Q4 Generative Vocabulary

Q4 Generative Vocab Review

a) prove to yourself that you understand the roots and affixes such as chron, gress, tract, ped, dent, mega-, sub-, -less, -ic, -ous, and/or -y.
OR
b) learn the meanings of each root and affix, and think how this can help us understand new words in English.

​Your objective for this lesson is either to

Multiple Choice

Which Latin root means 'to step' or 'to move'?

• ped

• chron

• rupt
• gress/grad

• dent

Multiple Choice

Which Latin root can often be found in words that relate to time?

• dent

• chron

• graph

• spec

• tract

Multiple Choice

The Latin root 'tract' gives us a clue that a word might have a relationship to which verbs?

• stepping or jumping

• pushing or lifting
• singing or dancing
• cooking or baking
• pulling or dragging

ATTENTION!

If you weren't 100% sure of the meaning of any of the roots you just saw, pause at this point, grab your Reading & Vocabulary notebook, and take notes from the next slide.

I know that the biography of Helen Keller was written in chronological order, as it starts with her birth in 1880, and recounts events of her life until her death in 1968.

The root chron means time.

When you graduate from kindy, Grade 5, high school etc, you take a step forward in your education. Mr. Black's Chinese ability regressed because he got lazy and stopped studying.

The root grad/gress means to step or move.

​Mr. Tannoia's colorful Halloween costume attracted lots of students' attention, and distracted them from the class work they had to finish.

The root tract means to drag or pull

Multiple Choice

Look at the image and think about the meaning of the Latin root ped. Do you agree with the statement "The Latin root ped means 'duck'."?

• False, the Latin root ped actually relates to animals that spend time in water.

• False, the Latin root ped actually relates to feet, or the foot.

• False, the Latin root ped relates to teeth, or the tooth.

• False, the Latin root ped relates to massaging, or rubbing.

• It's true. Quack quack!

Multiple Choice

You can see the image of a dentist. Using your prior knowledge, what clue does the Latin root dent (or dont) give us when we see it in unfamiliar vocabulary?

• That the word relates to teeth or tooth

• That the word relates to torture

• That the word relates to fingers

• That the word relates to small instruments

• That the word relates to hair

ATTENTION!

If you weren't 100% sure of the meaning of any of the roots you just saw, pause at this point, grab your Reading & Vocabulary notebook, and take notes from the next slide.

An orthodontist is a type of dentist who specializes in helping straighten teeth. If you wear braces or invisalign, you are getting orthodontic dental treatment.

dent relates to teeth

When you are pedaling your bicycle, pay attention to your surroundings. If not, you might accidentally crash into a pedestrian walking around!

ped relates to feet

Multiple Choice

What's the point of learning Greek and Latin roots and affixes?

• There's no real point, it's just pointless busy work.

• To improve our math skills, because many parts of math, like geometry, use Greek symbols.

• To help us become fluent Greek & Latin speakers.

• To help us understand or predict the meanings of unfamiliar words and improve vocabulary and comprehension skills.

Multiple Choice

The company was fined for manufacturing then selling fake toys without a licence. The root fac means 'to do,' or 'to make.' Which other roots have the same or similar meaning?

• -y & fy

• fec & fy

• -ic & -ous

• there are no other roots that mean 'to do,' or 'to make.

• fee, fi, fo fum

Multiple Choice

Think about the meaning of the roots fec, fac, and fy. Then, work out the meaning of the word in the following sentence.

Most people thought that the lady's attempt to beautify herself by getting plastic surgery had ended in failure. Beautify means to...

• make a bad decision

• make more money than expected

• increase the size of someone's face

• make something look unattractive

• improve the appearance of

ATTENTION!

If you weren't 100% sure of the meaning of any of the roots you just saw, pause at this point, grab your Reading & Vocabulary notebook, and take notes from the next slide.

Adding sprinkles and icing to the cake elevated it from just being good, to being perfect! Sitting in groups in class facilitates communication between people in the class.
In the late 1800s, many countries started to electrify their street lights.

The roots fac, fec, and fy all relate to doing or making something.

Multiple Choice

Look at the image, and consider the meaning of the root 'mega.' What do you think is the best definition of a megalith?

• A stone found underground

• A stone that tilts to one side

• A large stone that forms an anicent monument

• A lith that is very big

Multiple Choice

Look at the image, and consider the meaning of the root 'sub.' What do you think is the best definition subterranean?

• existing, occuring, or done under the earth's surface

• A creepy looking cave

• People who spend most or all of their lives underground

• below terranean

ATTENTION!

If you weren't 100% sure of the meaning of any of the roots you just saw, pause at this point, grab your Reading & Vocabulary notebook, and take notes from the next slide.

Tokyo is an example of a megalopolis, as more than 35 MILLION people live in the Greater Tokyo Area. That's more than the entire population of Taiwan!

mega means large, or great

The boss at Black Inc treated his subordinates so meanly, that the employees applied for a job at Tannoia Corp.

sub means under, or below