May 22 Roots Review Challenge 91-105

Have you practiced with this week's root words every day? Are you starting to notice them in other words throughout your day? Are you thinking about their meanings when you see them in words? 

This week's final challenge is a tough one, even for me! This is a game where you catch flying fairies that are carrying the definitions for the root word in the top left-hand box of the screen. You use the arrows on your keyboard to control the game. I'm super sorry, but I don't think this game will work on a phone- but please let me know if you figure out a way! If you catch a wrong answer, the game is over. If you get 100%, take a picture or a screenshot of your score and email it to me or text it to me. I'm going to keep track of all of the responses I get for this activity every week and send out some sort of prizes (to be determined) to our top scorers at the end of May! If you cannot play the game and still want a chance to win, send me examples of where you have found this week's roots in other places, how you have been using the roots, or fun and creative ways that you have reviewed the root words! 

Want to review first? 

Click this link to review words 91-105.

Click this link to review the roots from words 91-105.

Want to try all of the review activities for this week?

Click this link for all review games for 91-105.

Ready for the challenge?

CLICK HERE!!

(You have to enable Adobe Flash in your browser for this to work. THIS WEBSITE helped me figure it out on my computer.)

May 21 Roots Review 91-105

How did you do with yesterday's Flip game? Ready to take that challenge to the next level?

Can you remember the correct root word if you only see the definition? Play Flip Reverse! Email me a screenshot of your score or text it to me, and I will enter it into the gradebook as a formative assignment. Retake it as many times as you need to get the grade you want! 

Want to review first? 

Click this link to review words 91-105.

Click this link to review the roots from words 91-105.

Tomorrow will be the most difficult- but most fun- challenge of the week!

May 20 Roots Review 91-105

How did you do with yesterday's multiple choice quiz? Ready for a new challenge with this week's root words?

Can you remember the root meanings without having choices? Play Flip!  Email me a screenshot of your score or text it to me, and I will enter it into the gradebook as a formative assignment. Retake it as many times as you need to get the grade you want! 

Want to review first? 

Click this link to review words 91-105.

Click this link to review the roots from words 91-105.

Tomorrow will be even more of a challenge!

May 19 Roots Review 91-105

How well do you remember the root words from words 91-105 after reviewing them yesterday? Knowing the meanings of root words can help you to recognize and understand the meanings of many unfamiliar words that you may come across in life. 

Try this quiz to check your memory.  Email me a screenshot of your score at or text it to me and I will enter it into the gradebook as a formative assignment. Retake it as many times as you need to get the grade you want! 

Want to review first? 

Click this link to review words 91-105.

Click this link to review the roots from words 91-105.

Tomorrow we'll try a slightly more challenging review!

May 18 Roots Review 91-105

I will not assign new word of the day words while we are working from home, but I am going to post daily review activities to go with the root words from the words we have covered already this year. 

This week, we are reviewing words 91 through 105. Remember that these words can all be found at the bottom of the page at https://leadbyreading.blogspot.com. 

Today, your task is to review the root words. Read them out loud, make flashcards, ask someone to quiz you, brainstorm words that have these roots, search for the root words in things that you read online or in books. Post comments sharing what you have done to practice today and words that you think of or find that have these root words. 

Click this link to review words 91-105.

Click this link to review the roots from words 91-105.

Week of May 18 words 91-105

91. biogeography Word Meaning: deals with the geographic distribution of plants and animals Roots & Meanings: bio=life, geo=earth, graph=write Related words: biology, biography, biopsy, antibiotic, bionics	92. precept Word Meaning: a rule, spoken, written, or generally understood Root: cept Root Meaning: to take or receive Related words: accept, receptacle, exception, concept, perception
93. facilitate Word Meaning: to make something easier or less difficult Root: fac Root Meaning: to do or to make Related words: factory, manufacture, fact, benefactor, malefactor, facsimile, fax, faculty	94. affinity Word Meaning: a liking for or attraction to something Root: fin (af=to or toward) Root Meaning: end Related words:  final, infinite, finicky, confine, definite, finish
95. retrogress Word Meaning: to go backward Root: gress (retro, re=back) Root Meaning: go or step Related words: aggressive, egress, ingress, digress, congress	96. grange Word Meaning: farm (a granger is a farmer) Root: gran Root Meaning: seed Related words: granola, granary, granulated, granite, pomegranate, grain, ingrained
97. sociability Word Meaning: the inclination to companionship or community life Root: soc (ability= capacity or fitness) Root Meaning: companion Related words: associate, dissociate, antisocial, sociology, socialism	98. cosign Word Meaning: to sign something along with someone else Root: sign (co=with) Root Meaning: mark Related words: signature, assignment, consign, insignia, significant
99. purge Word Meaning: to cleanse to remove impurities Root: pur Root Meaning: cleanse Related words: pure, expurgate, impure, puritan, purist	100. phonetics Word Meaning: the scientific study of speech sounds Root: phon Root Meaning: sound Related words: telephone, phonics, phonograph, phony
101. appertaining Word Meaning: (verb) belonging Root: tain Root Meaning: hold Related words: abstain, taint, contain, sustain, sustenance, detain	102. gradient Word Meaning: the amount of slope up or down in land or an object Root: grad Root Meaning: step Related words: grade, centigrade, graduate, gradual, retrograde
103. mount Word Meaning: 1. climb; 2. get up on; 3. put in a position; 4. organize; 5. prepare; 6. increase; 7. short for “mountain” Root: mount Related words:  paramount, surmount, tantamount, mountebank, amount, remount	104. locomotion Word Meaning: moving or the ability to move from place to place Root: mot (loco=place) Root Meaning: move Related words:  commotion, promote, emotion, remote, motive, motor
105. aspirate Word Meaning: a speech sound usually represented by the letter h Root: spir (a=to) Root Meaning: breath Related words: expire, perspire, spirit, inspire

May 15 Roots Review 76-90 Challenge

Have you practiced with this week's root words every day? Are you starting to notice them in other words throughout your day? Are you thinking about their meanings when you see them in words? 

This week's final challenge is a tough one, even for me! This is a game where you catch flying fairies that are carrying the definitions for the root word in the top left-hand box of the screen. You use the arrows on your keyboard to control the game. I'm super sorry, but I don't think this game will work on a phone- but please let me know if you figure out a way! If you catch a wrong answer, the game is over. If you get 100%, take a picture or a screenshot of your score and email it to me or text it to me. I'm going to keep track of all of the responses I get for this activity every week and send out some sort of prizes (to be determined) to our top scorers at the end of May! If you cannot play the game and still want a chance to win, send me examples of where you have found this week's roots in other places, how you have been using the roots, or fun and creative ways that you have reviewed the root words! 

Want to review first? 

Click this link to review words 76-90.

Click this link to review the roots from words 76-90.

Want to try all of the review activities for this week?

Click this link for all review games for 76-90.

Ready for the challenge?

CLICK HERE!!

(You have to enable Adobe Flash in your browser for this to work. THIS WEBSITE helped me figure it out on my computer.)

May 14 Roots Review 76-90

How did you do with yesterday's Flip game? Ready to take that challenge to the next level?

Can you remember the correct root word if you only see the definition? Play Flip Reverse! Email me a screenshot of your score or text it to me, and I will enter it into the gradebook as a formative assignment. Retake it as many times as you need to get the grade you want! 

Want to review first? 

Click this link to review words 76-90.

Click this link to review the roots from words 76-90.

Tomorrow will be the most difficult- but most fun- challenge of the week!

May 13 Roots Review 76-90

How did you do with yesterday's multiple choice quiz? Ready for a new challenge with this week's root words?

Can you remember the root meanings without having choices? Play Flip!  Email me a screenshot of your score or text it to me, and I will enter it into the gradebook as a formative assignment. Retake it as many times as you need to get the grade you want! 

Want to review first? 

Click this link to review words 76-90.

Click this link to review the roots from words 76-90.

Tomorrow will be even more of a challenge!

May 12 Roots Review 76-90

How well do you remember the root words from words 76-90 after reviewing them yesterday? Knowing the meanings of root words can help you to recognize and understand the meanings of many unfamiliar words that you may come across in life. 

Try this quiz to check your memory.  Email me a screenshot of your score or text it to me and I will enter it into the gradebook as a formative assignment. Retake it as many times as you need to get the grade you want! 

Want to review first? 

Click this link to review words 76-90.

Click this link to review the roots from words 76-90.

Tomorrow we'll try a slightly more challenging review!