Flexible Roots

What Greek suffix does each word share?

democracy

bureaucracy

aristocracy

technocracy

• acy

• racy

• cracy

• ocracy

Based on the sentence below, what do you think the Greek suffix -cracy mean?

I am part of a democracy.

• I rule

• I am ruled by others

• I am ruled by the people

• I am ruled by a king/queen

What Greek suffix does each word share?

democrat

bureaucrat

aristocrat

technocrat

• crat

• cra

• cracy

• ocrat

Based on the sentence below, what do you think the Greek suffix -crat mean?

I am a democrat.

• I vote

• I believe in being ruled by the people

• I believe in being ruled by others

• I believe in being ruled by a king/queen

What Greek suffix does each word share?

Pyrophobia

Hydrophobia

Claustrophobia

Agoraphobia

• phobia

• phobi

• phob

• bia

Based on the sentence below, what do you think the Greek suffix -phobia mean?

I am a hydrophobia.

• loves water

• hates water

• friends with water

• fear of water

What Greek suffix does each word share?

Pyrophobe

Hydrophobe

Claustrophobe

Agoraphobe

• phobia

• phobic

• phobe

• bia

Based on the sentence below, what do you think the Greek suffix -phobe mean?

I am a hydrophobe.

• loves water

• hates water

• friends with water

• fear of water

What Latin suffix does each word share?

investigate

illustrate

graduate

punctuate

• gate

• ate

• uate

• te

Based on the sentences below, what do you think the Latin suffix -ate mean?

I illustrate picture books.

He would investigate the crime.

• They have nothing in common

• to draw something

• to examine something

• to do something