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    Root words from Foreign

    Languages and their use


    in English
    What is a root word?
    A root word is the most basic form of a word. In English
    grammar, a root is a word or portion of a word from
    which other words grow, usually through the addition
    of prefixes and suffixes. By learning root words, we can
    expand our vocabulary and become a better English
    speaker.
    What is a root word?
    Learning just one root word can help us
    understand several words in English. So, by
    learning just 20 or 30 root words, we can expand
    our English vocabulary to include hundreds of
    new words.
    What is a root word?
    A root can be any part of a word that carries
    meaning: the beginning, middle or end. Prefixes,
    bases, and suffixes are types of roots. The prefix
    appears at the beginning of a word, the base in
    the middle and the suffix at the end.
    What is a root word?
    Most English root words came from the Greek and Latin
    languages. The root of the word "vocabulary," for
    example, is ​voc, a Latin root meaning "word" or
    "name." This root also appears in such words as
    "advocacy," "convocation,” "vocal”.
    Latin root words
    Root Meaning Examples
    ab to move away abstract, abstain, aversion
    duc lead, make deduce, produce, educate
    audi hear audible, audience, auditorium
    bene good benefit, benign, benefactor
    brev short abbreviate, brief
    circ round circus, circulate
    dict say dictate, edict, dictionary
    Latin root words
    Root Meaning Examples
    fund bottom founder, foundation, funding
    gen to birth gene, generate, generous
    lev to lift levitate, elevate, leverage
    log, logue thought logic, apologize, analogy
    luc, lum light lucid, illuminate, translucent
    manu hand manual, manicure, manipulate
    mis, mit send missile, transmit, permit
    Greek root words
    Root Meaning Examples
    anti against antibacterial, antidote,
    antithesis
    ast(er) star asteroid, astronomy, astronaut
    aqu water aquarium, aquatic, aqualung
    auto self automatic, automate,
    autobiograph
    biblio book bibliography, bibliophile
    bio life biography, biology,
    biodegradable
    chrono time chronic, synchronize, chronicle
    Greek root words
    Root Meaning Examples
    doc teach document, docile, doctrinal
    dyna power dynasty, dynamic, dynamite
    geo earth geography, geology, geometry
    graph write autograph, graphic,
    demographic
    hydr water dehydrate, hydrant,
    hydropower
    kinesis movement kinetic, photokinesis
    logos word, study astrology, biology, theologian
    Exercise:Find the root word.Take
    away the suffix to find the root word
    • Useless –use (solved example)

    • Movement

    • Slowly

    • Entrepreneurship

    • Cafeteria

    • Attachment

    • Magician

    • Direction

    • Colorful
    Thank You….

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