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Vocabulary…. A “ Root ” Awakening

Vocabulary…. A “ Root ” Awakening. Objectives: I will know how to break down complex or new words to determine meaning. I will be able to identify key roots in science words to help me determine the meaning of a new word. How many words are in your vo cabulary?.

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Vocabulary…. A “ Root ” Awakening

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  1. Vocabulary…. A “Root” Awakening Objectives: I will know how to break down complex or new words to determine meaning. I will be able to identify key roots in science words to help me determine the meaning of a new word.

  2. How many words are in your vocabulary? • It’s estimated there are between 1.5 and 2 million words in the English language • Evolving technology is adding about 2,000 new words each year!

  3. Where do these words come from? • 90% of English words are Latin based • 75% of Spanish words are Latin based A single Latin root is a part of 5-20 English words Latin curro = “to run” course current occur cursive cursor concur accurate incur

  4. Three Kinds of Roots Suffix Prefix – appears at the beginning Base – the middle part Suffix – the end BASE The BASE holds up the entire word Prefix ROOT – any part of a word that “holds meaning”

  5. Divide and Conquer (word dissection) • Identify the base root of a word and then try to think of other words that are similar, to see if they have similar meaning “in context”…. structure construct construction obstruct deconstruct infrastructure reconstruct

  6. Divide and Conquer (word dissection) structure construct construction obstruct deconstruct infrastructure Reconstruct Latin: stru, struct; means “to build”

  7. Using Prefixes unable unbutton unhealthy unclear incorrect incomplete inhuman invisible Negating prefixes: un- or in- “no or not” presoak pregame preheat rewrite redo rebuild rerun Directional prefixes: pre- “before” re – “again”

  8. Using Suffixes Common suffixes: -er = “more -est = “most” -ful = “full of” -less = “without” -able, - ible = “can, able to” EX: Small, smaller, smallest EX: Powerful, powerless EX: Readable, doable

  9. Marzano Vocabulary Graphic Organizer ( Practice using Biome) TERM: Describe the term: Draw: Other Words with Same Root:

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