Word Roots: Life and BodySix roots about life and body, and the words built on each.5th GradeLearn the root and you can guess at words you have never seen before.RootMeansWords built on itbiolifebiology, biography, antibioticdermskindermatology, epidermiscardheartcardiac, cardiologyped / podfootpedal, pedestrian, tripodman / manuhandmanual, manufacture, manuscriptcorpbodycorpse, corporationSet 4 of 6. Meet an unknown word? Split it and translate the parts.Word Roots: Life and Bodylearnposters.com
Word Roots: Life and Body — printable literacy wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Word Roots: Life and Body poster

A 6-row table: Root · Means · Words built on it.

Learn the root and you can guess at words you have never seen before.

Set 4 of 6. Meet an unknown word? Split it and translate the parts.

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What’s on the Word Roots: Life and Body poster?
A 6-row table: Root · Means · Words built on it. Learn the root and you can guess at words you have never seen before. bio — life — biology, biography, antibiotic; derm — skin — dermatology, epidermis; card — heart — cardiac, cardiology; ped / pod — foot — pedal, pedestrian, tripod; man / manu — hand — manual, manufacture, manuscript; corp — body — corpse, corporation. Set 4 of 6. Meet an unknown word? Split it and translate the parts.
Who is the Word Roots: Life and Body poster for?
Word Roots: Life and Body is filed under 5th Grade (ages 10–11), so it matches what that year asks a child to remember. It is equally useful to an older student revisiting literacy, and to the parent or teacher answering the question at the kitchen table.
When should you use the Word Roots: Life and Body poster?
One root a day beats one word a day — a root unlocks a dozen words. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Word Roots: Life and Body belongs on the wall where that literacy work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Word Roots: Life and Body?
Word Roots: Earth and Sky, Word Roots: Moving and Carrying and Word Roots: Numbers and Size sit alongside Word Roots: Life and Body in the 5th Grade set. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Word Roots: Earth and SkyWord Roots: Moving and CarryingWord Roots: Numbers and Size
Is the Word Roots: Life and Body poster free to download and print?
Yes. Word Roots: Life and Body downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the 5th Grade set. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Word Roots: Life and Body poster print at?
Word Roots: Life and Body is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Word Roots: Life and Body loses nothing.Printing guide

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