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15 Most Common Word Roots
Roots from the 30-15-10 list
15
English
6th Grade
03/21/2018

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Cards

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-bas-

(basement,base,bass)

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Low

 

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-cap, capt-

(capture,capable,captain)

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Take, seize

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-cred-

(credible,credit,sacred)

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Believe 

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-dict-

(Predict, dictionary, dictate)

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Speak

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-duc,duct-

(induce, conduct, conductor)

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Lead

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-fac,fact-

(artifact, facsimile,facs)

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make,do

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-graph-

(autograph, graphic, biography)

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write

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-log-

(dialog, biology, prologue)

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word, study of

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-mort-

(mortal,mortician, mortifying)

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die,death 

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-scrib,script-

(transcribe, subscription, scribe)

 

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write

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-spec, spect-

(specimen,aspect, spectacle)

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See

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-tact-

(contact, tactile, tactic)

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Touch

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-ten-

(tenacious, retentive,tense)

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Hold

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-therm-

(thermostat, thermometer, thermosphere)

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heat

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-ver-

(verify, very)

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true

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