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form
(FORM)shape
Latin for shape. To transform is to change shape; uniform is one shape.
rootLatin
Build, break, makeExample words
transform
to change shape
uniform
of one shape — what a group all wears
reform
to shape again — to improve
deform
to change the shape (usually for the worse)
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 4, 5
- L.4.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph).
- L.5.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
Build, break, make. Roots about building, breaking, joining, and making things.
Browse all build, break, make roots →L.4.4bL.5.4b