Description

This colourful set of Greek and Latin Root Word Posters and Vocabulary Cards highlights 15 Greek and Latin Root words. Learning about Greek and Latin Root words helps students develop their vocabulary and understand the meaning of words. Each vocabulary card contains the root, its meaning and origin, examples, and an example in a sentence.

This Greek and Latin Root Word Posters and Word Wall Vocabulary Cards resource features:

16 Greek and Latin Root Word vocabulary cards
1 Greek and Latin Root Word definition poster to introduce prefixes to your students
1 in-depth Greek and Latin Root Word poster highlighting 15 Greek and Latin Root Words in a handy table

The 15 Greek and Latin Root Words covered in this resource are:

aud/audi
bene
chron
graph
ject
meter/metre
flect/flex
phon
photo
port
bio
scrib/script
rupt
therm
tract

Why Teach Morphology (Prefixes, Suffixes and Greek and Latin Root Words)?

When students gain morphological awareness, they:

build word sense.
build literacy skills.
build knowledge in content.
build an understanding of multiple meanings, through the study of word families.

A meta-analysis conducted by Bowers et al (2010) of 22 morphology studies found that morphology instruction benefits learners, especially less proficient readers.