Greek and Latin Roots

Greek and Latin Roots

What are Root words?

Prefixes

These are the smaller parts of the word that appears at the BEGINNING of the Root/Base word. For example pro- means forward

Root Words

Root Words are the main building blocks

of most of the words in the English language. Sometimes root words are also recognized as a base word or word base. one example is cess which means .to go

Suffixes

These are the little parts of words that are at the end of the root/base word. To form one full word Example: ion. - the act of The full word pro=forward cess=to go -ion the act of procession

Multiple Choice

Do all words include both a prefix , a root, then a suffix?

• Yes, all the time

• No, most words have only a prefix and a base word.

• Sometimes, words include only a root word with a suffix.

• It depends, you have to dissect the entire word to figure it out.