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Roots Word Search Puzzle

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Practice root words with this word search worksheet. Young readers locate thirty-five word roots given in the word box. They find the words in a puzzle consisting of fifteen rows and thirty-five columns.

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latin roots, root words

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roots, latin roots, word roots, english language arts
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7th - Higher Ed
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English Language Arts
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