1. Select a key word from your specific content area.
2. Break it up into roots, prefixes, and suffixes and explain what each part means.
3. Use one or two of those parts (roots, prefixes, and suffixes) in another example.
* Don't forget to list any good websites that you find.
Here is an example below:
a herbivore is
herb- i- -vore
herb= plants vore=eat [greedily]
so now you know that herbaceous has something to do with plants and that detritivore has something to do with eating.
This site has a short list of some root words: http://www.ccarney.org/rootwords/la11rw.html
Here is a list of science root words that is pretty extensive: http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-26876
Your turn...
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