English · Stage 5
Word Roots
Vocabulary — use common Greek and Latin roots to crack open the meaning of a long or new word
✦ English📘 Stage 5 · S5⏱ ~12 min🧒 Ages 9–10★ Free to start
I can use common Greek and Latin roots to work out word meaning.
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Kavi Cracks a Word Open
Kavi held up a long word like a nut and cracked it open. "Look inside!" she hooted. "The middle part — the root — carries the meaning. Once I learn that port means carry, a whole family opens up: transport, portable, export. One root, and I can work out words I've never even met before!"
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What your child will learn
1The root is the meaning-part — know it, unlock the wordA root is the small part inside a word that carries its core meaning. Greek and Latin roots turn up in hundreds of English words. Learn a root once, and you can work out the meaning of any word that hides it — even a word you have never seen.
2Six roots that unlock hundreds of wordsTap each card to hear the root and an example. A root keeps the SAME meaning wherever it travels.
3transport vs portableBoth words hide the root 'port' = carry. Tap each card and watch the root do its job.
4Hear the root inside each wordTap each line. Listen for the root — it tells you what the long word means.
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A peek inside
The root 'port' means carry. What does 'portable' most likely mean?
port = carry; + able = able to be → able to be carried
Try this at home: The root 'port' means ___ (write the meaning).
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