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Vocabulary App for Kids
Prefixes, Roots & Context Clues

Teaching kids vocabulary word-by-word doesn't scale. Lumi teaches the building blocks — prefixes, suffixes, Greek and Latin roots — so kids can decode thousands of new words on their own.

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Vocabulary Skills Covered

🔤 Prefixes

un-, re-, pre-, mis-, dis-, multi-, inter-, over-, sub-, super- and more — meaning, usage, and examples in context

🔤 Suffixes

-ful, -less, -tion, -ness, -able, -ment, -er, -ist, -ology, -ify — how suffixes change word meaning and part of speech

🏛️ Greek Roots

bio (life), geo (earth), photo (light), graph (write), phon (sound), astro (star), micro (small), tele (far)

🏛️ Latin Roots

port (carry), rupt (break), dict (say), scrib/script (write), aud (hear), vis (see), struct (build), duct (lead)

🔍 Context Clues

Definition clues, synonym clues, antonym clues, example clues — how to figure out an unfamiliar word from its surroundings

🎨 Connotation

Denotation vs. connotation, positive/neutral/negative connotations, how word choice affects tone

Roots Kids Will Learn

biogeophotographphonportruptdictscribaudvisstructastromicroteleaquaterrachronnomspec

A child who knows that port means "carry" can decode transport, import, export, portable, portfolio — five new words from one root. That's the power of root instruction, and it's how Lumi approaches vocabulary from 3rd grade onward.

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Prefixes, suffixes, roots, context clues — all covered K–8. Free 72-hour trial — no card needed.

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