Word Roots
Learning the Building Blocks of Better Spelling and Vocabulary

Word Roots

Empowers students with unlimited vocabulary, preparing them for testing and higher education!

Grades: 3-12+
Subject: Language Arts


  Word Roots teaches your child the meanings of Latin and Greek prefixes, roots, and suffixes commonly used in English. Learning word elements dramatically improves spelling and the ability to decode unfamiliar words. Word Roots will add hundreds of words to your students’ vocabulary and greater depth to their thinking and writing.

In each lesson, students first learn the meanings of prefixes, roots, and suffixes. Then they:
  Divide known and unknown words into their elements or assemble elements to form whole words.
  Match word parts or whole words to their definitions by analyzing their meanings.
  Apply their new vocabulary in sentences.

Teaching Support
The books include a pretest/posttest, answers, and a dictionary of words derived from Latin or Latin/Greek roots. The software includes help and hints, automatic grading, and printable scores.

New! The new Word Roots Study Guides help children retain the word meanings taught in our award-winning Word Roots books. Each study guide includes pre- and post-tests, quizzes, and templates so children can create their own dictionary.

Software Features
  Gr. 4-12+: A1–Latin only, 30 activities, 714 questions
  Gr. 4-12+: A2–Latin plus some Greek, 30 activities, 560 questions
  Gr. 7-12+: B1–More Latin plus Greek, 54 activities, 771 questions
  Can be played with or without automatic grading
  Self-tutoring for independent study
  On-screen and printable instructions
  On-screen hints
  Self-grading
  On-screen and printable student data
  Saves unfinished activities

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