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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
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).
Related roots
Build, break, make. Roots about building, breaking, joining, and making things.
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