1. Latin and Greek Root Words

2. et cetera What does this term mean? etc.

3. et cetera etc. is a Latin term that means and so forth

4. Greek and Latin Words from Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling arma – weapons, armour dens – a tooth dormio – I sleep lumen – light ludo – I play nox – night, darkness nunquam (or numquam) – never patronus – a protector or sponsor

5. Sirius Black Draco Malfoy Sirius is the Latin name for the bright dog star and the title of the Cornhusker tunnel walk song. Draco is the Latin word for dragon.

6. Greek letters are still used in math and science today.

7. th, ph, ch, and ps stand for Greek letters not in our alphabet.

8. The Greek Alphabet th, ph, ch, and ps stand for Greek letters not in our alphabet.

9. 1.photo 2.graph 3.tele 4.meter 5.tropic Roots are word parts. Build more words with root words.

10. Name (first and last) Block Reading Date Greek and Latin Roots photos

11. Draw a green border around the word on this card. Green stands for a Greek root word.

12. photos Definition: light Examples: photograph, photosynthesis

13. Name (first and last) Block Reading Date Greek and Latin Roots photos light

14. graph

15. Definition: to write or draw Examples: autograph, hologram

16. Name (first and last) Block Reading Date Greek and Latin Roots photos light graph to write or draw

17. tele

18. Definition: far away, distant Examples: telephone, telescope

19. Name (first and last) Block Reading Date Greek and Latin Roots photos light graph to write or draw tele far away or distant

20. metron

21. Definition: measure Examples: thermometer, meter stick, geometry

22. Name (first and last) Block Reading Date Greek and Latin Roots photos light graph to write or draw tele far away or distant metron measure

23. tropos

24. Definition: turning toward something such as the sun Examples: Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Tropics

25. Name (first and last) Block Reading Date Greek and Latin Roots photos light graph to write or draw tele far away or distant tropos turning toward something such as the sun metron measure

26. Draw a word tree. Select a root. Grow words. Write the root word on the bottom near the roots of the tree. Write words that contain your root on the branches of the tree. Include definitions. television: box to see distant things telethon: long fundraising event telephone: sound from far away telekinesis: making things move from a distance telescope: device for seeing distant objects

27. What is a derivation? (pronounced: “dir-ah-va-tion”)

28. Derivation means drawing off water from a main stream From Latin de: down from, away from + rivus: brook, stream English words may be derived or drawn off of mainstream Greek or Latin roots. Roots may not be spelled the same way all the time.

29. Name (first and last) Block Reading Date Greek and Latin Roots philia

30. Rocky actor Sylvester Stallone at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia -- city of brotherly love

31. Philia (“feel-ya”) Definition: love, friendship Examples: Philadelphia, philosopher, Philip, philharmonic, philanthropist

32. phobos

33. Definition: unusual fear Examples: claustrophobia: fear of closed places acrophobia: fear of heights arachnophobia: fear of spiders myctophobia: fear of darkness suriphobia- fear of mice testophobia- fear of taking tests

34. Syn (or sym)

35. syn Definition: with, together Examples: synonyms: words that go together symphony: sounds that go together synchronize: do things at the same time synagogue: to bring people together for Jewish worship

36. thesis

37. Thesis (3 Ps) Definition: put, place, position Examples: thesis: position taken in a persuasive argument parentheses: symbols grouping words placed inside a sentence synthesizer: instrument that puts sounds together

38. kinesis

39. Definition: movement Examples: kinetic: movement of bodies cinema: motion pictures (movies) telekinesis: moving things without physical contact Kinetic art: a sculpture with moving parts.

40. Name (first and last) Block Reading Date Greek and Latin Roots philia phobos unusual fear syn with together kinesis movement thesis put, place, position friendship, love