Communication
Roots about writing, speaking, and the words we use.
13 roots in this category · Built for grades 4 through 8
Greek roots
- graphrootGreek
to write or draw
autograph, photograph, telegraph
- logrootGreek
word or study
dialogue, monologue, biology
- phonrootGreek
sound
telephone, microphone, phonics
- gramrootGreek
letter or thing written
telegram, diagram, grammar
- -ologysuffixGreek
the study of
biology, geology, psychology
- -graphysuffixGreek
writing about
geography, biography, photography
Latin roots
- scribrootLatin
to write
describe, scribble, manuscript
- dictrootLatin
to say or speak
predict, dictionary, contradict
- vocrootLatin
voice or call
vocal, vocabulary, advocate
- lingurootLatin
tongue or language
language, bilingual, linguist
- nomrootLatin
name
nominate, synonym, antonym
- claimrootLatin
to shout or cry out
exclaim, proclaim, clamor
- loqrootLatin
to speak, talk
eloquent, loquacious, colloquial
Where to start
Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
- Level 1 · most common · 3 roots in this category
- Level 2 · expanding · 7 roots in this category
- Level 3 · challenge · 3 roots in this category