Time
Roots that mark when something happens or how long it takes.
9 roots in this category · Built for grades 5 through 8
Greek roots
Latin roots
- annrootLatin
year
annual, anniversary, biennial
- temporrootLatin
time
temporary, contemporary, tempo
- novrootLatin
new
novel, innovate, renovate
- primrootLatin
first
primary, primitive, prime
- ante-prefixLatin
before, in front of
antechamber, antebellum, anterior
- durrootLatin
to last, hardness
duration, durable, endure
- ultimrootLatin
final, last, beyond
ultimate, ultimatum, penultimate
Where to start
Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
- Level 2 · expanding · 5 roots in this category
- Level 3 · challenge · 4 roots in this category