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Latin Roots

📋 What it is

Latin roots power thousands of words — "port" (carry), "dict" (say), "spect" (look), "scrib/script" (write).

🗣️ Coach says

Latin roots are everywhere in school words. "Port" = carry, so "transport", "portable", and "export" all move something. Spot the root and you get a running start on the meaning.

🧠 Memory hook

"Port" = carry (transPORT, PORTable). "Spect" = look (inSPECT, SPECTator).

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Why did the silent K feel left out?
It was there at the start of "knight" but nobody even noticed!

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The root "dict" (to say) hides inside "dictionary", "predict", "dictate", and "contradict" — one root, one big family.

✅ Quick check: The root "spect" means "look". What does "spectator" mean?

Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.

🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)

List three words that contain "port" and say how "carry" fits each one.

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🤸 Brain break: Root salute: "look" through a spyglass for "spect", then "carry" a box for "port".