Vocabulary

Each week students rotate through stations in ELA. One of the stations is "Skill Practice" where they work on Greek and Latin word parts. This is the list they will be working on for the first two weeks.

Root - graph          Meaning - write

Prefix - ir- and non-         Meaning - not

1. autograph - the signature of a famous person
2. graffiti - pictures or words painted or drawn on a wall, building, etc.
3. graphite - a shiny, black substance that is used in pencils
4. paragraph - a part of a piece of writing that deals with one subject, begins on a new line, and is made up of one or more sentences
5. telegraph - an outdated system of sending messages over long distances by using wires
6. irrational - not thinking clearly
7. irregular - not normal or usual
8. irrelevant - not important or relating to what is being discussed right now
9. nonexistent - not present or real
10. nonverbal - not involving or using words; not able to speak