Improve students' reading, writing, vocabulary, and spelling with this huge collection of Greek and Latin roots word wall cards. This set of over 250 word wall cards has everything you need to create a color-coded, organized display aligned to your curriculum. Over 250 common Greek and Latin roots, suffixes, and prefixes are covered. These word wall cards can be printed, laminated, cut, and used for years and years. Buy once, use forever! The study of Greek and Latin roots takes the mystery out of word-meanings by teaching students the building blocks for over 70% of the words in the English language. If your students know the meaning of about 250 roots, they can figure out the meaning of thousands of English words. WHAT'S INCLUDED Two printing options: 2 Cards Per Page 3 Cards Per Page DETAILS To add context and help you stay organized, the cards are color-coded. Green - Prefix Blue - Numeric Prefix Black - Root Word Red - Suffix To save paper and ink, roots with the same meaning share a card. For example, "-astro-" and "-stell-" share a card because they both mean "star." To see every prefix, root, and suffix covered, see below. PREFIXES a- a- ab- abs- ambi- amphi- ante- anti- aristo- astro- audio- auto- bene- biblio- bio- circum- co- col- com- con- contra- cosmo- de- dia- dis- dys- en- endo- epi- ethno- eu- ex- exo- extra- fore- helio- hemi- hyper- igneo- il- im- im- in- in- inter- intra- ir- iso- mal- mega- meta- micro- min- mis- multi- neo- non- nov- omni- opt- over- pan- photo- poly- pre- proto- pyro- re- retro- semi- sol- sub- super- sy- syl- sym- syn- tele- theo- therm- trans- un- under- zo- NUMERIC PREFIXES mono- uni- bi- du- tri- tetra- quad- penta- quin- hex- hept- sept- oct- ennea- non- dec- cent- kilo- mill- ROOTS am amat ambul anim ann aqu aster cand carn cede ceed cess chroma chron cred cycl dem derm dict dorm duc duct dur dyn ego enn equ fact fec fer fic fict fid flect flex form fract frag gen geo globus gon gram graph hydr hypno ject jud jur jus leg lith log lumen mania mech medi ment meso meter metr migr miss mit morph mort naut nav necro orb pac path ped ped petr phil phile phobia phone phyll phys plac pod poli port psych quer ques quir quis rupt scope scrib script sens sent soci sol soph spect spher spir stella struct tain tempo ten tent terra tin tract urb vac van vid vis volut volv SUFFIXES -able -al -cracy -crat -ed -en -ence -er -est -ful -fy -hood -ial -ian -ible -ic -ied -ies -ing -ion -ish -ism -ist -ition -ation -ive -ize -less -logist -logy -ly -ment -ness -or -er -ous -s -es -ship -tion -ward -y
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Understanding the meaning behind common Greek and Latin root words is an essential skill for upper elementary students. Students use root words all the time when using context clues and acquiring new vocabulary. #jollydeals Display these word wall cards in your classroom as a quick and easy reminder for your students to remember the meaning behind 40 common roots. As an added bonus, each word wall card has been formatted so it can also be used as a teaching tool. Students can engage in an interactive sort to help them remember the meaning of these common root words. What's Included: 40 Word Wall Cards Each card can be printed in two different styles Each style can be printed in black and white or in color Each style can be printed so it also becomes an interactive sorting activity Printing Option #1: These word wall cards can be printed 5 to a page Each word wall card has the root, a picture, and the definition These word wall cards an also be cut apart for an interactive sort that works great in a vocabulary center Printing Option #2: These word wall cards can be printed 3 to a page Each word wall card has the root, a picture, the definition, and a list of words that include that root These word wall cards can also be cut apart for an interactive sort that works great in a vocabulary center *See the preview for pictures and more details about the product ________________________________________________________________ Copyright © The Stellar Teacher Co. LLC www.stellarteacher.com Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.
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