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LEARNING THAT GOES BEYOND THE PAGE AND THE CLASSROOM
evolution of a word
The word phonetic, which means “representing the sounds of
speech” comes from the Greek for voice. Many modern English
words evolved from Greek or Latin root words. Getting familiar
with roots of words can boost your vocabulary, enable you to
guess at the meaning of a word, and improve your spelling.
Here are a few to get you started.
ROCKit INTO BRAINSPACE Think of words with the roots below.
Watch for more root words in the November issue!
ROOT
aud
aug, auc
auto, aut
belli
bibl
bio
carn
caus, caut
chrom
cise
clam, claim
corp
crat, cracy
cred
deca
dict
dorm
dura
endo
equi
fact, fic, fect
fin
MEANING
hear, listen
increase
self
war
book
life
flesh
burn, heat
color
cut
cry out
body
rule
believe
ten
say, speak
sleep
hard, lasting
within
equal
do, make
end, finished
EXAMPLE
auditorium, audio
augment, auction
automobile, autograph
rebellion, belligerent
Bible, bibliography
biology, biosphere
carnivore, reincarnation
caustic, cauldron
chrome, chromosome
incise, scissors
exclamation, proclaim
corporation, corporal
aristocrat, autocrat
creed, credit, incredible
decade, decathlon
dictation, dictionary
dormant, dormitory
durable, endure
endoskeleton, endorse
equilateral, equinox
factory, confection
final, finite
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LANGUAGE ROOTS
how to write in
Phonecian code and
why language is still
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EVOLUtion ISSUE
What is the root for a word
that defines the imaginary line
dividing Earth equally into the
North and South hemispheres?
What is the root word for a
ten-sided
polygon?
What is the root word meaning
the inner skin of a fruit?
Hint: carp means flesh.
If anti is the root word for
against and bio is the root
word for life, guess what
antibiotic means?
What root belongs to a word
describing something that can
be heard.
Can you think of more?
Dictionaries are a great help!