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Know Y our Roots: Word Choice. ACTIVITY: 1.21. Where do we get our English words?.
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Know Your Roots:Word Choice ACTIVITY: 1.21
Where do we get our English words? • Many of our English words come from ancient Latin and Greek words. A word root, or word part that carries the basic meaning, often appears in more than one word. Therefore, knowing the meaning of a root is a key to recognizing meanings of unfamiliar words. In other words, knowing the meaning of one root might help you know the meanings of many words.
Graphic Organizer: Brainstorm as many words as possible that contain the first three roots on the graph.
WRITING PROMPT: • On a separate piece of paper, write a dialogue between Icarus and his father that might have taken place if Icarus had survived the fall. Use 8-10 words from the chart above. Be sure to write dialogue using correct punctuation and capitalization.