People Spelling Graphic
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Why is there an <o> in people? Haven’t we all wondered that? Use this spelling graphic to remind your students why that <o> is there and to show them other related words to “people”.
Description
Download this graphic to remind your students why the <o> is there in people. It’s an etymological marker letter. Not sure what an etymological marker letter is–no problem.
Etymological marker letters mark the relationship between an etymological ancestor, such as a Latin root word like populus. The spelling of populus with an <o> is seen the people’s <o> just like Grandma’s red hair is seen in your son or daughter. Our English words, people, popular, populate, etc. are all descendants of the Latin word populus. A word’s origin and history is its etymology.
An etymological marker letter connects the Modern English word to its root.
