Read a Greek or Latin root

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
• Worked case: Root: tele- in telescope. Highlight: pic in picnic. Dictionary need: how to say the word. Blank: ___ books, belonging to them.
• Primary check: Root: photo- in photograph. Highlight: ro in robot. Dictionary need: whether a word is a noun. Blank: over ___, a place.

Learn the idea

Recognizable roots can connect word families. Tele- suggests distance, photo- light, graph writing or drawing, and phon sound. Root clues help but do not replace the complete word’s meaning.

Locate the stated root and connect its meaning to the supplied word definition. Check whether the prediction fits.

Example to read or listen to: Root: tele- in telescope. Highlight: pic in picnic. Dictionary need: how to say the word. Blank: ___ books, belonging to them. The answer is far. The relevant input states: Root: tele- in telescope. This fits far. Recognizable roots can connect word families. Tele- suggests distance, photo- light, graph writing or drawing, and phon sound. Root clues help but do not replace the complete word’s meaning. Do not treat a root clue as a complete dictionary definition.

1. Read or listen to the worked example. Say what the reading or writing task asks you to find. An adult can help with unfamiliar words.
2. Locate the stated root and connect its meaning to the supplied word definition. Check whether the prediction fits.
3. Check the worked solution: far. The relevant input states: Root: tele- in telescope. This fits far. Recognizable roots can connect word families. Tele- suggests distance, photo- light, graph writing or drawing, and phon sound. Root clues help but do not replace the complete word’s meaning. Do not treat a root clue as a complete dictionary definition.
4. Try the question and the practice questions. Point to the words that helped you choose before checking the feedback.

Check your reasoning

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Take it further

Optional extra practice: Use these supplied entry details: telephone, noun, a device for communicating speech over a distance. Explain tele and phon, name its part of speech and write: Their telephone is over there; they’re using it. Explain each homophone. Focus especially on read a greek or latin root. Use this idea to check your work: Recognizable roots can connect word families. Tele- suggests distance, photo- light, graph writing or drawing, and phon sound. Root clues help but do not replace the complete word’s meaning.

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