Word Roots Level 2
Word Parts and Vocabulary
This is a list of the word parts and vocabulary taught in Word Roots Level 2.
Word
Word
Roots
Roots
Word
Roots
A1A1 A1
Prefixes
Prefixes
Prefixes
amisailaba- ail- il- nonimadab-ab- ab- im-im- perinac-ac- ac- in- in- periasinfra-preinfraad-ad- ad- infrabibene-bene-interinter-prointerbenecircumintro-reintrobi- bi- bi- introcomcentcentmismiscentmisseconcircumcircumobcircumob-ob- superdecomcomopopcomopditracon- con- perper- percontridiapost- postcor-cor- cor- postundiscontracontrapreprecontrapredyscountercounterproprocounterproe- de- dedere-re- reec- di- diretro- retrodiretroen- dis- disdisse-se- seexesub- sube- esubil-en-en- en- tra-tra- traimultra- ultraex-ex- ex- ultrainextro-extro-uni-uni- uniextroiso-
Roots
Roots
Roots
Suffixes
Suffixes
Suffixes
acer
domit
ject
pede
sperse
cumulcumul
mitt tempor
tempor
acr
join mittmitt pedo
stricttempor
actact actdorm
cumul
anim anim
mobpel
mob termin
termin
anim
acu
dyndictdict dict
joint mob
tact termin
aqua aqua
duct duct
mot torttort
duct
alaqua
dynam
jug motmot press
tangtort
aud aud durdur dur mov
mov mov tract
tract tract
aud
alter
dynamo
junct
puls
techn
enni enni nom
nom nom vene
vene vene
aviavi avierr enni
arbitr
jur
pyro
tect
avia
avia
equ
equ
nomin
nomin
vent
avia
equ
nomin rid
vent teg vent
auct
ethn
jure
brev brev equi
equi equi novnov nov verver ver
brev
augcapt capt
ethno fract fract
juris
tégévers
poserispose vers
vers
capt
fract
pose
aux
flect
just
sed
carni
carni
frag
frag
posit
posit
verse
verse
carni
frag
posit
versethermo
auxano
flexgress
lect pugn
sede
tru vert
cede cede
gress gress
pugn
pugn vertvert
cede
capit
funct
leg ruptruptsens
turb vinc
ceed ceed
herbi herbi
rupt vinc
vinc
ceed
herbi
celer celer
juven juven
scribe
scribevince
vince
vince
capita
gastr
lig scribe
sense
veloc
celer
juven
cept cept
later later
script
script visvisveloci
vis
centr
gastro
lingu script
sent
cept
later
cess cess
loqu loqu
sectsess
sect vivvivverdviv
cess
cern
genloqu
maniasect
claim claim
lumin lumin
claim
lumin
cert
gend
metersonson sidson vocvoc
viridvoc
clam clam
manumanu
specside
spec voci
voci
clam
manu
corp
gener
metr spec
viridivoci
clude clude marmar mar spect
spect spect volvol vol
clude
corpor
gnos
migr
soci
clus clus memor
memor
memor
struct struct vorvor vor
clus
crypt
grac miss miss
noc struct
solu
cogn
cogn
tact
tact vour
vour vour
cogn
miss
tact
dict cred cred
grace
nom
solute
cred
dign
graph
nomin
solv
dom
grat
nox
solve
domin
grate
ped
spers
i-mony
-able
-escent
-able -able -ible
-ible -ible -ing
-esis
-al
-able
-acious
-acious
-ic -ic -ion
est-ic
-ance
-acious
-ic
-acity -acity -ice
-ice -ice i-ous
-acity
-ancy
-ety
-al -al -id
-al-ant
-ful-id -id -is
i-al i-al -ile
i-al-ary
-fy-ile -ile -ism
-ance-ance -ine
-ine -ine -ist
-ance
ibil-ity
-ast
-aneous
-aneous
-ion -ion ist-ic
-aneous
-ion
-ible
-ate
-ant -ant -ity-ity -ity
-ant
it-ary
-ation
-ic
-ary -ary il-ity
il-ity il-ity
-ary
-ite
-ative
-ice
-ate -ate -ive-ive -ive
-ate
ic-ile
-itis
at-or
i-ate i-ate at-ive
at-ive at-ive
i-ate
-ics
it-ive
at-ory
-ation
-ation
-ize
-ize
-ation
-ize
it-ory
b-ate
-id-ment-ment
-cide
-cide
-cide
-ment
bil-ity
i-en
-ence-ence -ous
-ous -ous -itude
-ence
ifi-able
dl-er
i-encei-encei-tion
i-tion i-tion-ity
i-ence
ific-ate
-ive
ea-logy
-ent
-ent
-ent
-trix-trix -trix
ific-ation
iz-ation
-er -er -ulous
-ulous-ulous
-er-ed
-ee
i-fy-ure -ure l-ant
-ferous
-ferous
-ferous
-ure
-ile-y
i-fy i-fy -y
-y -less
i-fy-eer
ili-ary
-logy
-ence
-ly
i-ment
-ency
-ment
-ent
imonin-ate
ous
-er
n-ative
-olog
-ology
on-eous
-or
-ory
-ous
t-ic
-tion
u-ity
ul-ate
ul-ation
ul-ence
ul-ent
-ulous
u-ment
u-ous
-ure
-y
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
abbreviate
abbreviate
contradict
contradict
abbreviate
aberrant
certifiable contradict
diagnosis
abduction
abduction
convention
convention
abduction
acerbate
certificate convention
diagnostic
accelerate
accelerate
convert
convert
accelerate
acrid
certificationconvert
dictate
accessible
accessible
convince
convince
accessible
convince
acrimonious
certify
diction
accumulate
accumulate
corruption
corruption
acrimony
certitude corruption
dignify
accumulate
admittance
admittance
counteract
counteract
acuity
circumflex counteract
dignitary
admittance
animate
animate
credence
credence
adjure
compress credence
dignity
animate
agnostic
concentration
discern
aquamarine
aquamarine
cumulative
cumulative
aquamarine
cumulative
agnosticism
concentric decelerate
discernible
audience
audience
decelerate
decelerate
audience
alienaversion
condign deduction
discerning
aversion
aversion
deduction
deduction
alienate
discernment
aviaryaviary congratulate
deposit
deposit
aviary
deposit
alienation
conjecture describe
disperse
aviatrix
aviatrix
describe
aviatrix
describedispersion
alteration
conjoin
benevolent
benevolent
destruction
destruction
benevolent
alternate
conjoint destruction
dispersive
bicentennial
bicentennial
determination
determination
bicentennial
determination
alternative
conjugal
dissociate
bilateral
bilateral
devour
devour
bilateral
altruism
conjunctiondevour
dissociation
brevity
brevityconjunctivedigression
digression
digression
brevity
altruistic
dissolute
carnivorous
carnivorous
dissect
dissect
carnivorous
arbitrary
constrict dissect
dissolution
centennial
centennial
dissonance
dissonance
arbitration
constrictiondissonance
dissolve
centennial
circumscribe
circumscribe
distort
distort
arbitrator
constrictor distort
disturb
circumscribe
circumvent
circumvent
durable
durable
asperse
contact durable
disturbance
circumvent
aspersion
corporal duration
domestic
cognition
cognition
duration
duration
cognition
associate
corporation
commemorate
commemorate
eloquent
eloquent
commemorate
eloquentdomesticate
association
corpulence emissary
domicile
commotion
commotion
emissary
commotion
emissary
auctioncomposition
cryptic
dominant
composition
envision
envision
composition
envision
auctioneer
decapitate equanimity
dominate
conclusion
conclusion
equanimity
conclusion
equanimity
augment
decapitation
domination
construct
construct
equation
equation
construct
equationdominion
augmentation
deflect
contact
contactdeflection equity
equityequity
contact
augmentative
dormancy
contemporary
contemporary
equivocate
equivocate
contemporary
equivocate
augmented
defunct
dormant
contortion
contortion
exclaim
exclaim
contortion
exclaim
augmenting
degenerative
dormitory
contraction
contraction
exclusion
exclusion
contraction
auxanometer
depress exclusion
dynamic
auxesis
derision
dynamics
auxiliary
derisory
dynamism
bilingual
detect
dynamite
capital
detectable
dynamometry
capitulate
detection
dynasty
central
detective
dysfunction
centralization
detector
dysfunctional
expose
expose
invincible
invincible
reconstruction
reconstruction
expose
invincible
reconstruction
eccentric
graphic
jury
protect
extemporaneous
extemporaneous
invisible
invisible
regression
regression
extemporaneous
invisible
regression
eccentricity
graphics
justice
protection
exterminate
exterminate
juvenile
juvenile
rejuvenate
rejuvenate
exterminate
juvenile
rejuvenate
eject
graphite
justify
protégé
extraction
extraction graphology
loquacious
loquacious
remittance
remittance
extraction
loquacious
remittance
ejection
lecture
pulsate
extrovert
extrovert grateful
luminary
luminary
removable
removable
election
legible
pulsator
extrovert
luminary
removable
fraction
fraction
luminous
luminous
renovate
renovate
elective
gratification
lingual
pyrogenic
fraction
luminous
renovate
fracture
fracture
manual
manual
repugnant
repugnant
eligible
gratify
linguist
pyrography
fracture
manual
repugnant
encrypt
gratismanuscript
linguistics retract
pyromania
fragile
fragile
manuscript
manuscript
retract
retract
fragile
encryption
pyrometer
fragment
fragment gratitude
marine
marinemetric
retrospect
retrospect
fragment
marine
retrospect
engender
gratuity
migrate
pyrometric
herbicide
herbicide
memorial
memorial
revival
herbicide
memorial
revival revival
enjoin
migration
pyrotechnics
herbivorous
herbivorous illegible
memory
memory
revocable
revocable
herbivorous
memory
revocable
errant
immigrant
migratory
recapitulate
illuminate
illuminate
misnomer
misnomer
rupture
rupture
illuminate
misnomer
rupture
erroneous
misnomer
recapitulation
immobile
immobile immigration
mobility
mobility
secede
secede
immobile
mobility
secede
error
impede
nominal
recertification
imposition
imposition
nominal
nominal
seclude
seclude
imposition
nominal
seclude
ethnic
impressive
nomination
re-election
inaudible
inaudible
nominate
nominate
specify
specify
inaudible
nominate
ethnicity
inalienable
nominative specify reflect
incredible
incredible indignant
novice
novicenominee submarine
submarine
submarine
incredible
novice
ethnocentric
reflection
incredulous
incredulous indignation
obstruction
obstruction
tactilereflex
tactile
incredulous
obstruction
ethnologist
nomism tactile
inductinduct
opposition
opposition
temporary
temporary
expedite
indignity
nomology temporary
regenerate
induct
opposition
infraction
infraction indomitable
perennial
perennial
terminal
terminal
expel
nonfunctional
reject
infraction
perennial
terminal
infrastructure
infrastructure
postscript
postscript
traverse
traverse
expulsion
ineligible
noxious
rejection
infrastructure
postscript
traverse
flexible
pedal
rejoin
innovation
innovation inflect
prediction
prediction
ultrasonic
ultrasonic
innovation
prediction
ultrasonic
function
peddler
repel
inscription
inscription inflection
prescription
prescription
unilateral
unilateral
inscription
prescription
unilateral
functional
pedometer unison
inspection
inspection inflexible
proceed
proceed
unison
inspection
proceed
unison repellant
functionalism
injectionproclamation
per capita
repulsive
intactintact
proclamation
veracity
veracity
intact
proclamation
veracity
functionary
perfunctory verifyresolute
interaction
interaction innocence
progress
progress
verify
interaction
progress
verify
functionless
perimeter
resolution
intercept
intercept innocent
promotion
promotion
vivacious
vivacious
intercept
promotion
vivacious
gastric
innocently
perjury
resolvable
interrupt
interrupt
pugnacious
pugnacious
vivid
vivid
interrupt
pugnacious perturb
vivid resolve
gastritis
innocuous
intersection
intersection
reaction
reaction
vociferous
vociferous
intersection
reaction
vociferous
gastronomy
innocuously
predominance
restrict
intervene
intervene intactrecapture
recapture
recapture
volition
volition
intervene
volition
gender
predominant
restriction
introversion
introversion intangible
recognize
recognize
voracious
voracious
introversion
recognize
voracious
genealogy
preside
restrictive
generate
generation
generic
generous
genesis
graceful
gracious
integument
isodynamic
junction
juncture
jurisdiction
jurist
juror
prognosis
prognosticate
project
projectile
projection
propel
propellant
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ridiculous
risibility
sedate
sedation
sedative
sedentary
sediment
sedimentary
sedimentation
selection
selective
sensation
sensibility
sensible
sensitive
sentiment
session
sociable
social
socialism
society
sociology
solubility
solution
solvent
supersede
tactful
tangency
tangent
tangible
thermometer
trajectory
trilingual
turbulence
turbulent
undetectable
unsociable
velocimeter
velocipede
velocity
verdant
viridescent
viridite
viridity
Word Roots Level 2
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
About the Author...................................................................................................................ii
Introduction...........................................................................................................................iii
Pretest/Posttest....................................................................................................................vi
Lesson 1 – acer/acr/acu, migr.............................1
Lesson 2 – al/alter, tru.........................................5
Lesson 3 – arbitr, noc/nox.................................14
Lesson 4 – auct/aug/aux/auxano......................18
Lesson 5 – capit/capita, corp/corpor.................27
Lesson 6 – cern/cert..........................................31
Lesson 7 – crypt, gnos......................................40
Lesson 8 – dign, press......................................44
Lesson 9 – dom, domin/domit...........................53
Lesson 10 – dorm, tact/tang..............................57
Lesson 11 – dyn/dynam/dynamo,
meter/metr....................................66
Lesson 12 – err, spers/sperse...........................70
Lesson 13 – centr, ethn/ethno...........................79
Lesson 14 – flect/flex........................................83
Lesson 15 – funct..............................................92
Lesson 16 – gastr/gastro, nom/nomin...............96
Lesson 17 – gen/gend/gener..........................105
Lesson 18 – grac/grace/grat/grate..................109
Lesson 19 – ject..............................................118
Lesson 20 – join/joint/jug/junct........................122
Lesson 21 – dict, jur/jure/juris/just...................131
Lesson 22 – lect/leg/lig....................................135
Lesson 23 – lingu, turb....................................144
Lesson 24 – meter, ped/pede/pedo,
veloc/veloci, thermo....................148
Lesson 25 – pel/puls/pulse..............................157
Lesson 26 – gen, graph, mania,
meter/metr, techn, pyro...............161
Lesson 27 – rid/ris, sens/sense/sent...............170
Lesson 28 – sed/sede/sess/side.....................174
Lesson 29 – soci.............................................183
Lesson 30 – solu/solute/solv/solve..................187
Lesson 31 – tect/teg/tege................................196
Lesson 32 – verd/virid, strict...........................200
Answer Key....................................................................................................................... 209
Dictionary.......................................................................................................................... 226
About the Author
Cherie A. Plant is a graduate in Elementary Education with a minor in Latin from the City
University of New York, Cherie Plant is an accomplished etymologist (one who studies the origin
and derivation of words). While teaching, Plant found that children as young as seven were
fascinated with decoding words such as “triskaidekaphobia” (fear of the number 13) using the
knowledge of prefixes, suffixes, and root words.
Plant retired from teaching in 1995, but was convinced that other youngsters could benefit
from such study. She has since devoted her time to writing language materials for all age groups,
based on the study of Latin and Greek roots.
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Lessons
Word Roots Level 2
Lesson 1
2
Lesson 2
PREFIX
in, into; not
ROOT
al/other
alter
tru
faithful
SUFFIX
-able able to be
-ate/n-ate to make, to act; one who, that which
-ation an action or process
n-ative of, or relating to
i-en having the quality of
ist-ic
like, related to
-ism act, state, condition
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in-
A. Spelling and Defining Words
Write each word from the choice box next to its definition.
altruism
alternate
alien
altruistic
alienate
inalienable
alteration
alter
alternative
alienation
1. ________________________
that may not be taken away or transferred
2. ________________________
action of changing or modifying
3. ________________________
selfless concern for the welfare of others
4. ________________________
to do in turns
5. ________________________
a choice between two things or among many
6. ________________________
foreign
7. ________________________
action of withdrawing or separating from a former
attachment
8. ________________________
to separate or make hostile
9. ________________________
unselfish, generous
10. ________________________
to change, to modify
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Lesson 2
1
B. Completing the Sentence
Write the best word from the gray box to complete each sentence.
1. The seamstress did not charge for the ______________________ to the dress.
alternative
alteration
altruism
2. Stripes ______________________ between red and white on the flag.
alternate
alienate
alter
3. The U.S. Constitution is based on ______________________ human rights.
alternative
altruistic
inalienable
4. Megan had the ______________________ of traveling by train or by plane.
alteration
alternative
altruism
5. Steve’s conflict was between selfishness and ______________________.
altruism
alienation
alteration
6. The new operating system was ______________________ to users of the old machines.
altruistic
inalienable
alien
7. If it rains we’ll have to ______________________ our plans for the cookout.
alter
alternate
alienate
8. Tim’s belligerent behavior tends to ______________________ him from his friends.
alter
alternate
alienate
9. After years of ______________________, the cousins reconciled.
altruism
alienation
alteration
alternative
inalienable
10. Their ______________________ deeds benefited many people.
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Word Roots Level 2
Lesson 1
2
C. Defining the Word Parts
Write the definition from the choice box next to its correct word part.
•faithful
• to make, to act; one who, that which
• one who, that which
• of, or relating to
• like, related to
1. 1.
-ism
____________________________________________________________________
2. 2.
-ate/n-ate
____________________________________________________________________ 3. 3.
al/alter
____________________________________________________________________ 4. 4.
-able
____________________________________________________________________ 5. 5.
in- ____________________________________________________________________
6. 6.
tru ____________________________________________________________________
7. 7.
-ation
____________________________________________________________________ 8. 8.
n-ative
____________________________________________________________________
9. 9.
i-en ____________________________________________________________________
10.10.
ist-ic
____________________________________________________________________
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• an action or process
• having the quality of
• in, into; not
•other
• able to be
• act, state, condition
Word Roots Level 2
Lesson 2
1
D. Writing Sentences
Use each word from the choice box to write a sentence in context so that its meaning is clear to
the reader.
alteration
alter
altruistic alternative
alienate
alienation
1. _________________________________
2. _________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
3. _________________________________
4. _________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
5. _________________________________
6. _________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
7. _________________________________
8. _________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
9. _________________________________
10. _________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
E. (optional) Creative Writing
Use some or all of the words from the choice box above to write one or more paragraphs or a
short story on a separate piece of paper.
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altruism
alien
alternate inalienable