PRACTICE: Root Words Game

Root Words Game

Why do we need to learn root words? Understanding how words are formed will not only help you be a better speller, but it will help you to build your vocabulary. Once you know many prefixes, suffixes, and roots, you will more easily be able to figure out the meaning of words you may not be familiar with.

What is a root word? A root word is part of a word that has a specific meaning. For example, the "root" of the word "metamorphosis" is "morph," meaning, "to form." Even if you had never seen the word "metamorphosis," but you knew what "morph" meant, you could make a pretty good guess as to what the longer word meant.

Click the start button to play Break it Up.  This game that shows you how words can be divided into roots.  You will be quizzed on roots later on, so be sure to practice until you feel confident!  Once you understand how roots work, click the start button to play Line Match. You will be quizzed on this information.

After you have completed this part of the lesson, you can check the box for this lesson piece in the course to mark it as complete