What do the pedals on a bike have to do with a camera stand? Pay attention to the roots of words and you will

find out!

In this lesson you will:

• Sort roots of words to complete sentences correctly

• Answer questions about new words by using their roots as clues

• Learn root words commonly used in science by creating monster!

Roots

• A root is a part of a word that has a meaning of its own

• Many roots come from ancient Latin and Greek words

• You can figure out words you don’t know by looking inside them for the roots you do know

Activity 1

• Lets start with five common roots• Use one root from the box below to complete

the following sentences….

Root Meaning

Ped or Pod Foot

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#1

• On hot summer days, my neighbors open the fire ____ant to make a sprinkler in the street.

Root Meaning

Ped or Pod Foot

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#2

• If a player gets into a fight with another player, the referee must e_____ that player from the game.

Root Meaning

Ped or Pod Foot

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#3

• Mary’s secretary takes notes as Gail ____ates her thoughts out loud.

Root Meaning

Ped or Pod Foot

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#4

• The film crew set up a tri____ to support the camera.

Root Meaning

Ped or Pod Foot

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#5

• Frank got his shoelace caught in the ____al of his bicycle.

Root Meaning

Ped or Pod Foot

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Activity #2

• Based on what you know about roots so far, what do you think the word hydroponics means?

1. A foot massage2. A recording device3. A hot air balloon4. Water-based agriculture

• Based on what you know about roots so far, what do you think the word podiatry means?

1. Medical care of the scalp2. Medical care of the mouth3. Medical care of the foot4. Inability to write

Activity #3

• Create a Root Word Monster using ALL of the root words in your ziploc bag and your imagination

• On one side of each card you have a root word and on the opposite side you have its meaning

• If necessary, you may add additional words to your monster to better describe it

Example #1

Cerul = BlueDigit = fingerMacro = largeBrac = arm

Example #2

Chloro = greenSengal = snailMacro = large Added: -saur

Cera = hornMicro = small

Example #3

Macro = LargeCeph = HeadMicro = SmallCardio = HeartCyano = Blue

Added: -saur

Example #4

Macro = LargeBrady = SlowCyano = BlueCoron = Heart