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ROOT WORDS 2

Instructions:

• Write the Meaning of the Root Words from the

Powerpoint

• Find An example of a word that includes the root

in it and uses it correctly

• See example to the left

Root Meaning Example

Phobic Scared or

Fear

Claustrophobic=

fear of small

spaces

Root Word:A

Meaning: Not

Root Word:Aero

Meaning: needs oxygen/air

Root Word:Anti

Meaning: against

Root Word:Ase

Meaning: enzyme

Root Word:Auto

Meaning: Self

Root Word: Bio

Meaning: Life

Root Word: Carcin

Meaning: Cancer causing

Root Word: Carni

Meaning: eats animals

Root Word: Chloro

Meaning: the color green

Root Word: Co

Meaning: Together

Root Word: Cyt

Meaning: cell

Root Word: De

Meaning: Away

Root Word: Di

Meaning: Two

Root Word: Ecto

Meaning: Outside

Root Word: Endo

Meaning: Inside

Root Word: Epi

Meaning: Lining

Root Word: Erythro

Meaning: Red

Root Word: Exo

Meaning: Outside

Root Word: Gam

Meaning: join together

Root Word: Genesis

Meaning: origin

Root Word: Geo

Meaning: Earth

Root Word: Hemo

Meaning: Blood

Root Word: Herbi

Meaning: Plant

Root Word: Hetero

Meaning: Different

Root Word: Homo

Meaning: Same

Root Word: Hydro

Meaning: Water

Root Word: hyper

Meaning: high

Root Word: hypo

Meaning: low

Root Word: Inter

Meaning: between

Root Word: Iso

Meaning: Same

Root Word: Itis

Meaning: Swelling

Root Word: Lateral

Meaning: to the side

Root Word: Lys

Meaning: break down

Root Word: Macro

Meaning: Large

Root Word: Mono

Meaning: one

Root Word: Neuro

Meaning: nerves

Root Word: ology

Meaning: study of

Root Word: omni

Meaning: all

Root Word: oo

Meaning: egg

Root Word: ose

Meaning: sugar

Root Word: Para

Meaning: on or near

Root Word: Phage

Meaning: to eat

Root Word: Phillic

Meaning: Likes

Root Word: Phobic

Meaning: fear

Root Word: Photo

Meaning: Light

Root Word: Pod

Meaning: foot

Root Word: Poly

Meaning: many

Root Word: Pro

Meaning: before

Root Word: Pseudo

Meaning: false

Root Word: Saccharide

Meaning: sugar

Root Word: scope

Meaning: instrument

Root Word: Semi

Meaning: half

Root Word: sub

Meaning: under

Root Word: synthesis

Meaning: to make

Root Word: therm

Meaning: temperature

Root Word: Trans

Meaning: across

Root Word: tri

Meaning: three

Root Word: trophe

Meaning: eat

Root Word: vas

Meaning: vessel

Root Word: vore

Meaning: eat

Root Word: uni

Meaning: one

Root Word: zo

Meaning: animal

Root Word: zyg

Meaning: joined together