An important part of increasing English vocabulary and comprehension is learning Latin and Greek word roots, prefixes and suffixes. More than half of the words students will encounter have recognizable word parts, and many of these types of words have their origins in Latin and Greek roots. These base words, prefixes and suffixes have unique semantic features and consistent orthographic patterns. As younger readers review, study and start using them, they will better learn how to pronounce and spell them, along with understanding their meaning. Also, check out our latest posts for more Latin and Greek roots and vocabulary: 373 Greek and Latin Roots in English Words and 106 More Vocabulary and Spelling Worksheets, Lists, Texts and Videos, Grades 1-8, you may also want to look at 150 Vocabulary Word-Definition Lists and Worksheets for Middle – High School.
Greek and Latin Roots Lesson with 3 Lists
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- Greek_and_Latin_Roots – Lists A B and C (docx)
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- Greek_and_Latin_Roots_Practice_Assignment_List_A (docx)
- Greek_and_Latin_Roots_Practice_Assignment_List_B (docx)
- Greek_and_Latin_Roots_Practice_Assignment_List_C (docx)
27 Latin and Greek Word Roots Lists, Teaching Helps and Techniques (pdf)
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- Greek and Latin Roots – Grade 5
- Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes – 8th Grade
- Greek Roots for Science and the Social Sciences textbook
- Greek Word Detective
- Guide to Word Parts, Roots and Affixes
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- Latin Roots for Science and the Social Sciences textbook
- List of Greek and Latin roots in English
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- Teaching Word Meaning Word Parts Lessons – 5th Grade
- The 30-15-10 List – Prefix, Root, Suffix
- The 84 Most Common Latin and Greek Roots
- The Latin Root bene
- The Latin Root nov
- The Wonder of Words presentation
- Vocabulary Development and Word Study Instruction presentation
- Word Part Vocabulary Teaching Technique
- Parts Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes
- Words Containing Greek or Latin Roots
30 Lessons on Greek and Latin Roots, Prefixes and Suffixes (pdf)
- Lesson 1 Prefix [post-] -definitions
- Lesson 1 Prefix [post-] -practice
- Lesson 1 Prefix [pre-] -definitions
- Lesson 1 Prefix [pre-] -practice
- Lesson 2 Prefix [mono-] -definitions
- Lesson 2 Prefix [mono-] -practice
- Lesson 2 Prefix [poly-] -definitions
- Lesson 2 Prefix [poly-] -practice
- Lesson 3 Prefix [bi-] -definitions
- Lesson 3 Prefix [bi-] -practice
- Lesson 3 Prefix [uni-] -definitions
- Lesson 3 Prefix [uni-] -practice
- Lesson 4 Prefix [quad-] -practice
- Lesson 4 Prefix [qual-] -definitions
- Lesson 4 Prefix [tri-] -definitions
- Lesson 4 Prefix [tri-] -practice
- Lesson 5 Prefixes [co-, com-] -definitions
- Lesson 5 Prefixes [co-, com-] -practice
- Lesson 5 Prefixes [contra-, counter-] -definitions
- Lesson 5 Prefixes [contra-, counter-] -practice
- Lesson 6 Prefixes [super-, sur-] -definitions
- Lesson 6 Prefixes [super-, sur-] -practice
- Lesson 6 Prefixes [under, below] -definitions
- Lesson 6 Prefixes [under, below] -practice
- Lesson 7 Prefix [dis-] -definitions
- Lesson 7 Prefix [dis-] -practice
- Lesson 7 Prefix [un-] -definitions
- Lesson 7 Prefix [un-] -practice
- Lesson 8 Prefix [inter-] -definitions
- Lesson 8 Prefix [inter-] -practice
- Lesson 8 Prefix [intra-] -definitions
- Lesson 8 Prefix [intra-] -practice
- Lesson 9 Prefix [trans-] -definitions
- Lesson 9 Prefix [trans-] -practice
- Lesson 9 Prefixes [circ-, circum-] -definitions
- Lesson 9 Prefixes [circ-, circum-] -practice
- Lesson 10 Prefix [mal-] -definitions
- Lesson 10 Prefix [mal-] -practice
- Lesson 10 Prefix [mis-] -definitions
- Lesson 10 Prefix [mis] -practice
- Lesson 11 Prefix [re-] -definitions
- Lesson 11 Prefix [re-] -practice
- Lesson 11 Prefixes [sym-, syn-] -definitions
- Lesson 11 Prefixes [sym-, syn-] -practice
- Lesson 12 Prefix [hyper-] -definitions
- Lesson 12 Prefix [hyper-] -practice
- Lesson 12 Prefix [hypo-] -definitions
- Lesson 12 Prefix [hypo-] -practice
- Lesson 13 Suffix [-able] -definitions
- Lesson 13 Suffix [-able] -practice
- Lesson 13 Suffix [-less] -definitions
- Lesson 13 Suffix [-less] -practice
- Lesson 14 Suffix [-ology] -definitions
- Lesson 14 Suffix [-ology] -practice
- Lesson 14 Suffix [-phobia] -definitions
- Lesson 14 Suffix [-phobia] -practice
- Lesson 15 Suffixes [-ance, -ence] -definitions
- Lesson 15 Suffixes [-ance, -ence] -practice
- Lesson 15 Suffixes [-ian, -or] -definitions
- Lesson 15 Suffixes [-ian, -or] -practice
- Lesson 16 Greek and Latin Root [man, manu] -practice
- Lesson 16 Greek and Latin Root [ped] -practice
- Lesson 16 Greek and Latin Roots [man, manu] -definitions
- Lesson 16 Greek and Latin Roots [ped] -definitions
- Lesson 17 Greek and Latin Root [dict] -definitions
- Lesson 17 Greek and Latin Root [dict] -practice
- Lesson 17 Greek and Latin Root [spec] -definitions
- Lesson 17 Greek and Latin Root [spec] -practice
- Lesson 18 Greek and Latin Root [ject] -definitions
- Lesson 18 Greek and latin Root [ject] -practice
- Lesson 18 Greek and Latin Root [sect] -definitions
- Lesson 18 Greek and Latin Root [sect] -practice
- Lesson 19 Greek and Latin Roots [miss, mitt] -definitions
- Lesson 19 Greek and Latin Root [miss, mitt] -practice
- Lesson 19 Greek and Latin Roots [port] -definitions
- Lesson 19 Greek and Latin Root [port] -practice
- Lesson 20 Greek and Latin Root [graph] -definitions
- Lesson 20 Greek and Latin Root [graph] -practice
- Lesson 20 Greek and Latin Root [scrib, script] -definitions
- Lesson 20 Greek and Latin Root [scrib, script] -practice
- Lesson 21 Greek and Latin Root [cred] -definitions
- Lesson 21 Greek and Latin Root [cred] -practice
- Lesson 21 Greek and Latin Roots [jus, jus, jud] -definitions
- Lesson 21 Greek and Latin Roots [jus, jus, jud] -practice
- Lesson 22 Greek and Latin Roots [ben, bene, bon] -definitions
- Lesson 22 Greek and Latin Roots [ben, bene, bon] -practice
- Lesson 22 Greek and Latin Roots [mal, male] -definitions
- Lesson 22 Greek and Latin Roots [mal, male] -practice
- Lesson 23 Greek and Latin Root [bio] -definitions
- Lesson 23 Greek and Latin Root [bio] -practice
- Lesson 23 Greek and Latin Roots [vit, viv] -definitions
- Lesson 24 Greek and Latin Roots [flect, flex] -definitions
- Lesson 24 Greek and Latin Roots [flect, flex] -practice.pdf
- Lesson 24 Greek and Latin Roots [frail, fract, frag] -definitions
- Lesson 24 Greek and Latin Roots [frail, fract, frag] -practice
- Lesson 24 Greek and Latin Roots [vit, viv] -practice
- Lesson 25 Greek and Latin Root [rupt] -definitions
- Lesson 25 Greek and Latin Root [rupt] -practice
- Lesson 25 Greek and Latin Roots [junce, join, jug] -definitions
- Lesson 25 Greek and Latin Roots [junce, join, jug] -practice
- Lesson 26 Greek and Latin Roots [cede, ceed, cess] -definitions
- Lesson 26 Greek and Latin Roots [cede, ceed, cess] -practice
- Lesson 26 Greek and Latin Roots [vers, vert] -definitions
- Lesson 26 Greek and Latin Roots [vers, vert] -practice
- Lesson 27 Greek and Latin Root [tract] -definitions
- Lesson 27 Greek and latin Root [tract] -practice
- Lesson 27 Greek and Latin Root [stract] -definitions
- Lesson 27 Greek and Latin Root [stract] -practice
- Lesson 28 Greek and Latin Root [socio] -definitions
- Lesson 28 Greek and Latin Root [socio] -practice
- Lesson 28 Greek and Latin Root [therm] -definitions
- Lesson 28 Greek and Latin Root [therm] -practice
- Lesson 29 Greek and Latin Roots [phon, phono, phone] -definitions
- Lesson 29 Greek and Latin Roots [phon, phono, phone] -practice
- Lesson 29 Greek and Latin Roots [strain, strict, string] -definitions
- Lesson 29 Greek and Latin Roots [strain, strict, string] -practice
- Lesson 30 Greek and Latin Roots [naut, naus, nav] -definitions
- Lesson 30 Greek and Latin Roots [naut, naus, nav] -practice
- Lesson 30 Greek and Latin Roots [terr, terra, geo] -definitions
- Lesson 30 Greek and Latin Roots [terr, terra, geo] -practice
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