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fract

(FRAKT)

to break

Latin for breaking. A fracture breaks a bone; a fragment is a broken piece.

Spellings: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.

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