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Lesson 9: Sending

In this Grade 4 vocabulary lesson from Vocabulary from Classical Roots Book 6, students explore the Latin roots port (to carry) and mis/mit (to send) through ten key words including portable, deportation, missile, and submit. Learners practice identifying synonyms, using words in context, and applying the noun suffix -ion to transform verbs like emit and omit into their noun forms emission and omission. The lesson builds both vocabulary depth and word-formation skills within the broader Chapter 3 unit on sending and carrying.

Section 1

The Root 'port': To Carry

Let's pack our bags and explore words that are all about carrying things, ideas, or even people! The root 'port' gives these words their 'carry-on' meaning.

Key Words

deportation (n.)portable (adj.)
portfolio (n.)rapport (n.)

📝Example Usage:

  • The artist carried a heavy portfolio filled with his best drawings to the gallery interview.
  • A good manager knows it's important to build rapport with their team to create a positive and trusting work environment.

🧠Memory Trick

  • To avoid deportation, the spy developed a good rapport with the guards, hiding the secret documents in a portfolio he kept inside his portable radio.

Section 2

The Root 'mis/mit': To Send

Get ready to launch into a new set of words! The root 'mis/mit' means 'to send,' and it's the driving force behind words about sending messages, energy, or even yourself on a quest.

Key Words

admit (v.)emit (v.)
missile (n.)mission (n.)
omit (v.)submit (v.)

📝Example Usage:

  • My old lawnmower started emitting a cloud of blue smoke, so I knew it was time for a repair.
  • Please submit your final essays by Friday so I can grade them over the weekend.

🧠Memory Trick

  • The secret agent had to admit that his mission was to launch a missile, but he decided to omit that detail and submit a false report when he saw the factory emit harmless steam.

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Section 1

The Root 'port': To Carry

Let's pack our bags and explore words that are all about carrying things, ideas, or even people! The root 'port' gives these words their 'carry-on' meaning.

Key Words

deportation (n.)portable (adj.)
portfolio (n.)rapport (n.)

📝Example Usage:

  • The artist carried a heavy portfolio filled with his best drawings to the gallery interview.
  • A good manager knows it's important to build rapport with their team to create a positive and trusting work environment.

🧠Memory Trick

  • To avoid deportation, the spy developed a good rapport with the guards, hiding the secret documents in a portfolio he kept inside his portable radio.

Section 2

The Root 'mis/mit': To Send

Get ready to launch into a new set of words! The root 'mis/mit' means 'to send,' and it's the driving force behind words about sending messages, energy, or even yourself on a quest.

Key Words

admit (v.)emit (v.)
missile (n.)mission (n.)
omit (v.)submit (v.)

📝Example Usage:

  • My old lawnmower started emitting a cloud of blue smoke, so I knew it was time for a repair.
  • Please submit your final essays by Friday so I can grade them over the weekend.

🧠Memory Trick

  • The secret agent had to admit that his mission was to launch a missile, but he decided to omit that detail and submit a false report when he saw the factory emit harmless steam.

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