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Unlocking Word Meaning with Greek and Latin Affixes

Explore the power of Greek and Latin affixes as clues to word meanings in this vocabulary composition book. Discover how affixes and roots from different languages shape modern language and enhance your understanding of complex terms.

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Unlocking Word Meaning with Greek and Latin Affixes

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  1. Common Core Standard Literacy 8.4b Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).

  2. Greek and Latin Affixes- Vocabulary List #1 This goes in your Vocabulary Composition books.

  3. Greek and Latin Affixes- Vocabulary List #1 This goes in your Vocabulary Composition books.

  4. Greek and Latin Affixes- Vocabulary List #1 This goes in your Vocabulary Composition books.

  5. Greek and Latin Affixes- Vocabulary List #1 This goes in your Vocabulary Composition books.

  6. Bell Ringer: Mon. 5/6- This goes in your Vocabulary Composition books.

  7. Homework: Mon. 5/6 • Look for two more words that begin with each of our prefixes.

  8. The English Language is a wonderful amalgamation of words from other languages. • Technological innovations, and manufactured terms. The most common everyday words In English are Anglo-Saxon. • However 70% of our vocabulary is derived from Greek • And Latin words. • Latin and Greek words have become the building blocks of modern language. • We combine root words, prefixes, and suffixes to create a word that accurately describes a concept. Root Words and Affixes Latin, Greek, Anglo-Saxon (Germanic)

  9. Latin and Greek Root Words and Affixes Telephone Ecology Tele = Distance Phon – sound Eco= House or environment ology = study of

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