Earth, water, sky
Roots about the natural world: land, water, stars, and sky.
11 roots in this category · Aligned to Common Core L.4.4b, Common Core L.5.4b, Common Core L.6.4b, Common Core L.7.4b, Common Core L.8.4b
Greek roots
- georootGreek
earth
geography, geology, geometry
L.4.4bL.5.4b - hydrorootGreek
water
hydrate, dehydrate, hydroelectric
L.4.4bL.5.4b - nautrootGreek
sailor or ship
astronaut, nautical, aeronautics
L.6.4bL.7.4b - astrrootGreek
star
astronaut, astronomy, asterisk
L.4.4bL.5.4b - thermrootGreek
heat
thermometer, thermal, thermostat
L.6.4bL.7.4b - photo-prefixGreek
light
photograph, photosynthesis, phosphorus
L.4.4bL.5.4b
Latin roots
What this category covers
- L.4.4b · Grade 4: Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph).
- L.5.4b · Grade 5: Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
- L.6.4b · Grade 6: Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
- L.7.4b · Grade 7: Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
- L.8.4b · Grade 8: Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).