Learning about the roots of the English language offers a key to understanding novel words and enriching vocabulary. The downloads below explore Latin and Greek roots that feature frequently in English. Each file consists of a stimulus poster and five worksheets themed around etymologically-linked vocabulary.

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👸🏻 arch (rule/chief)	📖 dict (speak/say)	🚂 loc (place)	🚇 sub (under/below)
🍬  ben/bon (well/good)	🤵🏾🎶duc_(lead/take/bring)	🏹 miss/mit (send)	👆🏽super (above/over)
🐸 bio (life)	🚢 fer (carry/bring/bear)	🚶🏾‍♂️ ped/pod (feet)	🔭tele (from a distance)
🎪 circ (about/around)	🏆🏃🏾‍♀️fin (end)	🤴🏽 reg/rect (rule)	🦄 uni (one)
⛓ col/com/con (with)	💪🏽 flex/flect (bend)	✍🏼 scrib/script (write)	🤼‍♂️ vers/vert (turn)
🙂🙁contr (against/opposite)	📷 gram/graph (write/draw)	🔊 son (sound)	👀 vid/vis (see)

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