Greek & Latin Roots & Affixes Anchor Charts *Fully Editable!*

These anchor charts cover basic Greek & Latin Roots & Affixes and are fully editable so you can add or remove words to suit your course. These are ink-saving designs meant to be printed on colored paper or cardstock to coordinate with the color scheme of your classroom. No color printer required!

Having a working knowledge of Greek & Latin roots and affixes is helpful in every single subject, because these words are everywhere! From math class to science to English to social studies, these words will constantly pop up. Help your students achieve even deeper literacy by teaching the etymology of common words they may not ever think about.

Included Words

Nature

bio, terr, hydr, aqu, mar, mer, phys, anim, carn, herb, flora, photo, noct

Sensory

phon, aud, vis, vid, sens, sent, palp

Number Words

mono, uni, bi, di, du, tri, quad, quar, penta, quint, hex, sex, sept, oct, non, nov, deci, deca, cent, mega, sol, plur, multi, poly, ambi, amphi, equ, dup, semi, hemi, a

Human Interactions

vi, urb, hosp, onym, host, phil, phob, anti, arm, fen, cid, cis

Time, Space, & Movement

chron, temp, loc, cycle, circ, circum, med, centr, center, tract, mob, mot, tend, tens, tent, flect, flex, tele

Knowledge & Communication

mem, ology, sci, dict, scrib, script, graph, gram, fals, fall, cert, cred