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Good day to all my wonderful students and parents,
- Please have your child read to you every day and then talk about what was read, asking probing questions that make your child think.
Here are a few ways that you can help your child improve their reading skills at home!
This is part of a game called SAY SOMETHING Reading Strategy.
- First, have your child read about five (5) pages silently.
- Secondly, you read those same five pages to yourself.
- Thirdly, you will have them do one of the following things for each page:
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- Make a prediction of what you think will happen based on what was read.
- Ask a question about what was read and have a discussion (be careful not to go off the topic).
- Clarify something that was not understood.
- Make a comment and explain what it means and how it relates to what was read.
- Make a connection to your life, something that was read before, or something world wide.
- Make an argument that includes textual support from the reading.
DICTIONARY WORK: Some of our students find using a dictionary distasteful. Please help them out by insisting that they look up words that you give them. They may use www.dictionary.com Then check that they have the right definition that goes with the context the word was used in. The STAAR reading test lets students use a paper dictionary or an online dictionary.
GENRE CARDS: I have made flashcards for the students to use. Please copy and paste the URL to access them, then print them out: http://www.flashcardmachine.com/2907962/2xr1
GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS will be studied the entire school year. There will be projects and test grades associated with the learning of these 50 totally cool roots. I love these roots. Study your roots daily, by reading them over 2 times each day. For more information, see the subcategory Greek and Latin roots below.GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS
GREEK 51 Helios = sun
Helios-sun god; also called Apollo or Phaethon.
Heliotrope-(tropos-turn)-plant which turns toward the sun.
Helium-light gas used in balloons
Perihelion-(peri-around, near)-closest point to the sun in the earth’s orbit
Aphelion-(apo-away from)-furthest point from the sun in the earth’s orbit
Helioscope-(skoppeo-look)-telescope for looking at the sun
Heliometer-(metron-measure)-instrument for measuring the diameter of the sun
LATIN 52 SOL = sun
Solar-pertaining to the sun
Solar system-the sun with the objects which revolve around it
Solarium-a sun dial; a glass enclosed room
Solaster-(astron-star)-a star fish with more than 5 rays; a sun-star fish
Parasol-(Italian-parare-to ward off)-a light portable sunshade
Solstice-(sisto, statum-set, cause to stand)-stopping or standing still of the sun
“Old Sol”-folk name for the sun
Latin 53 Luna = Moon
Lunar- of or pertaining to the moon
Lunatic- mad; affected by the moon
Lunacy- madness caused by the moon; “Moonstruck”
Claire de lune- (French)- moonlight
Lunambulist- (ambulo, ambulatum-walk)- one whose sleep walking is supposedly caused by the moon
Lunarium-Instrument showing the phases and motions of the moon
Interlunar- (Inter- between) – time between old and new moon when the moon is invisible
Lunation- 29 ½ days- a lunar month or the time from one new moon to the next
Greek 54 Dia = Through, between, across, apart
Diabolical- (bole- shot, blow) –shot through, possessed (by a devil)
Diadem- (desmos- bond)- bound across the forehead, a wreath or crown
Diagnosis- (gnosis- knowledge)- through knowledge
Diagonal- (gony-knee)- line between 2 non-adjacent corners in a figure of 4 or more sides, slanted or an oblique line
Diagram- (graph- write, draw)- a cross-section drawing
Diameter- (metron- measure)- measure across
Diamond- (a- not + damas- tame)- hardest substance, hardest clearest stone ever found
Diacritical- (krinein- separate)- marks to separate long and short vowel sounds
Macron- shows the long vowels
breve- shows the short vowels
Diaphanous- to show through, example: sheer fabric
Latin 55 Trans = Across, over, beyond, through
Transport- (porto, portatum- carry)- carry across
Transaction- (ago, actum- do, drive)- trade, exchange
Transcript- (scribo, scriptm- write)- speech put into writing
Transfer- (fero,latum-carry)- carry across
Transform- (formo, formatum- form, shape)- change over to a different form
Transplant- (planta- sprout, plant)- move a plant
Transparent- (pareo-appear)- appear or be seen through
Transcontinental- (trans-across, con-together + teneo-hold)- across the held together land
Transcend- (trans-over, scando, scansum- climb)- climb over, exceed, climb beyond
Greek 56 Geo = Earth
Geography- (graph-write, draw)- draw the earth (make maps) and write about it
Geographer- one who makes maps and writes about the earth
Geology- (logos- word, study)- study of the earth and its formations
Geologist- one who studies the formations of the earth’s crust; rocks, minerals, oils,etc.
Geometry- (metron- measure)- branch of study on ways to measure the earth
George- (ergon- work)- one who works the earth; a farmer
Geocentric- (kentros- center)- the belief that the earth is the center of the universe
Latin 57 Terra = land
Territory- land under control of a government or owner
Terrace- raised platform of earth
Terra cotta- (coquo, coctum- cook)- “cooked earth”, fired clay pottery,tiles etc.
Terrarium- Garden in a small glass container
Terrestrial- pertaining to the earth
Extraterrestrial- (extra- outside)- outside the earth’s atmosphere
Terrier- small dog which hunts for burrowing game animals
Mediterranean Sea- (medius- middle)- the sea in the middle of the land; worlds largest inland sea
Inter- (in- in, into) put into the earth, bury
Terrain- a tract of land considered for its features, hills, ravines, etc.
Latin 58 dormio, dormitum = Sleep
Dormant- sleeping
Dormant spray- insecticide for plants used in the non-growing season
Dormitory- place for sleeping
Dormer Window- bedroom window set into a roof
Dormouse- a mouse which hibernates (sleeps) during the cold months (remember in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland)
Dormeuse- railway sleeping car
Dormitive- something that causes sleep
Dorition- act of sleeping
All these refer to normal, nightly sleep
Greek 59 Hypnos = Sleep
Hypnosis- sleep-like state controlled by a hypnotist
Hypnotize- person who is put into a hypnotic sleep or trance
Hypnology- (logos- word, study)- study of sleep
Hypnotic- tending to induce sleep
Hypnotherapy- (therapeia- treatment)- treatment of disease by hypnosis, example; stop smoking
Hypnophobia- (phobos- fear)- fear of sleep
Hypnos- god of sleep in greek mythology; Somnus, classical forerunner of the “sandman”
Latin 60 Annus = Year
Annual- yearly
Anniversary- (verto, versum- turn)- celebration marking the turn of a year
Biannual- (bi- two)-occurring twice a year
Biennial- (bi- two) every two years
Triannual- (tri- three)- three times a year
Triennial- (tri- three)- every three years
Centennial- (centum- hundred) every hundred years
Millennial- (mille- thousand)- every thousand years
Perennial- (per- through) through the years
Annuity- amount of money paid yearly
Annals- historic events recorded year by year
Greek 61 lithos = Stone
Lithograph- (graph- write, draw)- picture drawn on stone so the stone can “draw a picture”
Monolith- (monos –one, alone) – lone stone
Megalith- (megas-large) – a large stone
Lithology- (logos-word , study)-study of rocks or stone
Lithosphere-(sphaira-ball, globe )-the rocky crust of the earth, its 50 miles thick
Lithic- made of or pertaining to stone
Eolithic- (eo-dawn)-earliest stone age
Paleolithic- (paleo-old, ancient)-ancient stone age after the Eolithic period
Neolithic- (neo-new)- new or late stone age
Greek 62 petros = Rock, stone
Petrified- (facio, factum- make, do)-made into stone, turned to stone
Petrifaction- process of making into stone
Peter- name which means “reliable, like a rock”
Petroleum- (oleum-olive, olive oil)- oil from rocks
Petroglyph- (glyphein-carve)- rock carving
Petrography- (graph-write, draw)- writing about rocks, descriptions and classifying of rocks not writing on them
Petrous- hard, stone-like, rocky
What career field would use petros?
Greek 63 astron = Star
Aster- star-shaped flower
Astronomer- (onoma- name)- one who names the stars
Asteroids- (eidos- form)- in the form of a star
Astrologer (logos- study, knowledge)- one who gets knowledge from the stars
Astronaut- (nauta- sailor)- star sailor
Disaster- (dis- separation or parting from)- separation from the good influence of friendly stars
Astral- pertaining to stars (astral navigation- navigating by the stars
Astrodome- covered stadium where sports stars perform
Latin 64 Stella = Star
Stellar- pertaining to a star, or stars
Constellation- (cum- together)- group of stars
Interstellar- (inter- between)- between the stars
Stellate- star shaped
Stellascope- (skopeo [Greek]-look at)- instrument for looking at the stars; astronomical telescope
Stellerid- a star fish
Stellify- (facio, factum- make)- transform a person or thing into a star or constellation
Stella- girl’s name meaning “Star”
Estellita- girl’s name meaning “Little Star”
Greek 65 Dendron = Tree
Rhododendron- (rhodos- rose, red)- evergreen shrub with large flowers
Lepidodendron- (lepidos- scale)- extinct prehistoric tree with scaly bark [coal comes from this]
Dendrophile- (philia- love)- lover of trees
Dendromenter- (metron- measure)- instrument for measuring the height and diameter of trees
Dendrolite- (lithos- stone) petrified or fossil trees
Dendriform- (forma- form, shape)- having the shape of a tree
Latin 66 arbor, arboris = Tree
Arboretum- public garden where trees are cultivated and exhibited
Arbor Day- day designated for planting trees- usually in March, April or May
Grape arbor- grape vines trained to climb on a trellis or open-roof framework
Arboraceous- full of trees, wooded
Arborculture- (cultura- tending)- cultivation of trees and shrubs; Christmas tree growers.
Arborvitae- (vita- life)- “tree of life”; an evergreen tree of the cypress family bearing cones (conifer)
Greek 67 chronos = Time
Synchronize- (syn- together, same)- do at the same time
Chronometer- (metron- measure)- device to measure time
Chronology- (logos- word, study)- relate events in time sequence
Chronic- over a period of time; “from time to time”
Chronograph- (graph- write, draw)- device to measure and record time.
Chronicle- record or events in order of time
Chronologist- is a person skilled in putting time or dates in order
Latin 68 tempus, temporis = (a span, stretch or extent of) Time
Temporal- pertaining to time
Temporary- for a limited time
Temporize- play for time; stall
Extemporaneous- (ex- out)- speak or act at (or out of) the time without preparation
Temple- a place of worship; place on our head where the skin is stretched thinnest
Tempus Fugit- Time flies!
Contemporary- (cum- together, with)- with the time(s)
Contemporaries- people who are alive at the same time
Tempo- (Italian from Latin) time in music; rate of speed at which a piece of music moves
Tense- (French: temps)- verb forms that indicate past, present or future time
Greek 69 Para = Beside, along with
Parable- (ballein- to throw)- to throw a story in for comparison while teaching a lesson or moral
Parachute- (L. cadere- to fall)- goes along with you as you fall and slows you down
Parallel- (allos- other)- a line laying along side of another line but not touching at any point
Parare- (Italian)- to protect or defend
Parenthesis- (thesis- place)- a statement placed beside (or within) the main sentence
Paragraph- (graph- write)- an editing mark beside a page of print to show needed indentation or an indentation on a page of print which expresses some thought or point relevant to the whole but complete in itself
Paramedic- works beside a doctor as an aide
Latin 70 Inter = Between, among, amid
International- (natio- nation, race, kindred)- between or among nations
Interject- (jacio, jactum- throw)- throw between
Interaction- (ago, actum- act perform)- discussion or action between or among people
Intervene- (venio, ventum- come) come between
Intergalactic- (galactos-[Greek]- milk)- between stars in the Milky Way
Interlude- (ludus- play)- light entertainment in the midst of serious activities; a “break”
Greek 71 Techne = Art, skill
Techne: tend to think more of expert manual or mechanical skill
Technology- (logos- word, study)- study of how to do things
Technical- pertaining to the art or skill involved in all kinds of work, science, sport, business, profession, mechanical arts
Technique- expert skill in accomplishing something
Technician- one who is skilled in details of art or subject
Architect- (archi- chief, master)- a master builder
Architecture- art or science of building
Latin 72 Ars, Artis = art, skill
(used to describe personal creativity & inner feeling)
Art- display or application of skill
Artist- one who acts or creates with skill
Artistic- pertaining to skillful creation
Artless – without skill, natural, simple, and sincere
Artful- full of, or characterized by skill
Artificial- (facio, factum- make)- made by man; not occurring naturally
Artillery- (artiller [French]-equip)- equipment for war
Inert- (in- not)- not skilled, inactive, sluggish
Inertia- state of inactivity; motion which continues unless altered by an external force
Greek 73 Bios = Life
Biology- (logos- word, study)- study of life
Biography- (graph- writ, draw)- written life story
Autobiography- (autos- self)- written life story of one’s self
Microbe- (micro- small)- tiny life form
Amphibian- (amphi- both)- creature who can live both on land and in water
Bionic- life-like
Biotic- pertaining to life
Antibiotic- (anti- against)- against living forms that invade the body
Biodegradable- (de- down + gradus- step)- describes a substance which can be broken down by microbes, tiny life forms
Biophotophone- (photo- light + phone- sound)- name for the early machine for making talking motion pictures [movie camera]
Latin 74 Vivo, Victum = Live
Vivid- lively, animated, spirited
Revive- (re- back, again)- come back to life
Survive- (sur- [French from Latin] super- over)- to live over or beyond a threat of death
Vivacity- liveliness, vigor
Convivial- (con- with, together)- relating to feasting together
Viand- food to support life
Victual- pronounced “vit’l”)- food to support life
Victim- religious sacrifice of a live animal or person
Greek 75 Micros = Small
Microphone- (phone- sound)- device for transmitting a small sound over distance
Microbe- (bios- life)- tiny form of life
Microcosm- (cosmos- world)- a tiny world [Example Horton Hears A Who by Dr. Suess]
Microfilm- (filmen [Anglo-Saxon]- thin skin)- tiny film for storing books, records, etc.
Micrometer- (metron- measure)- instrument for measuring small things
Micron- unit of length 1/1000 of 1 millimeter
Microscope- (skopeo- look at)- instrument for looking at tiny things
Microwave- (wafian [Anglo-Saxon]- wave)- tiny electromagnetic wave between 1 and 100 centimeters long
Greek 76 Megas = Great, large, big
Megaphone- (phone- sound)- device for making sound larger, louder
Megalith- (lithos- rock)- huge rock (such as those in Stonehenge or Easter Island)
Megalomania- (mania- craze)- crazy person with delusions of grandeur or greatness
Megalophonous- (phone- sound)- having a big or loud sound or voice
Mega- in the metric system, a million times
Megameter- a million times
Megatons- a million tons
Megalopolis- (polis- city)- huge sprawling city; NYC or Los Angeles
Latin 77 Magnus = Big, large ,great
Magnify- (facio, factum- make do)- make larger
Magnifier- that which makes greater
Magnitude- (-tudo- ness)- greatness
Magnate- person of great rank or influence
Magnificent- great in deed or character; lavish
Magnanimous- (animus- mind, spirit) great in mind; above what is low, mean or ungenerous; noble in soul
Latin 78 Pater, patris = Father
Patriarch- (archos [Greek]- chief)- chief father of a family or of a society
Patriotism- love for the fatherland
Patrician- nobly born person; descendant of the founding fathers of Rome
Patrimony- (-monia- condition)- condition or estate inherited from one’s father
Patron- one who acts like a father toward another
Patronymic- (onyma [Greek]- name) a father’s name adapted and given to his children; O’, Mc, Mac put in front of the family name; -son, -sen, -datter, -ovich added to name ending
Latin 79 Mater, matris = Mother
Matriarch- (archos- chief)- a woman who rules the family
Maternal- motherly
Maternal grandparents- parents of one’s mother
Matrix- the ground from which some thing or idea springs
Matriculate- having one’s name entered on the list of students of a school or college
Alma mater- (alma- nourishing, kind)- the “dear old school” from which one graduates
Matrimony- (monia- condition)- state from which motherhood develops [historically marriage meant that a woman would soon have children]
Latin 80 Frater, fratis = Brother
Fraternal- brotherly
Fraternity- brotherly association of men
Fraternize- associate together on friendly or brotherly terms
Friar- a member of a men’s religious order
Frere- French word for brother [like the children’s song “Frere Jacques”]
Greek 81 Demos = The people, the citizens
Democracy- (kratos- power)- people power [invented by the Greeks]
Demotic- pertaining to the people; popular
Demography- (graph- write, draw)- draw charts of information about the people – where they live etc
Demophile- (philia- love)- friend of the people
Demophobe (phobos- fear)- one who fears the people
Epidemic- (epi- upon)- a plague on the people; disease spread among citizens
Latin 82 Populus = People
People- a collection of persons
Public- general body of people in a community
Republic- (res- thing)- public thing or entity
Publish- make known to people in general
Populace- the common people
Popular- pleasing to people in general
Population- whole (total) number of people in an area
Pueblo- (Spanish)- people of a village or town
SPQR = Senatus Populusque Romanus- the Senate and people of Rome
Greek 83 Polis = City
Metropolis- (meter- mother)- mother city- or main city with smaller suburbs around it
Political- concerning the management of a city
Police- those who keep order in the city
Polite- having city (civilized) manners
Policy- course of action adopted in the management of the city
Politics – the art and science of government
Politician- one who works for good government for the benefit of all
Latin 84 Urbs, urbis = City
Urban- pertaining to the city
Suburb- (Sub- under, below, near)- outlying part of a city; smaller town near a city
Suburbanite- one who lives in a suburb
Interurban- (inter- between)- between cities
Urbane- polite; having city manners
Urbanity- civility; courtesy, politeness
Urbanites- those who live in a city
Greek 85 Pathos = Feeling, suffering
Pathos- dramatic device to cause pity, sympathy or sorrow
Pathetic- marked by suffering or sorrow
Pathology- (logos- word, study)- study of suffering or disease
Pathometer- (metron- measure)- measures feeling; a lie detector
Apathy- (a- not)- not feeling; lack of feeling
Antipathy- (anti- against)- feeling against
Sympathy- (syn- together)- to feel what another feels
Telepathy- (tele- far away)- knowing how someone far away feels
Pathogenic- (genos- origin, cause)- causing disease or suffering
Pathophobic- (phobos- fear)- fear of disease or suffering; ex is Michael Jackson
Pathomania- (mania- craze, mental disorder)- a medical term for moral insanity
Empathy- (en- in)- complete understanding of another’s thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another human being
Greek 86 Autos = Self
Autograph- (graph- write)- writing one’s own name
Automobile- (Latin- mobilis- movable)- self-moving
Autobiography- (bios- life)- life story written by oneself
Autocrat- (kratos- power, strength)- power in one person
Autodynamic- (dynamkos- power)- supplying its own power
Automatic- (matos- think)- a machine that seems to think for itself; self-acting; self-regulating
Autopsy- (optos- seen)- to see with one’s own eyes what was wrong with a person who has died
Greek 87 Thermos = Heat
Thermal- relating to heat
Thermos bottle- insulated bottle which keeps the contents hot or cold. Invented by Sir James Dewar, an Englishman, in 1885 and patented in 1904.
Thermometer- (metron- measure)- device for measuring heat, first developed by Galileo in 1597. In 1720 a Dutchman, Fahrenheit, developed the thermometer using mercury (our regular ones); in 1742 Celsius developed the Celsius centigrade scale (used by Scientists)
Thermotropic- (tropos- turn)- turning toward the heat
Thermogenic- (genos- origin)- causing or originating (generating) heat
Thermoplastic- (plastos- shape, mold)- can be molded or formed when heated
Latin 88 Curro, cursum = run
Current- running, ongoing
Curriculum- study that runs over a period of time
Occur- (ob- against)- run against, happen
Recur- (re-again)- run into again
Incursion- (in- in, into)- a running into
Excursion- (ex- out of)- running out; a trip
Cursive- writing that runs on without lifting the pen / pencil
Cursor- small moving (running) square on a computer screen
Greek 89 Zoon = Animal
Zoo- a zoological park or collection of animals
Zoology- (logos- word, study)- study of animals
Protozoon- (protos- first)- earliest form of one-celled animal life on earth
Cenozoic- (kainos- recent)- recent animal period
Mesozoic- (meso- middle)- middle animal period
Paleozoic- (paleo- early, archaic)- early animal period (many fossils)
Proterozoic- (protero- earlier)- earlier animal period (few fossils; worms)
Archeozoic- (arche- beginning)- beginning animal period (carbon traces but no fossils)
Zodiac- the belt of constellations in the sky surrounding the earth
Latin 90 Verto, versum = Turn
Reverse- (re- back, again)- turn back
Advertise- (ad- to, toward)- turn people toward a product
Universe- (unus- one)- stars all turning as one wheel or cosmos
University- (unus- one)- set of colleges revolving around a central administration; oldest known is U of Al-Azhur in Egypt (970 AD); Harvard was the first one in the USA (1636)
Controversial- (contra- against)- two sides turned against each other
Conversation- (con- with, together)- taking turns in talking together
Diversity- (dis- separate)- turning to separate ways; unlikeness
Versus- (turned toward)- opponents in a contest, an example is Wood vs Bradley in football, volleyball, basketball, tennis or track.
Verse- a line of poetry
Latin 91 Facio, factum = Do, make
Factory- (orium- place for)- place for making things
Manufacture- (manus- hand)- make by hand
Efface- (ex- out, away)- do away with
Deface- (de- down)- to “do down”, mar, destroy
Perfect- (per-through)- done all the way through
Magnify- (magna- large)- to make large
Satisfy- (satis- enough)– to make enough
Fy- ending to (suffix) numerous words; means making
Latin 92 Scribo, scriptrum = Write
Scriptures- sacred writings (Bible, Torah, etc.)
Inscription- (in-in)- writing in a book or in stone
Describe- (de- down)- write down, give a verbal picture
Proscription- (pro- for)- written list of names put up for all to see, originally people who were outlawed, exiled, or condemned to death
Prescription- (pre- before)- something written ahead (doctor’s directions to a pharmacist)
Scribe- one who knows how to write
Transcribe- (trans- across)- transfer speech to writing
Manuscript- (manus- hand)- written by hand
Script- writing (e.g. {exempli gratia- for the sake of example} the words of a play or movie
Latin 93 Plico, plicatum = Fold
Duplicate- (duo- two)- twofold
Triplicate- (tres- three)- threefold
Multiplication- (multum- many)-increase in number manifold
Explicit- (ex- out)- folded out, unfold, smooth; something that is so plain and clear that nothing is left to question. Comes from ancient days when books were written on strips of papyrus attached to rods at each end and then rolled up. As you read the book you unrolled one end as you rolled up the other end when you got to the end of the book it read: “Explicatus est” “It is rolled out” like we say “Finis” or “The End”
Implicate- (in- in, into)- fold into, or involved in
Complication- (con- together)- a folded solution, rather hard to figure out
Accomplice- (ad- to, toward, con- together) one who is folded together with another in crime
Replica- (re- again, back)- a bending or folding again; a reproduction or copy
Supplication- (sub- under)- humble request or prayer made on bended or folded knees
Latin 94 Dico, dictum = Speak, say
Dictate- speak, command
Diction- art or manner of speaking
Dictation- speaking so another may write down the words
Dictator- one whose word has absolute authority
Predict- (pre- before)- to say beforehand what will happen
Benediction- (bene- well)- well-spoken words, a blessing
Contradict- (contra- against)- speak against
Verdict- (verus- true, real)- a true saying
Dictionary- a book that lists the words of a spoken language and their meanings
Addict- (ad- to)- to attach oneself to a master, a leader or a cause.
Greek 95 Biblos = Book
Bible- The Book of the Christian religion
Bibliography- (graph- write)- list of books on a particular subject
Biblioclast- (klastos- broken)- one who destroys books
Biblioklept- (klepto- steal)- one who steals books
Bibliolatry- (latreia- worship)- worship of books
Bibliology- (logos- study, word)- study of books
Bibliomania- (mania- madness)- craziness about books
Bibliophile- (philia- love)- lover of books
Bibliophobia- (phobos- fear)- fear or dislike of books
Bibliothetic- (thetos- placed)- pertaining to the placement or arrangement of books
Bibliotheque- French for library
Latin 96 Liber, libri = Book
Library- place where books are kept
Librarian- one in charge of the library
Libretto- (Italian- booklet)- words to which opera music has been written
Librettist- one who writes a libretto
Libel- written accusation
Latin 97 Scio, scitum = Know
Science- knowledge which results from study
Scientific- kind of knowledge gained from careful study
Conscience- (con- with, together)- knowledge of right and wrong
Prescience- (prae- before)- foreknowledge
Conscious- (con- with, together)- sharing knowledge; mentally awake and/or active
Omniscience- (omnis- all)- knowing all
Omniscient- (omnis- all)- a very learned person
Latin 98 Discipulus = Student
Disciple- a student
Discipline- teaching; instruction, a field of learning
Disciplinary- pertaining to correction, ordered control or teaching
Disciplinarian- one who enforces order
Greek 99 Sauros = Lizard
Dinosaur- (deinos- terrible)- terrible lizard
Tyrannosaurus- (tyrannos- absolute ruler)- tyrant lizard (ate anyone he wanted to eat)
Allosaurus- (allos- leap)- leaping lizard
Stegosaurus- (stego- roof)- lizard with a shell on his back
Brontosaurus- (brontos- thunder)- thunder lizard
Ankylosaurus- (ankylos- crooked, bent)- lizard with bony plates sticking up from his neck
Latin 100 Amo, amatum = LOVE
Amateur- (French for L. amator- lover)- lover; one who enjoys an activity without doing it professionally
Amiable- kindly, lovable, good-natured
Amicable- friendly, peaceable, cordial
Amorous- (osus- full of)- full of love
Amour- (French- love)- love affair, not necessarily illicit
Enamoured- (in- in)- charmed, captivated, in love
Amity- friendship
Enmity- (in- not and amity)- ill will; hostility
Enemy- (in- not and amity)- hostile, unfriendly person
This information is from English from the Roots Up by JK Lundquist.
- Please have your child read to you every day and then talk about what was read, asking probing questions that make your child think.