Good, bad, with, against
Roots that judge or pair things up: good, bad, together, opposed.
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
Latin roots
- bene-prefixLatin
good or well
benefit, benevolent, beneficial
L.6.4bL.7.4b - mal-prefixLatin
bad or wrong
malfunction, malicious, malnourished
L.6.4bL.7.4b - contra-prefixLatin
against
contradict, contrast, contrary
L.6.4bL.7.4b - pro-prefixLatin
forward or for
progress, project, prologue
L.4.4bL.5.4b - dis-prefixLatin
apart, away, or not
disagree, disconnect, discontinue
L.4.4bL.5.4b - non-prefixLatin
not
nonfiction, nonsense, nonstop
L.4.4bL.5.4b - un-prefixLatin
not or opposite of
unhappy, undo, unfair
L.4.4bL.5.4b
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).