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Make as many words as you can in five

minutes from the root words in the table


below:
Origin Root Meaning
Greek aero Air/atmosphere
Greek geo Earth
Greek dec Ten
Greek log/logy Word/speech
Latin cent Hundred
Latin dict Say/speak
Latin aqua Water
Latin ann-enn Year/yearly

Examples
Origin Root Example
Greek aero Aeroplane
Greek geo Geography
Greek dec Decade
Greek log/logy Analogy
Latin cent Centipede
Latin dict Dictionary
Latin aqua Aquarium
Latin ann-enn Anniversary

See if students can change the prefix and suffixes as an added challenge!

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