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Roots and Affixes
5th Grade
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Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
5.22.B*
spell words with:
Greek Roots (e.g., tele, photo, graph, meter);
Latin Roots (e.g., spec, scrib, rupt, port, ject, dict);
Greek suffixes (e.g., -ology, -phobia, -ism, -ist); and
Latin derived suffixes (e.g., -able, -ible; -ance, -ence);
5th Grade Writing - Roots and Affixes Lesson
Spelling with Greek and Latin Roots and Suffixes
Knowledge of
Greek
and
Latin
roots can help us understand
not only the
meanings
of words, but also their
spellings
.
Example:
digraph
- two
written
letters that make one sound, like
ea
makes a long
e
, /ē/, sound.
paragraph
- a group of sentences that form a section of a
written
work.
calligraphy
- decorative
writing
.
Example:
manuscript
- a hand
written
or original copy of a
writer's
work.
inscribe
- to
write
or carve words or symbols onto something.
scripture
- the sacred
writings
of a religion.
Greek and Latin Suffixes
Example:
pacifism
- the
belief
in a state of peace; opposition to war.
realism
- the
practice
of accepting the reality of a situation; the
quality
of looking or feeling realistic.
tourism
- the practice of touring, or traveling, for pleasure.
Example:
urban
- relating to the city.
African
- relating to, or belonging to, Africa.
technician
- someone skilled in a particular artistic or scientific practice.
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