Title: READ: Root Words IV
Course: English 9 (B)

Root Words IV

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The root is the base part of a word. The root carries the most significant aspects of of a word, and cannot be reduced into smaller parts. By knowing the root of a word, you can often guess at the meaning of the word, even if you have never seen the word before.

Study the word in the chart, then complete the Root Words Exercise.

Root | Meaning | Sample Words
act | do | action, actor, react, activate
bio | life | biology, autobiography, biochemistry
clud | close | exclude, include, conclude
counter | against | counterattack, counterclaim, counteract
de | down | descend, demolish, deplete
fer | carry | ferry, transfer, chauffer
fract | break | fracture, fraction, refract
gram | writing | telegram, grammar, hologram
mar | sea | marine, mariner, submarine
mem | remember | memory, memoir, memo, remember
nav | ship | navy, navigator, circumnavigate
pop | people | population, popular, populate
port | carry | transport, portable, export
rupt | break | rupture, erupt, disrupt, corrupt
scribe | write | scribble, inscribe, describe, transcribe
sect | cut | dissect, section, intersection
sur | over | surplus, surpass, surcharge, surface
tele | far | television, telephone, telescope
tort | twist | contort, torture, distort
uni | one | unicycle, universe, united, union