While I explicitly teach root words through our vocabulary program, my 5th graders still need more practice. I created these 40 root puzzles to use during the ‘Word Work’ section of literacy centers. I choose 7-8 puzzles for students to practice each week.Included in this resource…Notes to the Teacher40 Root Word Puzzles (act, astr, aud, bene, bio, centr, chron, cogn, cred, cycl, dict, dem, graph, geo, hosp, host, ject, loc, log, mem, mete, mitt, mon, ology, onym, path, phone, photo, port, rup