EMC 3V: Root Words

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EMC 3V

Root Word Definition: A root word is the most basic form of a word, from which other words can be formed by adding prefixes, suffixes, or other elements.

Example: The root word "act" can become "action," "active," "inactive," "react," etc.

Types of Word Formation:

Nouns: person, place, thing (e.g., "act" → "action").

Verbs: actions or states (e.g., "act" → "react").

Adjectives: describe nouns (e.g., "act" → "active").

Adverbs: describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs (e.g., "active" → "actively").

Focus: Be aware of whether the word needs to be singular, plural, positive, or negative.

What is the root of: Happiness

1. Hap
2. Pin
3. Happy
4. Ness

What is the root of: Disagree

1. Dis
2. Agree
3. Sag
4. Gree

What is the root of: Unlikely

1. Un
2. Like
3. Likely
4. Ly

What is the root of: Misunderstanding

1. Mis
2. Under
3. Understand
4. Standing

What is the root of: Nationality

1. Nat
2. Nation
3. National
4. Lity

Act

Create

Judge

Happy

Appear

Making your own word tree

Choose any five root words not covered in class so far and create a word family (noun, verb, adjective, adverb) for each. Write sentences using each word form.

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