Root Words!

By: Dominick Peluso

Manu-

• Definition: Hand• Examples: Manual, Manuscript,

Maneuver• Sentence: I had to maneuver through

the crowd to get to my family.

Mater/Matr

• Definition: Mother• Examples: maternal, maternity,

matriarch• Sentence: My Grandma is the

Matriarch of my mothers side of the family.

Micro-

• Definition: Very small, short, minute• Examples: microbe, microchip,

microscope• Sentence: I needed a microscope to

see the tiny organisms.

Ortho-

• Definition: Straight • Examples: Orthography,

orthodontist, orthopedic.• Sentence: I had to see the

orthodontist to straighten my teeth.

Path-

• Definition: Feeling or emotion• Examples: antipathy, apathy,

empathy• Sentence: I felt apathetic when the

Steelers lost the game because I don’t like their Quarterback.