Vocabulary in Context

TAAS and Related TEKS

TAAS Objective 5

TEKS 3 (a, b, c), 6 (a, b, c, d, e), 8(b) 13(b,c)

Use the provided list that has the Latin and Greek roots. Using the list, begin reading newspapers and magazines. As you read, watch for words that are formed with these roots. Then do the following:

1.	Clip the article (or a substantial portion of it if is long) and mount it neatly on paper.
2.	Write in correct bibliography form the source information.
3.	Highlight the word(s) found which have the Latin/Greek roots.
4.	Give the part of speech and the definition of the word(s).
5	Write a sentence using the word. The sentence must be at least fifteen (15) words long (write the sentences by making compound or compound-complex sentences). Proofread the sentence for spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and usage.
6.	Highlight the word in the sentence.
7.	Write ten (10) sentences using a minimum of forty-five (45) roots.

NOTE: Some words which may look as if it is derived from the Latin or Greek roots aren't. The only way to know for sure is to look the word up in the dictionary. For example, the word "impediment" has nothing to do with the Greek root, which means "child."

LATIN ROOTS					GREEK ROOTS
AM, AMOR					AUT, AUTO
ANIM					CRACY
FIN					DEM, DEMO
FLU, FLUC, FLUX					PAN, PANTO
GEN, GENER, GENIT					MANIA
GREG					PED
HERE, HES					ORTHO
LATERAL					GENO, GENO, GENEA
LITERA					METER, METR.
LUC, LUM					ANT, ANTI
MAN, MANU					ONYM, ONOMATO
PEND, PENS					DERM, DERMATO
PON, POS					NOM, NEM
SCRIB, SCRIPT					PHAN, PHEN
SIMIL, SIMUL					THERM, THERMO
SOL, SOLI					PROT, PROTO
SOLV, SOLU, SOLUT					THESIS, THET
UND, UNDA					ASTER, ASTR, ASTRO
VER, VERS, VERA					GRAM, GRAPH
VID, VIS