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FREE interactive puzzles focus on using Latin/Greek roots/cells at levels of difficulty.

20 sessions each with 3 roots, 12 words, 9 activities at 3 levels of difficulty
Fill-in-the-blanks, Synonym/Antonyms, Crosswords, Word Finds, True/False
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350 "A-to-Z" word lists for oral proficiency, writing assignments and ESL-LEP-ELL
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