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Grade 5 Reading & Writing Β· World 2: Root Temple Β· Level 13
Latin Roots
Bene, cred, duct, fer, flect, mit, pel, scrib, sect, tain, vert: work out credible, transmit, conductor.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 13
- Latin, the language of ancient Rome, gave us even more roots. Cred means believe. A credible source is one you can believe.
- Mit means send. To transmit is to send across, and to submit is to send in.
- Tain means hold. A jar can contain jam, and you retain, or hold on to, what you learn.
- Put the pieces together. Inter means between, and sect means cut. Two streets that intersect cut across each other.
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:
- 5.L.V.2.a β Deconstruct words using knowledge of Greek and Latin roots, root words, and affixes to determine meaning. (I)