Latin Roots Part II - Instruction

Latin Roots Part II

• Your ELA notebook has these words in them.

• They are the second half of your Latin Roots page, starting with mal and ending with voc.

• Study and review these slides and use your notebook if you need help.

mal

Definition: bad

Examples: malevolent, malefactor

Sentence: The villain in the story had a malevolent look on his face, like he wanted to cause trouble for everyone.

mater

Definition: mother

Examples: maternal, maternity

Sentence: The teacher went on maternity leave because she was going to have a baby soon.

mit

Definition: to send

Examples: transmit, admit

Sentence: I had to admit to my teacher that I forgot my homework.
--> When you admit something, you're sending information to another person.

mort

Definition: death

Examples: mortal, mortician

Sentence: The mortal boy had to be brave in order to defeat the dragon or he might risk dying. If he were immortal, he wouldn't have worry and would live forever!

multi

Definition: many

Examples: multimedia, multiple

Sentence: Math 24 is a multiplayer game, unlike solving a Rubik's cube.

Match

Match the following Latin roots with their meanings.

• mater

• mort

• mit

• multi

• mal

mother

death

to send

many

bad

• mother

• death

• to send

• many

• bad

pater

Definition: father

Examples: paternal, paternity

Sentence: My paternal grandfather loves to tell stories about when my dad was younger.

port

Definition: to carry

Examples: portable, transportation

Sentence: The taxi driver transported tourists all over Washington, DC.

rupt

Definition: to break

Examples: bankrupt, disruption

Sentence: The small business went bankrupt after struggling to pay its bills for several months.

scrib/script

Definition: to write

Examples: inscription, prescribe

Sentence: Mrs. Goldman's end of the year gift is a book for each student with an inscription inside the front cover.

sect/sec

Definition: to cut

Examples: bisect, section

Sentence: The teacher used a ruler to bisect the triangle, dividing it into two equal parts.

Match

Match the following Latin roots with their meaning.

• pater

• port

• scrib/script

• rupt

• sec/sect

father

to carry

to write

to break

to cut

• father

• to carry

• to write

• to break

• to cut

sent

Definition: to feel; to send

Examples: consent, resent

Sentence: The teacher asked for our parents' consent before taking us on the field trip.

spect

Definition: to look

Examples: inspection, spectator

Sentence: Before the amusement park opened, the workers did a careful inspection of all the rides to make sure they were safe.

struct

Definition: to build

Examples: destruction, restructure

Sentence: The teacher decided to restructure the seating arrangement so students wouldn't talk so much.

vid/vis

Definition: to see

Examples: televise, video

Sentence: They televise the Super Bowl every year so millions of football fans can see the big game.

voc

Definition: to call; voice

Examples: vocalize, advocate

Sentence: During the play, the actors had to vocalize their lines clearly so everyone in the audience could hear them.

Match

Match the following Latin roots to their definition.

• voc

• vis/vid

• sent

• struct

• spect

to call

to see

to feel/to send

to build

to look

• to call

• to see

• to feel/to send

• to build

• to look