Description
This resource builds on Greek and Latin roots Volume 1 and introduces students to 22 additional root words commonly found in academic and literary texts. Designed to strengthen vocabulary development, this lesson helps students understand how roots, prefixes, and suffixes contribute to word meaning, allowing them to decode hundreds of unfamiliar words with confidence.
Students are exposed to over 50 new vocabulary words through structured instruction and practice, making this resource ideal for ELA test preparation, reading comprehension, and word analysis instruction. By recognizing familiar roots, students learn how to determine meaning using context clues and prior knowledge rather than relying on memorization alone.
Instruction begins with a PowerPoint lesson that explicitly teaches 22 high-utility Greek and Latin root words. Students then apply their understanding through vocabulary practice activities that require them to determine definitions of unknown words and select words that best fit a sentence based on root meaning and context. A root word graphic organizer supports visual learning and helps students make meaningful connections between related words.
Assessment is included through a Greek and Latin root words quiz, and answer keys are provided for all activities to support easy grading and implementation. This Greek and Latin roots Volume 2 lesson works well for middle school and high school ELA classrooms, vocabulary units, intervention, or standardized test prep.
The roots taught in this volume include auto, ante, astro, bel, cap, cede, chron, cide, fore, helio, loc, mal, mort, neo, per, photo, pop, rupt, sub, tract, vid and vis, and voc, providing students with a strong foundation for continued vocabulary growth.