Vocabulary - Academic Language

Analyze & Compare to Determine Meaning

Demonstrating Understanding of Root Words

Building a Root Word Glossary

Deciphering terms – Taxonomy and classification

Once you know basic root words for a science, you can determine the meanings of new terms.  Table 1.2 has a list of animal classifications, many of which you may find unfamiliar or even unpronounceable. Analyze the roots (using table 1.3) and match each phylum, class or order to a likely definition.  Do not use a dictionary or glossary, but rather draw conclusions based on an analysis of the root words.

Etymology, Cognates; Foreign Roots