Latin Roots Morphemes & Etymology Daily Review Task Cards

Engage students in learning about morphemes with these Latin root words daily review or warm-up task cards. Each task card features 6 vocabulary exercises relating to a specific Latin root word. One exercise focuses on word meanings which helps students to recognise and understand Latin roots etymology.

This resource features:
✰ 20 Latin morphemes
✰ 6 vocabulary exercises
✰ Morpheme meaning
✰ Morphology word sums
✰ 2 task cards per A4 paper
✰ Teacher answer sheet

The vocabulary exercises include:
➣ Unscramble the words (to support spelling skills)
➣ Build word sums (a morphology practice in using a root word)
➣ Circle the root of the word (a reading recognition skill)
➣ Build the sentence (use a Latin root word in context)
➣ Match the word to its meaning (deepen etymology skills)
➣ Word in a word (create words using the letters of a Latin root word)

Each unique Latin root follows the same structure of the activities. This provides consistency to the activities which helps students to feel successful. The simple structure and consistent format make this a perfect task for engaging students at the start of a lesson and getting them ready to learn.

This printable, no-prep resource is perfect to use in a morphology reading lesson with students in 5th and 6th grade. Each A4 sheet of paper contains 2 task cards. There are 10 pages in total, with 20 Latin roots. The size of a task card fits perfectly in a student’s exercise book. When pasted in, there is space below to add extra notes or sentence work about the morpheme.

This activity is aligned with the Science of Reading principles. It supports students in learning about morphology and etymology which builds reading comprehension and confidence.

An answer sheet is included for teachers to use. This answer sheet can also double as a Latin root morpheme word list, sentence examples, and root meanings.