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8 th grade Language Arts

8 th grade Language Arts. Additional spelling words Greek and Latin Root words. Lesson 1. Absence Accommodate Analysis Attendance Believe Go to next page for Greek/Latin roots. Lesson 1. Root Definition Examples Aequus equal equal , equation

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8 th grade Language Arts

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  1. 8th gradeLanguage Arts Additional spelling words Greek and Latin Root words

  2. Lesson 1 • Absence • Accommodate • Analysis • Attendance • Believe • Go to next page for Greek/Latin roots.

  3. Lesson 1 • Root Definition Examples • Aequus equal equal, equation • Ago, acta do, things done agent, enact, transact • Anthropos man, human being anthropology, misanthrope • Ars art artist, artifact • Brevis short brevity, abbreviate

  4. Lesson 2 • Bureau • Capitol • Colonel • Committee • correspondence • Go to next slide for Greek/Latin roots

  5. Lesson 2 • Root Definition Examples • Canto sing chant, cantor • Caput head captain, decapitate • Clino to lean, bend incline, decline • Cognito know cognizant, recognize • Copia plenty copy, copious, cornucopia

  6. Lesson 3 • Counterfeit • Courageous • Curiosity • Defendant • Dessert • Go to the next slide for Greek/Latin roots.

  7. Lesson 3 • Root Definition Examples • Credo believe credible, incredulous • Culpa blame culpable, culprit • Dominus lord, master dominate, dominion • Duco lead abduct, introduce • Fido to trust, believe confide, infidel

  8. Lesson 4 • Desperate • Dissatisfied • Extraordinary • Fascinating • Foreign • Go to next slide for Latin/Greek roots.

  9. Lesson 4 • Root Definition Examples • Fundo, pour, thing poured effusive, transfusion Fusum • Genus kind, origin genetic, congenital • Holos whole holistic, catholic • Jungo join junction, conjugal • Lego, read, thing read intellect, legible Lectum

  10. Lesson 5 • Guarantee • Hygiene • Independence • Laboratory • Library • Go to next slide for Greek/Latin roots

  11. Lesson 5 • Root Definition Examples • Locus a place local, dislocate • Loquor speak eloquent, loquacious • Medius middle mediate, mediocrity • Missio a sending emissary, mission • Morior die mortal, moribund

  12. Lesson 6 • Lightning • Maintenance • Mileage • Necessary • Occurrence • Go to next slide for Greek/Latin roots

  13. Lesson 6 • Root Definition Examples • Nego deny negate, negative • Nihil nothing nihilism, annihilate • Occido kill homicide, suicide • Pathos suffering, feeling sympathy, apathy • Pendo weigh, hang depend, pendant

  14. Lesson 7 • Permanence • Physician • Prairie • Sergeant • Souvenir • Go to the next slide for Greek/Latin roots.

  15. Lesson 7 • Root Definition Examples • Per through perceive, persist, persevere • Phobos fear phobia, claustrophobia • Plenus full plenty, plenary • Positum placed position, opposite • Porto carry transport, export

  16. Lesson 8 • Straight • Technique • Temporary • Vacuum • Whether • Go to next slide for Greek/Latin roots.

  17. Lesson 8 • Root Definition Examples • Possum be able possible, potent • Pugno to fight impugn, pugnacious • Punctum point punctual, punctuation • Rego to rule regular, regency • Sanguis blood sanguine

  18. Lesson 9 • Achievement • Address • Analysis • Anonymous • Argument • Go to next slide for Greek/Latin roots.

  19. Lesson 9 • Root Definition Examples • Satis enough satisfy • Scio know science, conscious • Solus alone solo, desolate • Sonus a sound unison, consonant • Sophos wise philosophy, sophomore

  20. Lesson 10 • Beginning • Business • College • Conscience • Control • Go to next slide for Greek/Latin roots.

  21. Lesson 10 • Root Definition Examples • Spiritus breath inspire, spirit • Totus whole totalitarianism • Tractum drawn, pulled distract, tractor • Usus use abuse, utensil • Vacuus empty evacuate, vacuum

  22. Lesson 11 • Acquaintance • Amateur • Answer • Athlete • Britain • Go to next slide for Greek/Latin roots

  23. Lesson 11 • Root Definition Examples • Verbum word verbal • Verto turn avert, convert, • Via way, road deviate, viaduct • Annus year annual, anniversary • Ante before antebellum, antecedent

  24. Lesson 12 • Characteristic • Committee • Conscious • Cooperate • Criticize • Go to next slide for Greek/Latin roots

  25. Lesson 12 • Root Definition Example • Aqua water aquarium • Astron star astronaut, astronomy • Bi two bisect, bipartisan • Bios life biology, biography • Centum hundred cent, percent

  26. Lesson 13 • Dependent • Develop • Embarrassed • Exaggerate • Exercise • Go to next slide for Greek/Latin roots

  27. Lesson 13 • Root Definition Example • Decem ten decade, decimal • Dico, dictum say, thing said dictation, dictionary • Duo two duplicate • Ge earth geology, geography • Hydor water hydrant, hydroelectric

  28. Lesson 14 • Fulfill • Gymnasium • Hypocrite • Innocence • Interrupt • Go to next slide for Greek/Latin roots

  29. Lesson 14 • Root Definition Examples • Magus large, great magnificent, magnify • Mega large, great megaphone, megalomania • Mikros small microscope, microfilm • Minus smaller diminish, minor • Monos single monologue, monarch, monopoly

  30. Lesson 15 • License • Marriage • Minimum • Naturally • Occurrence • Go to the next slide for Greek/Latin roots

  31. Lesson 15 • Root Definition Example • Omnis all omnipotent, omniscient • Phileo to love philosophy, philanthropist • Phone sound, voice phonograph, telephone • Photo light photograph, photocopy • Poly many polygon

  32. Lesson 16 • Parallel • Peasant • Philosopher • Possess • Privilege • Go to next slide for Greek/Latin roots

  33. Lesson 16 • Root Definition Example • Post after posthumous, posterity • Pre before predict, prepare • Primus first primary, primitive • Protos first prototype, protozoa • Psyche soul, mind psychology

  34. Lesson 17 • Receipt • Recommendation • Repetition • Restaurant • Rhythm • Go to next slide for Greek/Latin roots.

  35. Lesson 17 • Root Definition Example • Quartus fourth quadrant, quarter • Tele at a distance telephone, television, telepathy • Thermos heat thermometer, thermostat • Tri three trilogy, triangle, tricycle • Unus one unanimous, unilateral

  36. Lesson 18 • Separate • Similar • Sophomore • Substitute • Success • Go to next slide for Greek/Latin roots.

  37. Lesson 18 • Root Definition Example • Video, visum see, seen evident, visual • Vita life vitality, vitamin • Foreign phrases commonly used in English • Word Meaning • Au revoir goodbye, until we see each other again • Avant-garde a group developing new concepts • Bete noire something dreaded & avoided (literally “black beast”)

  38. Lesson 19 • Suspicion • Tragedy • Woman • Writing • Field • Go to next slide for Greek/Latin roots.

  39. Lesson 19 • Foreign phrases commonly used in English • Word Meaning • C’est la vie that’s life, that’s how things happen • Coup de grace a decisive finishing blow • Coup d’etat overthrow of a government by a group • Déjà vu something overly familiar (literally “already seen”) • Fait accompli an accomplished fact, presumably irreversible

  40. Lesson 20 • Beneficial • Especially • Proposition • Experience • Appreciate

  41. Lesson 20 • Foreign phrases commonly used in English • Word Meaning • Faux pas a social blunder (literally “false step”) • Merci thank you • Piece de resistance the principal part of the meal, a showpiece item • Raison d’etre reason for being • Savoir-faire ability to say or do the right thing in any situation, polished sureness

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