Greek/Latin Roots

What Latin root is in the following words?

pedicure

pedestrian

biped

millipede

• milli

• pe

• pede

• ped

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CCSS.L.5.4B

What do all these words have in common?

pedicure

pedestrian

centipede

millipede

• feet

• insects

• fungus

• fears

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CCSS.L.5.4B

What does the Latin root -ped mean?

• two of something

• feet/foot

• to, towards

• duplicates

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CCSS.L.5.4B

What Latin root is in the following words?

podium

tripod

podiatrist

arthropod

• pod

• ped

• podi

• po

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

What do these words have in common?

podium

tripod

• tall

• cameras

• standing

• nothing

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CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.RI.5.4

What does the Latin root -pod mean?

• to stand

• legs

• feet/foot

• duplicates

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CCSS.L.5.4B

What Latin suffix is in the following words?

illustrate

investigate

punctuate

motivate

• te

• gate

• ate

• uate

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CCSS.L.5.4B

Based on the following words, what do you think the suffix -ate means?

illustrate

motivate

punctuate

graduate

• to write or draw something

• to make something

• to do something

• to make or do something

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

What Latin suffix is in the following words?

illustration

graduation

motivation

punctuation

• tion

• ation

• ate

• ration

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CCSS.L.5.4B

Based on the following words, what do you think the suffix -ation means?

illustration

motivation

punctuation

graduation

• the result of making or doing something

• the result of making something

• the result of doing something

• to make or do something

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.RI.5.4