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Latin and Greek Roots

At the end of this lesson

• You will be able to properly identify where Latin and Greek roots come from, what they mean, and how to use them in everyday vocabulary. 

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Latin and Greek Roots

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What are Latin and Greek Roots?

They are the basic building blocks for many words.

A root is the core of a word, and when added to a set of letters becomes something much more meaningful.

Where do Latin and Greek Roots come from?

Latin and Greek roots share the same origin: They are branches of the Indo-European language family.

Greek roots and Modern Greek language is inherited from  Ancient Greek, which is turn, is derived from the Indo-European language family.

Latin Roots

• aqua - water
• aud - to hear
• bene - good
• contra - against
• dent - teeth
• dict - to speak
• extra - outside
• mal - bad
• scende - to climb
• vid/vis - to see 

Greek Roots

• anti - opposing
• bio - life
• biblio - book
• chrome - color
• dem - people
• geo - earth
• gram - letter
• hemi - partial
• hydr - water
• schem - plan 

Write down some Latin and 

Greek Roots you already know.

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What are Latin and Greek Roots?

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Where do Latin and Greek 

Roots come from?

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Latin root aqua means water

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1. True
2. False

Latin root contra means versus

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1. True
2. False

Latin root dent means caved

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1. True
2. False

Latin root extra means outside

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1. True
2. False

Latin root vid/vis means eyes

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1. True
2. False

Greek root anti means opposing

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1. True
2. False

Greek root biblio means bible

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1. True
2. False

Greek root chrome means color

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1. True
2. False

Greek root geo means map

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1. True
2. False

Greek root hemi means half

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1. True
2. False

Write down three things you 

have learned this lesson

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