Root Words
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spectacl
e
suspect
The guy made
a spectacle of
himself as he
danced on the
table.
spec or spect
To
watch or see
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deflect
reflectio
n
hose, although
flexibl The
flexible, would not
reach
around
the
e
bushes.
As my brother
flexed his muscles
in the mirror, he
admired his
reflection.
flect or flex
To
bend or curve
It
My
flect or flex
To
bend or
curve
retroflex
flexor
deflectabil
ity
deflectab
le
+ed
le
+ab
deflect
deflecte
d
+de
flect
+in
inflect
s
+s
inflect
+io
inflectio
n
Share sentences
Read
miss
morph
= shape (Greek)
Homework
With your partner, create as many
words from your root as you can by
adding affixes.
Decide how to demonstrate the
definition to your root by a skit, a
pantomime, or a cartoon.
Bring
treat.
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Homework
Create a visual to illustrate each of the
root words we are learning in your
vocabulary notebooks.
*Dont forget, you can bring in
examples of words with the roots this
week from your reading for a treat or
reward
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Think~Pair~Share
vocabulary
notebooks
Co-author sentences using a variety
of words containing the roots we
learned this week. Be sure to
include all 4 roots.
Share with class
Vote on the best sentence and we
will compare with the other classes
and vote on the best one overall
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