This document discusses the root words manu, mater, micro, ortho, and path and provides examples of words that use each root. Manu means hand and is seen in words like maneuver and manual. Mater means mother and appears in maternal, maternity, and matriarch. Micro means very small and is found in microbe, microchip, and microscope. Ortho means straight and is used in orthodontist, orthopedic, and orthography. Finally, path means feeling or emotion and is present in antipathy, apathy, and empathy.