Learning Objective Name ______
Today, we will use roots to analyze1 the meaning of words.
1 study carefully
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What are we going to do today?
What does analyze mean? Analyze means ______.
Activate (or provide) Prior Knowledge
On your whiteboards, write the group of letters that are the same in these words.
inspector
respect
spectacular
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Students, some words have the same groups of letters as the base or root of the word. Prefixes and suffixes are then added to the root to make different words. Today, we will use roots to analyze the meaning of words.
Concept Development
A root is the part of a word that carries its main meaning.
· Roots can be used to determine the meaning of unknown words.
· A root can be in the beginning, middle, or end of a word.
· The English language has many roots with Greek and Latin word origins2.
2 first appearances
Examples:
Root & Meaning / Word Origin / Prefix + Root + Suffix& Definition / Words with roots used in a sentence.
-don-
(give) / Latin / donor (one who gives)
condoning (give approval)
pardon (give excuse) / After Hurricane Katrina, many donors gave food to help the people of Louisiana.
-meter-
(measure) / Greek / perimeter= (measure around) / The perimeter of the classroom was 35 feet.
Not an example:
donkey
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If the root -don- means “give” in the word “donor”, what does the root –don- mean in the word “donation”?
Circle the root in the following words. Explain your answer.
A diameter B thermometer
If I know the root meter means measure I know that thermometer has something to do with ______.
In your own words, what is a root? A root is______.
Skill Development/Guided Practice
A root is the part of a word that carries its main meaning.
· Roots can be used to determine the meaning of unknown words.
Use roots to analyze the meaning of words.
Step #1: Read the sentence and identify the root in the bolded word. (circle) Hint: Use the table.
Step #2: Determine the word origin and the meaning of the root. (write) Hint: Use the table.
Step #3: Use the meaning of the root to choose the best meaning of the bolded word. (circle)
Step #4: Interpret the sentence; reread the sentence replacing the bolded word with its meaning.
Root / Word Origin / Meaningspect / Latin / look
ven / Latin / come
therm / Greek / heat
1. In retrospect, carrying the alligator by
hand was not a good idea.
Root:______Word Origin: ______
means ______
Retrospect most likely means:
A hourglass
B looking back on the past
C not seeing bad signs / 2. Our perspectives were completely
different after hearing the speech.
Root:______Word Origin: ______
means ______
Perspective most likely means:
A people listening to something
B not able to hear
C outlook on a topic
3. The teachers convened to discuss test scores.
Root:______Word Origin: ______
means ______
Convened most likely means:
A moved away
B came together
C wrote a letter / 4. The referee had to intervene when
the players began to argue.
Root:______Word Origin: ______
means ______
Intervene most likely means:
A to look at others
B to not get together
C to come between others
5. Juan always carried hot chocolate in a
thermos.
Root:______Word Origin: ______
means ______
Thermos most likely means:
A a cup used keep liquids hot
B tool that measures temperature
C tool used to look for things / 6. The teacher turned the thermostat up
because it was freezing in the classroom.
Root:______Word Origin:______
means ______
Thermostat most likely means:
A keeping a room fresh
B something that goes fast
C tool used to control temperature
CFU (#1a) How did I/you identify the root in the bolded word?
(#2) How did I/you determine the word origin and meaning of the root?
(#3) How did I/you use the meaning of the root to choose the best meaning of the bolded word?
Relevance
A root is the part of a word that carries its main meaning.
· Roots can be used to determine the meaning of unknown words.
1. Using roots to analyze the meaning of words will help you determine the meaning of a word without having to ask someone or look it up.
2. Using roots to analyze the meaning of words will help you do well on tests.
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Does anyone else have another reason why it is relevant to use roots to analyze the meaning of words? (pair-share) Why is it relevant to use roots to analyze the meaning of words? You may give me one of my reasons or one of your own. Which reason is the more relevant to you? Why?
A root is the part of a word that carries its main meaning.· Roots can be used to determine the meaning of unknown words.
Skill Closure
Use roots to analyze the meaning of words.
Step #1: Read the sentence and identify the root in the bolded word. (circle) Hint: Use the table.
Step #2: Determine the word origin and the meaning of the root. (write) Hint: Use the table.
Step #3: Use the meaning of the root to choose the best meaning of the bolded word. (circle)
Step #4: Interpret the sentence; reread the sentence replacing the bolded word with its meaning.
Root / Word origin / Meaning
chron / Greek / time
mit / Latin / send
1. The history report includes a chronology of land discoveries from the 1500s-1600s.
Root:______Word origin: ______means ______
Chronology most likely means:
A list of events ordered by time
B series of movies
C look to the future
______
2. The car emitted a white smoke.
Root:______Word origin: ______means ______
Emitted most likely means:
A take in
B sent out
C filled with
______
Concept Closure
If I know the Latin root vis means see, I know that visit has something to do with what? Explain.
______
______
Summary Closure
What did you learn today about using roots to analyze the meaning of words?
Day 1______
______
Day 2______
______
Independent Practice Name ______
A root is the part of a word that carries its main meaning.
· Roots can be used to determine the meaning of unknown words.
Use roots to analyze the meaning of words.
Step #1: Read the sentence and identify the root in the bolded word. (circle) Hint: Use the table.
Step #2: Determine the word origin and the meaning of the root. (write) Hint: Use the table.
Step #3: Use the meaning of the root to choose the best meaning of the bolded word. (circle)
Step #4: Interpret the sentence; reread the sentence replacing the bolded word with its meaning.
Root / Word origin / Meaningvac / Latin / empty
ven / Latin / come
meter / Greek / measure
1. The library was vacant; all you heard
were echoes.
Root:______Word origin:______
means ______
Vacant most likely means:
A something that is empty
B somewhere to read
C something far away / 2. We had to evacuate the building when
the alarm sounded.
Root:______Word origin: ______
means ______
Evacuate most likely means:
A to see a fire
B to leave or empty out of a place
C measure a building
3. We sprayed the crops to prevent bugs from eating our fruits.
Root:______Word origin:______
means ______
Prevent most likely means:
A to stop something from coming
B to go to a meeting
C to look for something at a farm / 4. My doctor had an intervention with me about eating too much junk food.
Root:______Word origin: ______
means ______
Intervention most likely means:
A to measure the amount of food
B to come between someone and
C to look for something that
is lost
5. The weatherman uses a barometer to check the changes in air pressure.
Root:______Word origin:______
means ______
Barometer most likely means:
A a tool used to look for air
B a tool used to record air
C a tool used to measure air pressure / 6. The odometer on my father’s car wasn’t registering how many miles we had traveled.
Root:______Word origin: ______
means ______
Odometer most likely means:
A a tool used to measure how many
miles a vehicle has traveled
B a place where cars are fixed
C a tool used to look for problems on a
car
Periodic Review 1 Name ______
A root is the part of a word that carries its main meaning.
· Roots can be used to determine the meaning of unknown words.
Use roots to analyze the meaning of words.
Step #1: Read the sentence and identify the root in the bolded word. (circle) Hint: Use the table.
Step #2: Determine the word origin and the meaning of the root. (write) Hint: Use the table.
Step #3: Use the meaning of the root to choose the best meaning of the bolded word. (circle)
Step #4: Interpret the sentence; reread the sentence replacing the bolded word with its meaning.
Root / Word origin / Meaningbio / Greek / life
vis / Latin / see
fix / Latin / fasten or attach
1. Shayla has a fixation with pink; everything she owns is pink!
Root:______Word origin: ______
means ______
Fixation most likely means:
A seeing only pink
B strong attachment to something
C owning pink items / 2. He liked to read a biography rather than a
fiction novel.
Root:______Word origin: ______
means ______
Biography most likely means:
A book of poetry
B book about someone’s life
C book about make-believe characters
3. Under his visionary leadership, the city grew and developed successfully.
Root:______Word origin: ______
means ______
Visionary most likely means:
A a person with boring ideas
B clear ideas on what to see in the future
C a person who loves life / 4. A label needs to be affixed to all packages that are mailed.
Root:______Word origin: ______
means ______
Affixed most likely means:
A to work at a post office
B to copy over information
C to attach something to something else
5. Her favorite subject was biology.
Root:______Word origin: ______
means ______
Biology most likely means:
A study of mountains
B study of the United States
C study of plant and animal life / 6. I envisioned myself hiking up the steep mountain.
Root:______Word origin: ______
means ______
Envisioned most likely means:
A to see yourself mentally
B to visit a place
C to fasten or attach yourself to something
Periodic Review 2 Name ______
A root is the part of a word that carries its main meaning.
· Roots can be used to determine the meaning of unknown words.
Use roots to analyze the meaning of words.
Step #1: Read the sentence and identify the root in the bolded word. (circle) Hint: Use the table.
Step #2: Determine the word origin and the meaning of the root. (write) Hint: Use the table.
Step #3: Use the meaning of the root to choose the best meaning of the bolded word. (circle)
Step #4: Interpret the sentence; reread the sentence replacing the bolded word with its meaning.
Root / Word origin / Meaningchron / Greek / time
cred / Latin / believe
derm / Greek / skin
1. Isaac had a chronic cough, it
wouldn’t go away.
Root:______Word origin: ______
means ______
Chronic most likely means:
A beat someone in a race
B lasting a long time
C going away fast / 2. I had to go see the dermatologist because I kept getting acne.
Root:______means ______
Dermatologist most likely means:
A someone who treats teeth problems
B someone who treats skin problems
C someone who believes
3. The book is a chronicle of his life during the Civil War.
Root:______Word origin:______
means ______
Chronicle most likely means:
A the study of war
B color of something
C time things happen / 4. My story was credible, but nobody
thought I was telling the truth.
Root:______Word origin: ______
means ______
Credible most likely means:
A made up story
B something that is believable
C funny experience
5. He burned the epidermis on his hand when he picked up the hot pan.
Root:______Word origin:______
means ______
Epidermis most likely means:
A top layer of skin
B the time it takes to burn something
C to burn hair / 6. He told incredible stories about being a
spy; we were all amazed.
Root:______Word origin: ______
means ______
Incredible most likely means:
A something that someone believes in
B almost too hard to believe
C a problem you take care of
Periodic Review 3 Name ______
A root is the part of a word that carries its main meaning.
· Roots can be used to determine the meaning of unknown words.
Use roots to analyze the meaning of words.
Step #1: Read the sentence and identify the root in the bolded word. (circle) Hint: Use the table.
Step #2: Determine the word origin and the meaning of the root. (write) Hint: Use the table.
Step #3: Use the meaning of the root to choose the best meaning of the bolded word. (circle)
Step #4: Interpret the sentence; reread the sentence replacing the bolded word with its meaning.
Root / Word origin / Meaningtemp / Latin / time
fer / Latin / carry
derm / Greek / skin
1. The dermatologist could not tell me what the red patch on my knee could be.
Root:______Word origin: ______
means ______
Dermatologist most likely means:
A a doctor for the heart
B a doctor for the skin
C a doctor for the brain / 2. The bus transferred the kids from school to school.
Root:______Word origin: ______
means ______
Transferred most likely means:
A measure of how far away
B carried from one place to another
C stay in one place
3. There was a temporary loss of power
in the cafeteria.
Root:______Word origin: ______
means ______
Temporary most likely means:
A not lasting a long time
B to carry power
C go see someone / 4. Abigail Adams and Martha Washington
were contemporaries, both living during
the American Revolution.
Root:______Word origin: ______
means ______
Contemporaries most likely means:
A make something happen
B see something in your mind
C living at the same time
5. We also visited the elephant camp and got to know these playful pachyderms.
Root:______Word origin: ______
means ______
Pachyderms most likely means:
A animals with very thick skin
B animals with long noses
C animals that are large / 6. She inferred the answer based on the information in the text.
Root:______Word origin: ______
means ______
Inferred most likely means:
A remember something by reading
about it
B to carry over information from one
point to another
C to believe something you heard
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