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Latin and Greek Roots

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At the end of this lesson
  • You will be able to properly identify where Latin and Greek roots come from, what they mean, and how to use them in everyday vocabulary. 

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What do you already know about
Latin and Greek Roots
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What are Latin and Greek Roots?
They are the basic building blocks for many words.

A root is the core of a word, and when added to a set of letters becomes something much more meaningful.

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Where do Latin and Greek Roots come from?
Latin and Greek roots share the same origin: They are branches of the Indo-European language family.

Greek roots and Modern Greek language is inherited from  Ancient Greek, which is turn, is derived from the Indo-European language family.

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Latin Roots
  • aqua - water
  • aud - to hear
  • bene - good
  • contra - against
  • dent - teeth
  • dict - to speak
  • extra - outside
  • mal - bad
  • scende - to climb
  • vid/vis - to see 

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Greek Roots
  • anti - opposing
  • bio - life
  • biblio - book
  • chrome - color
  • dem - people
  • geo - earth
  • gram - letter
  • hemi - partial
  • hydr - water
  • schem - plan 

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Write down some Latin and 
Greek Roots you already know.
This is an open question

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What are Latin and Greek Roots?
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Where do Latin and Greek 
Roots come from?
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Latin root aqua means water
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True
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False

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Latin root contra means versus
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True
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False

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Latin root dent means caved
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Latin root extra means outside
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True
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False

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Latin root vid/vis means eyes
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False

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Greek root anti means opposing
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True
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False

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Greek root biblio means bible
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True
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False

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Greek root chrome means color
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True
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False

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Greek root geo means map
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True
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False

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Greek root hemi means half
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True
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False

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Write down three things you 
have learned this lesson
This is an open question

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