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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
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 5, 6, 7
- L.5.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
- L.6.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
- L.7.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
Build, break, make. Roots about building, breaking, joining, and making things.
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