English
Name:
11
A}IGLO.SAXON ROOTS
Ohio State Standards for Efrqlish 11: Use knowledge of Greek, Latin and Anglo-Saxon roots, prefixes and suffixes to understand
complex words and new subject-area vocabulary
Directions: For each Anglo-Saxon Root word, identiff several modern English words that are derived from that
root.
Example:
t
1
I noot
I
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Ber-
I
i canv
Bear, berth, bom, borne, burden
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I
Root
I Modern English Words
*-*-
I Root
lo
Meanins
BindBrewl
I Burn/bran
I
I Consume with fire, torch
I
I
Fot-/fet-
|
Bring (go and get)
i Boy, male
Not to have any longer
I
Modern English Words
-\ *-i Care, regard
i Reck-
.,_*_i
snur-
i
stu-
Push
! Strike
:
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Ster-
,
"
---
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Guide, direct
j
I Twi
-
1
Conscious, not sleePing
Ward-
1
Guard, Protect
Wit/wis
I Know
i wut
a,
I,1
I rt
ers
WrithI
i Wroht
I
Work, make
fI
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ANGLO-SAXON ROOTS
Use knowledge of Greek, Latin and Anglo-Saxon roots, prefixes and suffixes to understand
complex words and new subject-area vocabulary
Directions: For each Anglo-Saxon Root word, identify several modem English words that are derived from that
root.
Example:
Root
Modern English Words
Root Meaning
Bear, berth, born, bome, burden
Ber-
Bind-
Root Meaning
Modern English Words
Tie, fasten
h'nLer,
Brew-
Ferment
Bum./bran
Consume with fire, torch
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,
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t, Lre-.
,
l(
tt*1.}- ,' bu-r,'r,
Valued
Drif-
Carry along
Fare
Go (food)
Flot
Held up by air or water
qtr
--
Fod-/fed-
Satisfy
Fot-/fet-
Bring (go and get)
Hev-
Lift with force
u.r
E"*tt
at(
'
,tor, ( rl,r) I
&nt--q='ho'r,
vrr
gQacal
fte+t
herxr, \er.'t1, hova, d(huav{L\
Boy, male
skilt
-Ktu4
\o€,
Laf
Lik-
Similar, to be pleased with
Not to have any
Mark-
Boundary, sign
longer
\lk
Krqvtud3r,
\ o a-v-s
e---, \_1Ke .r eSS
_ Lg5l,
! os_a
, [itcctg
, ,\ os+, .S r\
o
rl
\,vtl,.<V, f,nn or'lat'o''r , lfr€rnaf k
Reck-
Care, regard
Shuf-
Push
Sla-
Strike
Ster-
Guide, direct
Swer-
Swear, proclaim
TalVtal
Put into words
Thr-
.
,
s
(e-eYD
hovoi
ni^1'
,
sh^e€(e
nll t <tqhtur
)or,,C<,
Faithtul
Tw-
two
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U
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it{e'
r':Ltet
f- e 1 \:,rlc etr , fuk\,
*.r
++le
a
i Conscious, not sleeping
Ward-
Guard, protect
WiUwis
Know
wroht
ovt
9)roJa,
Tru-
Wak-
(eaV
' work,
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LL+ \.rrrlrief o-rd
1 war-J-co I r=7 ce.,tarJ,
vJ_Lf-+_\4t_\, :*_ilng 2s,
rhake
,
wroqht
p\alwn3h*
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wil&v., t tise