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fac
(FAK)to make or do
Latin for making or doing. A factory makes things; an effect is what something does.
rootLatin
Build, break, makeSpellings:facfectfic
Example words
factory
a place where things are made
manufacture
to make by hand (now usually by machine)
effect
the result of an action — what was made happen
fiction
made-up stories
Who it is for
Grades served: 5, 6, 7
Level 2Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
Build, break, make. Roots about building, breaking, joining, and making things.
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