Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards: Greek and Latin Roots PDF

Greek and Latin Roots 3rd – 5th Grade Sample List Root Meaning Examples Origin ant, anti against, opposed to, antagonist, antibiotic Greek preventative aqua water aquarium, a...

Greek and Latin Roots 3rd – 5th Grade Sample List Root Meaning Examples Origin ant, anti against, opposed to, antagonist, antibiotic Greek preventative aqua water aquarium, aquatic Latin aud to hear audiobook, audience Latin auto self autobiography, autograph Greek bio life biology, biography Greek cent one hundred century, percent Latin chron time chronological, chronic Greek cir/circum around circumference, circumstance, circular Latin duc/duct lead, make deduce, produce, educate Latin form shape formation, format Latin geo earth geography, geology Greek graph write autograph, graphic Greek hetero different heteronym, heterogeneous Greek homo same homonym, homogenous Greek logy study of biology, zoology Greek mal bad malfunction, malpractice, maleficence Latin meter/metr measure thermometer, perimeter Greek micro small microscope, microphone Greek mono one monologue, monotonous Greek multi many multimedia, multitask Latin photo light photograph, photosynthesis Greek port to carry import, transportation Latin scope viewing instrument microscope, telescope Greek spect to look inspection, spectator Latin tele far off television, telephone Greek vid/vis to see visual, video Latin 200 6th - 8th Grade Sample List Root Meaning Examples Origin ast/aster/astro star astrology, astronomy, astronaut Greek bene good beneficial, benefactor Latin contra/counter against, opposite contraindicated, counterintuitive Latin ante, anti before, prior to antecedent, anticipate Latin dys bad, difficult dysfunction, dyslexia Greek fac to do, to make factory, manufacture Latin hydr water hydration, dehydrate Greek hypo under, beneath hypothermia, hypodermic Greek ject throw projector, object Latin jud judge judgment, misjudge Latin morph form, shape morpheme, metamorphosis Greek mis/miso hate misanthrope, misogyny Greek nym name synonym, antonym Greek phob fear agoraphobia, claustrophobic Greek psych mind psychology, psychedelic Greek scrib/scribe to write scribble, script Latin therm heat thermal, thermometer Greek 201  Common Prefixes Prefix Definition Examples anti- against antibiotic, anticlimax auto- self autograph, autobiography bi- two bicycle, binocular de- opposite devalue, dehumidify dis- not, opposite of detach, deploy en-, em- cause to empower, entangle fore- before, front of forecast, foresee in-, im-, il-, ir- not impossible, innocent inter- between, among international, interject micro- small microscope, microwave mid- middle midway, midday mis- wrongly misunderstand, misconduct multi- many, much multicolor, multipurpose non- not nonsense, nondescript oct- eight octopus, octagon over- over, too much overall, overworked poly- many, much polygon, polymer pre- before prevent, preview quad- four quadrilateral, quadrant re- again rebuild, recall semi- half, partly, not fully semicircle, semiformal sub- under submarine, subconscious tele far, distant telephone, television trans- across, change, through transfer, transportation super- above, beyond superhuman, superficial trans- across transcontinental, translucent tri three tripod, triangle un- not, opposite of unable, unhappy uni- one unicycle, unicorn under- under, too little underground, undercurrent 202  Common Suffixes Suffix Part of Speech Definition/Meaning Examples -able, -ible adjective is; can be collectable, gullible -age noun result of an action; collection manage, acreage -al, -ial adjective having characteristics of circumstantial, seasonal -an noun one having a certain skill; American, electrician relating/belonging to -ate verb to make, have, become differentiate, duplicate -ed verb/adjective past tense verbs; adjectives accomplished, accepted -en noun/adjective made of hydrogen, mistaken -ence, -ance noun act; condition of excellence, importance -ent, -ant noun an action; condition; causing a student, contestant specific action -er, -or noun one who; action or process; more teacher, boxer -est adjective the most coldest, largest -ful adjective full of beautiful, hateful -ic adjective having characteristics of historic, asymmetric -ies noun plural, more than one parties, babies -ify verb to make, have, become amplify, justify -ing verb verb forms; present participles helping, running -ion, -tion, noun act; process confusion, inspection -ation, -ish adjective like; similar childish, bookish -ist noun the person who is loyalist, nutritionist -ity, -ty noun state of responsibility, specialty -ive, -ative, adjective adjective form of noun active, comparative -itive -ize verb to make; to cause to become criticize, apologize -less adjective without helpless, effortless -logy, -ology noun science of; study of biology, archeology -ly adverb how something is fluently, briefly -ment noun state of being; act of payment, employment -ness noun state of; condition of sickness, wilderness -ous, -eous, adjective having qualities of courageous, gracious -ious -s, -es noun more than one books, boxes -ship noun the state of being something friendship, leadership -y adjective characterized by cloudy, thirsty 203  Foreign Words and Phrases Latin Phrase English Meaning French Phrase English Meaning ad hoc concerned with a particular au revoir goodbye, until we see each other ad ˈhäk purpose; improvised o rəvˈwär again bona fides good faith; sincere, involving no avant garde unorthodox, experimental bō-nə-ˈfī-ˌdēz deceit or fraud aväntˈɡärd carpe diem seize the day bon mot a witty remark kärpā ˈdēˌem bän ˈmō caveat emptor let the buyer beware carte blanche unlimited authority kavēˌät kärt ˈblänSH ˈem(p)ˌtôr de facto in reality, actually existing c’est la vie that’s life, that’s how things happen dā ˈfaktō seɪ lə ˈviː in extremis in extreme circumstances coup de grâce a decisive finishing blow in ikˈstrāmis kü-də-ˈgräs in medias res in the midst of things coup d’état overthrow of a government by a in ˈmēdēəs ˈres kü-(ˌ)dā-ˈtä group in toto altogether de rigueur proper in ˈtōdō də-(ˌ)rē-ˈgər modus a method of procedure déjà vu something overly familiar operandi dā-ˌzhä-ˈvü mōdəs ˌäpəˈrandē modus vivendi a way of living, getting along fait accompli an accomplished fact, presumably mōdəs viˈvendē ˈfā-tə-ˌkäm-ˈplē irreversible persona non an unacceptable or unwelcome faux pas a social blunder grata person ˈfō-ˌpä pərˌsōnə ˌnän ˈɡrädə prima facie at first view, apparently; self- je ne sais quoi an admirable quality that cannot be prīmə ˈfāSHē evident zhə-nə-ˌsā-ˈkwä adequately described pro bono for the good merci thank you prō-ˌbȯ-nō mərˈsi pro forma for the sake of form, carried out as pièce de showpiece prō ˈfôrmə a matter of formality résistance pēˌes də rəˌziˈstäns quid pro quo something given or received in raison d'être reason for being kwid ˌprō ˈkwō exchange for something else rāzôn ˈdetrə requiescat in may he or she rest in peace tête-à-tête private conversation between two pace tādəˈtāt people re.kʷiˈeːs.kat in ˈpaː.ke sub rosa secretly vis-à-vis in relation to səb ˈrōzə vēzəˈvē 204