Teaching Roots and Affixes (Reading Rockets & Sadlier's English Language Arts Blog)
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Familiarity with Greek and Latin roots, as well as prefixes and suffixes, can help students understand the meaning of new words.
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Many English words are formed by taking basic words and adding combinations of prefixes and suffixes to them. A basic word to which affixes (prefixes and suffixes) are added is called a root word because it forms the basis of a new word. The root word is also a word in its own right. For example, the word lovely consists of the word love and the suffix -ly.
This article provides 8 ways to integrate teaching Greek/Latin Roots into vocabulary instruction.