Roots and Affixes, Grade 5: stru, struct (make, build)

Learn this list of words containing the Latin roots stru and struct, meaning "make" or "build."
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  1. structure
    the building of something and the arrangement of its parts
  2. instruct
    give directions for some task
  3. instruction
    a message describing how something is to be done
  4. instructor
    a person whose occupation is teaching
  5. construct
    make by combining materials and parts
  6. construction
    the act of building something
  7. reconstruct
    build again
  8. instrument
    a device that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
  9. destruction
    an event that completely ruins something
  10. destructive
    causing damage
Created on Wed Apr 15 16:04:13 EDT 2026 (updated Wed Apr 22 15:25:50 EDT 2026)

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