The Reading Teacher's Sourcebook - The Meadows Center for ...

Figure 85. Common Latin and Greek Roots.ROOT ORIGIN MEANING EXAMPLESaud Latin Hear Auditorium, audition, audience, audible, audiovisualastro Greek Star Astronaut, astronomy, asterisk, asteroid, astrologybio Greek Life Biology, biography, biochemistrycept Latin Take Intercept, accept, receptiondict Latin Speak or tell Dictation, dictate, predict, contradict, dictatorduct Latin Lead Conduct, inductgeo Greek Earth Geography, geology, geometry, geophysicsgraph Greek Write Autograph, biography, photographject Latin Throw Eject, reject, projectile, injectmeter Greek Measure Thermometer, barometer, centimeter, diametermin Latin Little or small Miniature, minimum, minimalmit or mis Latin Send Mission, transmit, missile, dismiss, submitped Latin Foot Pedal, pedestal, pedestrianphon Greek Sound Telephone, symphony, microphone, phonics, phonemeport Latin Carry Transport, portable, import, export, porterrupt Latin Break Disrupt, erupt, rupture, interrupt, bankruptscrib orscriptLatin Write Scribble, scribe, inscribe, describe, prescribe, manuscript,prescription, script, transcript, scripturespect Latin See Inspect, suspect, respect, spectacle, spectatorstruct Latin Build or form Construct, destruct, instruct, structuretele Greek From afar Telephone, telegraph, teleporttract Latin Pull Traction, tractor, attract, subtract, extractvers Latin Turn Reverse, inverseDiamond, L., & Gutlohn, L. (2006). Vocabulary handbook. Berkeley, CA: Consortium on Reading Excellence; Ebbers, S.(2005). Language links to Latin, Greek, and Anglo-Saxon: Increasing spelling, word recognition, fluency, vocabulary, andcomprehension through roots and affixes. Presented at The University of Texas, Austin, TX; and Stahl, S., & Kapinus, B. (2001).Word power: What every educator needs to know about teaching vocabulary. Washington, DC: National Education Association.200The Reading Teacher’s Sourcebook