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This 16-word Latin roots word search helps upper elementary students recognize common Latin chunks and morphemes in English words. Hidden words include action, vision, explosion, culture, and subtraction—words that share roots like -tion and -ture. Use it to introduce or reinforce root-word instruction, as a vocabulary warm-up, or as a template for teaching other Latin-based chunks.

Subject:
Foreign Languages
Topic:
Latin
Grade Level:
4th – 6th Grades
Updated February 2024

Word List

  • ACTION
  • VISION
  • LOTION
  • NATION
  • NATURE
  • MISSION
  • CAPTION
  • MOTION
  • SPECIAL
  • PICTURE
  • EXPLOSION
  • FICTION
  • VULTURE
  • SUBTRACTION
  • CREATURE
  • CULTURE

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