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Introduction to roots. explanation. Greek and Latin form the basis of many English words. If you know a few common Greek and Latin roots, then it should be easier to pronounce and to guess the meanings of other, more difficult, terms. Further explanation.
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explanation • Greek and Latin form the basis of many English words. If you know a few common Greek and Latin roots, then it should be easier to pronounce and to guess the meanings of other, more difficult, terms.
Further explanation • Base wordsor roots can be combined with affixes (affixes = prefixes AND/OR suffixes) to create a family of related words.
BASE WORDS • **most important part of a word…gives you the most meaning** • A base word is a complete/whole word that can be used to create other words. P A YPAY MENT RE GOVERNGOVERN ING MENT COMFORT COMFORT UN ABLE ING
BASE TIP • The word basement has the word base in it, right? So let’s use that to help us remember what a base is. If there was a tornado that blew away a house, would the basement still stand? • Of course! Therefore a basement, and a base word, can stand on its own.
roots • **most important part of a word…gives you the most meaning** • In thousands of words, there is a word part, called a word root, that is LIKE a base word in that prefixes and suffixes can attach to it. Unlike base words, however, this word part usually cannot stand by itself as a word. Still, it is the most important part of the word in which it occurs. FRACTFRACT URE ION
ROOTS CONTINUED • FRACTURE FRACTION • We know what these two words are and what they mean. • What happens when you fracture your arm? • [you break it]. • Now, what happens when you divide something into fractions? • [you break whole numbers down into fractions]. • Both the words have the root fract in it, but fract is not a word on its own.
Root tip • Plants have roots, right? So when you think of the meaning of a root, think about a plant. A plant has leaves, flowers, etc. growing from it-it never stands alone-just like a root-a root cannot stand alone, it needs something growing from it. ING STRUCTSTRUCTSTRUCT CON URE CON
ROOTS CONTINUED • CONSTRUCTSTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTING • Think about the root’s meaning: what happens when construction workers construct a building? • [they “build” it]. • Construct means “to build something” and structure is another term we often use to refer to a building or something that has been built. • Now, how about the word Think about the meaning of “build” and how it might apply to the word… INSTRUCT ?
