ROOTS & STEMS Illustrated Word Wall Cards for common roots, stems, and prefixes.

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ambul walk

Latin

amor love

Latin

anti against or opposite

Greek

aqu water

Latin

astro star

Greek

aud hearing, listening,

sound Latin

ben good

Latin

biblio book

Greek

bio life

Greek

bio life

Greek

auto self

Greek

aristo best

Greek

aristo best

Greek

cand glow

Latin

cine motion

Greek

kine motion

Greek

chrom color

Greek

chrom color

Greek

chron time

Greek

circum around

Latin

contra opposite or against

Latin

cred believe or faith

Latin

cred believe or faith

Latin

cred believe or faith

Latin

cosm order/universe

Greek

cosm order/universe

Greek

cracy type of government

Greek

cracy type of government

Greek

crat member of a type of government

Greek

crat member of a type of government

Greek

cycl circle/wheel

Greek

de- opposite of

Greek

de- opposite of

Greek

dem people

Greek

dem people

Greek

dem people

Greek

derm skin

Greek

dict speak

Latin

dis- away, apart, negative

Latin

dis- away, apart, negative

Latin

dorm sleep

Latin

dorm sleep

Latin

dorm sleep

Latin

duct lead

Latin

dyn power

Greek

endo inside

Greek

epi on top of

Greek

equ equal or level

ethno race/nationality

Greek

ethno race/nationality

Greek

ethno race/nationality

Greek

exo outside

Greek

fore- before

Old English

Sunday

Monday

geo earth

Greek

geo earth

Greek

geo earth

Greek

geo earth

Greek

gon angle

Greek

graph picture or representation

Greek

gyn woman

Greek

gyn woman

Greek

ject throw

Latin

ject throw

Latin

hemi half

Latin

hemi half

Greek

hydro water

Greek

hydro water

Greek

hyper too much or fast

Greek

hyper too much or fast

Greek

inter between

Greek

inter between

Greek

inter between

Greek

legis law

Greek

litho stone

Greek

logos study

Greek

logos study

Greek

logy the study of

Greek

logy the study of

Greek

mal bad or evil

Greek

mania madness

Greek

mech machine

Greek

mega big

Greek

meta above, over, beyond

Greek

meta above, over, beyond

Greek

meter measure

Greek

meter measure

Greek

micro small

Greek

mid middle

Latin

min small

Latin

mis- wrongly

Latin

mis send

Latin

mit send

Latin

morph shape/form

Greek

mort death

Greek

multi many

Latin

necro death

Greek

neo new

Greek

non not

Greek

ologist one who studies

Greek

ology the study of

Greek

ology the study of

Greek

ology the study of

Greek

pac peace

Latin

pac peace

Latin

pan all or everything

Greek

path sickness/suffering

Greek

phil love or friendship

Greek

phil love or friendship

Greek

phobia fear

Greek

phobia fear

Greek

phon sound

Greek

phon sound

Greek

photo light

Greek

phyll green or leaf

Greek

pod foot

Greek

ped foot

Greek

ped child

Greek/Latin

polis city

Greek

poly many

Greek

port carry

Latin

port carry

Latin

proto first

Greek

pre- before or first

psych mind

Greek

psych mind

Greek

pyro fire

Greek

pyro fire

Greek

re- back or again

Latin

re- back or again

Latin

scope see

Greek

scope see

Greek

scrib write

Latin

script write

Latin

semi half

Latin

semi half

Latin

sol sun

Latin

sol sun

Latin

soph wisdom

Greek

soph wisdom

Greek

spect look or see

Latin

spher ball

Greek

spher ball

Greek

struct build

struct build

sub- under

Latin

super- above, over, beyond

Latin

super- above, over, beyond

Latin

tele distance

Greek

terra land or ground

tempo time

Latin

theo god or religion

Greek

theo god or religion

Greek

therm heat

Greek

tract pull

tract pull

Greek

trans across

volv turn

Greek

volv turn

Latin

volv turn

Latin

zo animal

Greek

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