Social Studies Vocab Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes - Three Posters and Free Quiz

World Geography and social studies vocabulary –and there’s a lot of it-- often feels like a random pile of big-and-hard-to-memorize big words. Blech. But what if there were a resource to help students not only learn the word but also develop a deeper understanding of the concept behind the word at the same time?

We agree. After all, don’t most students have an easier time remembering the word “equator” knowing that it shares a root with equal? And, even better, once they make this connection, don’t students have a deeper intuitive grasp of how the equator divides the globe into two equal parts and why the equator might be important?

Pretty powerful stuff. And that’s why Teach-and-Learn Social Studies is proud to offer this integrated combination pack of World Geography prefix, suffix, and root word resources.

CONTENTS:

This World Geography Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words Pack has three elements:

Posters

Three printable 11 x 17 inch World Geography posters list 38 of the most common prefixes, suffixes, and roots seen in World Geography together with a simple and clear definition, an example word from everyday life, and an example word from World Geography.

You and your students will see many favorites from equator to demographics and some unexpected ones like Mediterranean. Did you know that that means surrounded by land?

To make help students find and learn content, each poster focuses on a different “family” of prefixes, suffixes, and roots:

- General Word Geography

- Earth and Physical Features

- Human Culture and Regions

8.5 x 11 Printable Table (filled and blank organized)

For teachers that want an easy-to-print interactive binder-friendly list of prefixes, suffixes, and root words, Teach-and-Learn has included all 38 prefixes, suffixes, and roots and the corresponding definitions and examples on just two pages that can be printed front and back.

Quiz Template (teacher can fill in to test prefixes, suffixes, and root words of their choice)

So you’ve taught prefixes, suffixes, and roots, you’ve (ahem!) covered up the three posters on the wall so nobody can peek…. Now what? Test your students’ learning with plug-and-play quizzes.

These quiz templates are all set up for teachers to add exactly the prefixes, suffixes, and root words that they want to test. Just enter them in the PowerPoint files or by hand, run off your copies, and you’re ready to go.

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