Book III Unit 1 Introduction

1. Book III Unit 1 Introduction Phot/Phos Luc Spec/Spect Vid/Vis Prestwick House Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots: A Study of Word families Presented by Mrs. Tolin and Mrs. Smith English 9 CP, Nordonia High School

2. Context Clues +knowledge of prefixes, ROOTS & suffixes +the way the word is being used in the sentence (its part of speech)= WORD MEANING & UNDERSTANDING DING! DING! DING! YES! OWN THE WORD!

3. GREEK ROOT: PHOT/PHOS Greek, meaning “LIGHT”

4. PHOTOTROPIC EXAMPLE: • “Because they’re phototropic, daisies always grow towards the sun”

5. PHOTOTROPIC light to turn

6. PHOTOTROPIC EXAMPLE: • “Because they’re phototropic, daisies always grow towards the sun”

7. PHOTOTROPIC [fo to tro’ pik] • Pronunciation: Hear it here • Adjective • DEFINITION: Tending to grow or move towards light

8. Your Turn… • Use a dictionary to list other words with the same Greek root words (phos/phot). • Apply your new knowledge of the meaning of the root words phot/phos to help determine the meanings of those words.

9. Reinforcement/ PracticeSlides

10. PHOTOGENIC • EXAMPLE: “Lucy, our horse, was so photogenic, that total strangers often asked to take her picture.”

11. PHOTOGENIC light suitable for

12. PHOTOGENIC • EXAMPLE: “Lucy, our horse, was so photogenic, that total strangers often asked to take her picture.”

13. PHOTOGENIC [foh-tuh-jen-ik] • Hear it here: Photogenic • Part of Speech: Adjective • DEFINITION: attractive in (suitable for) pictures taken with light, or photographs

14. Book III Unit 1 Introduction Phot/Phos Luc Spec/Spect Vid/Vis Prestwick House Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots: A Study of Word families Presented by Mrs. Tolin and Mrs. Smith English 9 CP, Nordonia High School

15. Context Clues +knowledge of prefixes, ROOTS & suffixes +the way the word is being used in the sentence (its part of speech)= WORD MEANING & UNDERSTANDING DING! DING! DING! YES! OWN THE WORD!

16. LATIN ROOT: LUC LUX, LUCIS Latin, meaning “LIGHT”

17. LUCID EXAMPLE: • “Sophie’s explanation of quantum physics was so lucid that I understood everything.”

18. LUCID light/clear

19. LUCID EXAMPLE: • “Sophie’s explanation of quantum physics was so lucid that I understood everything.”

20. LUCID [ˈlo͞osid] • Pronunciation: Hear it here or here • Part of Speech: Adjective • DEFINITION: easy to understand; clear • Synonym: comprehensible • Antonym: confusing

21. Your Turn… • Use a dictionary to list other words with the same root words (luc). • Apply your new knowledge of the meaning of the root word luc to help determine the meanings of those words.

22. Reinforcement/ PracticeSlides

23. ELUCIDATE EXAMPLE: • “The attorney asked the witness to further elucidate the information he had.”

24. ELUCIDATE from light (makes the word into a verb)

25. ELUCIDATE EXAMPLE: • “The attorney asked the witness to further elucidate the information he had.”

26. ELUCIDATE [iˈlo͞osiˌdāt/] • Pronunciation: Hear it here • Part of speech: verb • DEFINITION: to bring from light; to make clear by explaining • synonym: clarify antonym: confuse

27. Book III Unit 1 Introduction Phot/Phos Luc Spec/Spect Vid/Vis Prestwick House Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots: A Study of Word families Presented by Mrs. Tolin and Mrs. Smith English 9 CP, Nordonia High School

28. Context Clues +knowledge of prefixes, ROOTS & suffixes +the way the word is being used in the sentence (its part of speech)= WORD MEANING & UNDERSTANDING DING! DING! DING! YES! OWN THE WORD!

29. LATIN ROOT: SPEC/ SPECT SPECERE, SPECTUM Latin, meaning “to look at”

30. CIRCUMSPECT EXAMPLE: • “The marchers in the protest tried to be circumspect and not break any laws.”

31. CIRCUMSPECT around looking

32. CIRCUMSPECT EXAMPLE: • “The marchers in the protest tried to be circumspect and not break any laws.”

33. CIRCUMSPECT[ˈsərkəmˌspekt] • Pronunciation: Hear it here • Part of speech: adjective • DEFINITION: looking around; careful; mindful of rules and consequences • Synonym: prudent • Antonym: reckless

34. Your Turn… • Use a dictionary to list other words with the same root words (spec/spect). • Apply your new knowledge of the meaning of the root word spec/spect to help determine the meanings of those words.

35. Reinforcement/ PracticeSlides

36. PROSPECT EXAMPLE: • “The prospect of a trip to the dentist with my bratty kid brother was hardly thrilling.”

37. PROSPECT forward look

38. PROSPECT EXAMPLE: • “The prospect of a trip to the dentist with my bratty kid brother was hardly thrilling.”

39. PROSPECT[präsˌpekt] • Pronunciation: Hear it here • Part of speech: noun • DEFINITION: looked forward to; that which is expected when looking forward

40. Book III Unit 1 Introduction Phot/Phos Luc Spec/Spect Vid/Vis Prestwick House Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots: A Study of Word families Presented by Mrs. Tolin and Mrs. Smith English 9 CP, Nordonia High School

41. Context Clues +knowledge of prefixes, ROOTS & suffixes +the way the word is being used in the sentence (its part of speech)= WORD MEANING & UNDERSTANDING DING! DING! DING! YES! OWN THE WORD!

42. LATIN ROOT: VID/VIS VIDERE, VISUM Latin, meaning “to see, to look”

43. PROVIDENTIAL EXAMPLE: • “Through a providential series of events, Nigel found himself manager of the company.”

44. PROVIDENTIAL to look forward (makes the word an adj.)

45. PROVIDENTIAL EXAMPLE: • “Through a providential series of events, Nigel found himself manager of the company.”

46. PROVIDENTIAL [prävəˈdenCHəl] • Pronunciation: Hear it here • Part of speech: adjective • DEFINITION: to look forward to; happening by good fortune • Synonym: fortunate • Antonym: unlucky

47. Your Turn… • Use a dictionary to list other words with the same root words (vid/vis). • Apply your new knowledge of the meaning of the root word vid/vis to help determine the meanings of those words.

48. Reinforcement/ PracticeSlides

49. INVIDIOUS EXAMPLE: • “One candidate made an invidious speech against his opponent.”

50. INVIDIOUS against to look (makes the word an adj.)