Free Root Study Resources

[ElizabethB]

I am working on new phonics/spelling DVDs based on the co-op class I normally teach, it is a 10 week class that includes root study.  I use Marcia Henry's Words and love it, but wanted free resources for my DVD, I will have a fun bingo game to post eventually with the 32 Greek and 32 Latin roots I have selected from these two books, but wanted to share the 2 best sources of Latin and Greek roots I found in the meantime, both free online with Google Books:

 

1.  The Spelling Book by William Draper Swan, 1848.  Roots start on page 94.

 

http://books.google.com/books?id=FUEYAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+spelling+book+swan&hl=en&sa=X&ei=nbXZUsCbIdSksQSynoCgDw&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=the%20spelling%20book%20swan&f=false

 

2. A Study of English Words by Jessie MAcMillan Anderson, 1897.

 

http://books.google.com/books?id=gqQRAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=a+study+of+english+words+anderson&hl=en&sa=X&ei=x7XZUuDSMeTNsQSH9oLACQ&ved=0CEEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=a%20study%20of%20english%20words%20anderson&f=false

 

The 2nd also has a few Anglo Saxon roots and some interesting things if you like language study.  The first is also a decent spelling book if you're looking for something free and fairly usable, although there are several more homeschooling friendly things that I like for fairly inexpensive prices.

[TarynB]

Thanks for taking the time to share these!

[ElizabethB]

Thanks for taking the time to share these!

You're welcome! 

 

If you want a really extensive (actually crazy long and detailed, almost too much to be useful) free resource, here:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_English