Number & quantity
Roots that count, measure, and tell you how many.
16 roots in this category ยท 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
- penta-prefixGreek
five
pentagon, pentathlon, pentagram
L.7.4bL.8.4b - mono-prefixGreek
one
monologue, monorail, monotone
L.5.4bL.6.4bL.7.4b - poly-prefixGreek
many
polygon, polyglot, polygraph
L.7.4bL.8.4b - mega-prefixGreek
large or great
megaphone, megabyte, megalith
L.5.4bL.6.4b - micro-prefixGreek
small
microscope, microphone, microwave
L.4.4bL.5.4b
Latin roots
- uni-prefixLatin
one
unicorn, uniform, unify
L.4.4bL.5.4b - bi-prefixLatin
two
bicycle, bilingual, biennial
L.4.4bL.5.4b - quad-prefixLatin
four
quadrilateral, quarter, quadruple
L.5.4bL.6.4b - cent-prefixLatin
hundred
century, centimeter, centennial
L.4.4bL.5.4b - mill-prefixLatin
thousand
millimeter, millennium, million
L.5.4bL.6.4b - multi-prefixLatin
many
multiple, multilingual, multimedia
L.4.4bL.5.4b - semi-prefixLatin
half
semicircle, semifinal, semiannual
L.4.4bL.5.4b - omni-prefixLatin
all
omnivore, omnipresent, omnipotent
L.7.4bL.8.4b
Roots shared by both
What this category covers
- L.4.4b ยท 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 ยท 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 ยท 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 ยท 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 ยท 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).