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fract
(FRAKT)to break
Latin for breaking. A fracture breaks a bone; a fragment is a broken piece.
rootLatin
Build, break, makeSpellings:fractfrag
Example words
fracture
a break — usually in a bone
fragment
a broken piece
fraction
a piece of a whole — a broken-off part
fragile
easy to break
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.
Related roots
Build, break, make. Roots about building, breaking, joining, and making things.
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