The history of words | Assessment Resource Banks

This task is about the structure of words.

Thousands of our most used words have their origins (roots) in Old English, or in other languages such as French or Latin.

For questions a) to d), read the words and then write the meaning of the circled root word in the space provided.

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d) The table below shows five root words, their meanings, and an example of a word that contains that root word.

Complete the table by giving two more examples for each root word.

d) The table below shows five root words, their meanings, and an example of a word that contains that root word.

Complete the table by giving two more examples for each root word.