1. Root Word: "Spect" (Latin: "to see" or "to look")
Main Word: Spectator
- Meaning: A person who watches something.
- Root: spect (to see)
- Prefix: None
- Suffix: -or (a person who does something)
Related Words with "Spect"
- Inspect (to look at something closely)
- Respect (to look at someone with admiration)
- Perspective (a way of looking at things)
- Spectacle (something amazing to look at)
2. Prefix: "Un-" (Meaning: "Not" or "Opposite of")
Main Word: Unhappy
- Meaning: Not happy.
- Prefix: Un- (not)
- Root: happy (feeling joy)
- Suffix: None
Related Words with "Un-"
- Unkind (not kind)
- Unfair (not fair)
- Unclear (not clear)
- Unusual (not usual)
3. Suffix: "-able" (Meaning: "Capable of" or "Able to Be")
Main Word: Breakable
- Meaning: Able to be broken.
- Root: break (to snap or separate)
- Prefix: None
- Suffix: -able (capable of)
Related Words with "-able"
- Readable (able to be read)
- Washable (able to be washed)
- Moveable (able to be moved)
- Believable (able to be believed)
4. Root Word: "Port" (Latin: "to carry")
Main Word: Transport
- Meaning: To carry something from one place to another.
- Root: port (to carry)
- Prefix: trans- (across)
- Suffix: None
Related Words with "Port"
- Import (to bring goods into a country)
- Export (to send goods out of a country)
- Portable (able to be carried)
- Report (to carry back information)
5. Prefix: "Re-" (Meaning: "Again" or "Back")
Main Word: Rewrite
- Meaning: To write again.
- Prefix: Re- (again)
- Root: write (to put words on paper)
- Suffix: None
Related Words with "Re-"
- Replay (to play again)
- Rebuild (to build again)
- Redo (to do again)
- Return (to go back)
6. Suffix: "-ment" (Meaning: "The result of" or "A condition")
Main Word: Enjoyment
- Meaning: The result of enjoying something.
- Root: enjoy (to take pleasure in)
- Prefix: None
- Suffix: -ment (the result of)
Related Words with "-ment"
- Excitement (the result of being excited)
- Improvement (the result of getting better)
- Achievement (the result of achieving)
- Treatment (the process of treating)
What Did We Learn?
- Roots tell us the basic meaning of a word.
- Prefixes change a word’s meaning by adding something to the beginning.
- Suffixes change a word’s meaning by adding something to the end.
Challenge: Try to make sentences with at least one word from each group!