, regime, irregular
Write the two category headings Always a Suffix and Roots That May Follow a
Prefix on the chalkboard. Say: The Greek and Latin elements archy and cracy are
added to roots. These elements are always suffixes. Write the elements archy and
cracy on the chalkboard under the heading Always a Suffix.
Say: The Greek and Latin elements dom and reg sometimes come at the
beginning of words, but they can also be preceded by a prefix. Write the elements
dom and reg on the chalkboard under the heading Roots That May Follow a
Prefix.
Tell students that knowing these patterns will help them spell the words. Write
the words anarchy, bureaucracy, predominate, and irregular on the chalkboard.
Underline the Greek or Latin element in each word to show students how archy
and cracy are suffixes, while dom and reg have prefixes before them and other
word parts after them.
Rewrite each word on the chalkboard in syllabic form: an/ar/chy, bu/reau/cra/cy,
pre/dom/i/nate, ir/reg/u/lar. Remind students that breaking words into syllables
can help them spell longer words. Point out that the elements archy and cracy
always form two syllables. Pronounce each of the words for students.
Write the remaining spelling words on the chalkboard and say them aloud.
Work with students to syllabicate the words. Ask students to speculate about the
meanings of the words, using their knowledge of the Greek or Latin elements
along with other roots and affixes. Supply the meanings of unfamiliar word parts
such as an-, which means “without,” in the word anarchy.
Assessment Tip
Note which students have difficulty
dividing the words into syllables. Say the
spelling words aloud with them slowly.
Have them write each syllable as they say
it. Remind them that the spelling of these
Greek and Latin elements is always the
same.
Home/School Connection
Students can take home a list of the
spelling words and practice reading,
writing, and spelling the words with a
family member.
The derivation of hierarchy is complicated, and students are unlikely to determine
its meaning from the meanings of its parts. The root hier means “holy” or
“powerful.” In religion, there are different kinds of angels, some more powerful
than others. Hierarchy was first used to describe this ranking of angels. Eventually
the meaning changed to apply to the ranking of people by wealth, social standing,
or occupation.
Ask volunteers to use the spelling words in oral sentences.
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Day Two
Providing Support
If students have difficulty with the meaning
sort, pair them with students who have a
greater understanding of the Greek and
Latin elements, or allow them to look at
the anchor poster with the elements and
their meanings as they sort.
Meaning Sort
government
lord
rule
anarchy
bureaucracy
democracy
hierarchy
monarchy
dominate
domain
dominance
domino
predominate
irregular
regime
regulation
register
Review Greek and Latin Elements for Ruling
and Governing archy, cracy, dom, reg
Write each of the following words on the chalkboard: patriarchy, meritocracy,
dominant, regimen. Read each word aloud and have students write them in their
word study notebooks. Ask students to circle the Greek or Latin element related
to ruling and government in each word. Have students use each word in a written
sentence. Students can exchange their notebooks with a partner and check each
other’s work.
Meaning Sort
Teacher Word Card: dominate
Teacher Category Cards: government, lord, rule
Say: In this sort you’ll look for the Greek or Latin element about ruling and
governing in each word and sort the word according to the meaning of the element.
Pattern Sort
Two Syllables
Three Syllables
region
dominant
dominion
regimen
regiment
regular
Four Syllables
Five Syllables
autocracy
domineering
oligarchy
matriarchy
technocracy
registration
aristocracy
predominately
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.
Place the category cards in a pocket chart so students can see them. Model the
process of sorting a word.
Hold up the word card dominate. Think aloud: This word has the Greek or Latin
element dom. Dom means “lord,” so I’ll sort this word in the category for that
meaning. Place the word card in the pocket chart under the category lord.
Give students the relevant category cards from BLM 2 and the word cards from
BLM 3 and have them complete the sort.
Pattern Sort
Teacher Word Card: monarchy
Teacher Category Cards: Two Syllables, Three Syllables, Four Syllables, Five
Syllables
Display the category cards in a pocket chart and model syllabicating and sorting a
word. Hold up the word card monarchy. Think aloud: I’ll say this word aloud slowly
so I can hear the syllables: mon/ar/chy. I hear three syllables, so I’ll place the word
in that category. Place the word card in the pocket chart under the category Three
Syllables.
Give pairs of students the relevant category cards from BLM 2 and the word cards
from BLM 4 and have them work together to sort the words.
Spelling. Have students write the headings Two Syllables, Three Syllables, Four
Syllables, and Five Syllables in a row in their word study notebooks. Have them
syllabicate the spelling words and write them in the correct column in the chart in
their notebooks.
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Day Three
Speed Sort
Speed Sort
Teacher Word Card: predominately
Teacher Category Cards: archy, cracy, dom, reg
Explain to students that this sort will test how quickly they can recognize Greek
and Latin elements in words. Put the category cards in a pocket chart so that
students can see them. Hold up the word card predominately. Think aloud:
I scan this word for archy, cracy, dom, or reg. I see the Greek or Latin element
dom in this word, so I’ll place it in the dom category. Then I’ll quickly move on the
next word.
Give students the category cards from BLM 2 and the word cards from BLM 5,
along with a stopwatch. Tell them to start the stopwatch, sort the words, and stop
the stopwatch. Have students ask a buddy to check their sort and make sure all the
words are categorized correctly. They should note their time and the number of
words incorrectly sorted (if any).
Students can repeat the sort to try to improve their time and accuracy.
Applying Meaning. Give students BLM 7 and have them complete the cloze
sentences and matching activities.
archy
cracy
patriarchy
kleptocracy
meritocracy
plutocracy
theocracy
dom
reg
dominance
domination
domineer
domineeringly
regimented
regional
regularly
regulate
Assessment Tip
Use students’ completed BLM 7 to assess
their understanding of the meaning and
spelling of the words. Note if they need
more practice defining and spelling difficult
multi-syllabic words.
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 archy, cracy, dom, and
reg.
Name ___________________________________
Date ____________________________________
Pirates: Leaders in Freedom
and Equality?
When most people think of pirates, they think of lawless renegades who
lived a life of anarchy and utter freedom. It is true that pirates in the 17th and
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18th centuries did not submit to the regimes of the day. But even though
pirates were ruled by neither monarchy nor official governments, they were not
without laws. Pirates followed their own rules and regulations—rules that were
made aboard each pirate ship.
Some important values to pirates were liberty, equality, and fraternity—the
same values that became the foundation of the French Revolution more than a
hundred years later. That’s right—pirates did it first! Aboard many ships, pirates
had as much say in a decision as the captain of a ship, who usually did not
dominate his crew as a dictator. Captains were elected, and they could be
removed from leadership at any time. Pirates voted on what their crew should
do, and each pirate was given an equal share of the looted wealth to do with as
he or she pleased.
It is possible that one group of pirates may have even established their own
democracy of sorts—a pirate utopia called Libertalia. A pirate captain named
Misson was elected to lead this domain on the island of Madagascar. Pirates
there also elected representatives to speak for them in a yearly meeting to
make decisions for the community. We can’t be sure if Libertalia really existed,
but if it did, it died out around 1700 as piracy began to wane.
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 the Greek and Latin
elements archy, cracy, dom, and reg.
After students have completed the word hunt, ask volunteers to share the words that
they found. Write the words on the chalkboard so that students can see any words
they missed.
Ask students if there are any words in the list whose meaning they do not
Spelling Dictation
understand. Have
volunteers define or speculate about the meanings of these
Review Words
unfamiliar words, based on the meanings of their Greek or Latin elements and affixes
1.
and 2.the context of the passage.
Name ___________________________________
Date ____________________________________
3.
Have students choose three words whose meanings they are most unfamiliar with
and New
useWords
the words in sentences in their word study notebooks.
1.
2.
Spelling Dictation
3.
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: epidemic, gregarious, populace.
Make no mistake; pirates were brutal and violent people. But they also
knew the importance of many values we hold dear today.
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 archy,
cracy, dom, and reg.
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.
Dictate the following words from this week’s unit, one at a time, having students
write them on the BLMs: hierarchy, dominion, regional.
Spelling Dictation (BLM 10)
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Dictate the following sentence and have students write it on their papers:
Fruits and vegetables should predominate in the diet of a person following
a health regimen.
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
Name ___________________________________
Spelling Assessment
Use the following procedure to assess students’ spelling of the unit spelling words:
•Say a spelling word and use it in a sentence.
Directions: Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. Write the word in the blank.
1.
anarchy
If you let the students run the school, there would be __________________.
2.
irregular
The gift-wrapped package was an __________________
shape, with a pointy side and a
3.
technocracy
Our society is becoming a __________________,
in which people with computer skills
curved top.
•Continue with the remaining words on the list.
4.
•Use the assessment to plan small-group or individual practice.
Quick-Check Assessment
dominion
irregular
are successful.
•When students have finished, collect their papers and analyze their spelling of
the words.
regulation
oligarchy
anarchy
aristocracy
kleptocracy
technocracy
domain
Birds are Pedro’s __________________,
and he can recognize any bird just by hearing
its song.
regime
domain
autocracy
Apply
Directions: In the space below, list three to five words you know that contain the Greek and Latin elements
archy, cracy, dom, and reg.
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
Directions: Using the words from the word bank, complete the following sort by writing the words in the
appropriate category.
government
lord
rule
bureaucracy
monarchy
plutocracy
dominance
domino
predominate
regimented
region
Word Bank
monarchy, domino,
bureaucracy, region,
plutocracy, dominance,
predominate,
regimented
Think and Write about Greek and Latin Elements for Ruling and
Governing archy, cracy, dom, reg
Assess students’ mastery of the Greek and Latin elements for ruling and governing,
archy, cracy, dom, and reg, using the Quick-Check for Unit 16.
Suggestions for Independent Practice
Greek and Latin Element Concentration. Give students the word cards from
BLMs 3–5 and direct them to arrange the word cards facedown on a table. Have
them play “Concentration,” with the object being to find pairs of words with the
same Greek or Latin element (archy, cracy, dom, or reg).
Crossword Puzzle. Students can work in pairs to make a crossword puzzle that
uses words with archy, cracy, dom, and reg. Direct them to make up clues based
on the words’ definitions. Remind them to number their clues and draw boxes
around each letter of each word. Pairs can swap their puzzles with another pair
and solve them.
Invent New Words. Have students use their knowledge of Greek and Latin
elements and affixes to create new words. For example, students might combine
the root canis, meaning “dog,” and cracy, meaning “government,” to make the
word canocracy—”a system in which dogs rule their masters.” Have students say
their invented words for the class, and have the rest of the class try to define these
“new words.”
Spelling Bee. Divide the class into two teams and hold a spelling bee using the
words from the unit. Award the teams one point each time a player spells a word
correctly. Start with easier words such as domain and region, and work up to the
more difficult words, such as predominately.
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theocracy
•Have students write the word on their papers.
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for Ruling and Governing archy, cracy, dom, reg
Directions: In the space below, explain how understanding the Greek and Latin elements for ruling and
governing archy, cracy, dom, and reg helps you as a reader, speller, and writer.
_____________________________________________________________________________
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Answer Key Unit 16 Quick-Check
Answer Key BLM 6
government lord
autocracy
oligarchy
theocracy
rule
domineer
regimented
predominately regular
regulate
Answer Key BLM 7
1. region
2. aristocracy
3. Domineering
4. autocracy
5. regiment
6. regular
7. matriarchy
8. hierarchy
9. predominately
10. domino
Answer Key BLM 8
1. domination
2. regimented
3. regularly
4. patriarchy
5. regulate
6. regimen
7. theocracy
8. domineer
9. oligarchy
10. plutocracy
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Date ________________________________________
Unit 16 Quick-Check: Greek and Latin Elements
for Ruling and Governing archy, cracy, dom, reg
Answer Questions
Directions: Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. Write the word in the blank.
1. If you let the students run the school, there would be __________________.
theocracy
dominion
anarchy
2. The gift-wrapped package was an __________________ shape, with a pointy side and a
curved top.
irregular
oligarchy
aristocracy
3. Our society is becoming a __________________, in which people with computer skills
are successful.
regulation
kleptocracy
technocracy
4. Birds are Pedro’s __________________, and he can recognize any bird just by hearing
its song.
regime
domain
autocracy
Apply
Directions: In the space below, list three to five words you know that contain the Greek and Latin elements
archy, cracy, dom, and reg.
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
Directions: Using the words from the word bank, complete the following sort by writing the words in the
appropriate category.
government
lord
rule
Word Bank
monarchy, domino,
bureaucracy, region,
plutocracy, dominance,
predominate,
regimented
Think and Write about Greek and Latin Elements for Ruling and
Governing archy, cracy, dom, reg
Directions: In the space below, explain how understanding the Greek and Latin elements for ruling and
governing archy, cracy, dom, and reg helps you as a reader, speller, and writer.
_____________________________________________________________________________
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