Script root words

1. Root Word List
SCRIB, SCRIPT = write

2. describe
• to say or write down how
something or someone
looks; to use adjectives in
writing
• In personal narratives, the
writer is usually asked to
describe an event with many
vivid details.

3. inscription
• a short dedication written in a
book engraved on something,
such as a coin or monument
• Inscriptions are usually added
near monuments or statues to
explain the purpose behind the
monument or statue.

4. manuscript
• A piece of writing; a book
or play
• Anthony was so excited to
write his first manuscript
that he completed it within
three weeks to show his
editor.

5. postscript
• Short bit of writing added
after a letter is finished; also
abbreviated P.S.
• After Grandma Sanders
finished her letter to David,
she remembered to tell him
about a package arriving, so
she added a postscript.

6. prescription
• A piece of paper written by a doctor
that lets you get medicine at the
pharmacy
• After going to the doctor, Cassandra
went to the pharmacy to pick up the
prescription for her sinus infection.

7. scribble
• Sloppy handwriting that is hard
to read
• Walter often gets in trouble at
school when his homework
looks like scribble instead of
10th grade handwriting.

8. scribe
•A person who writes things down
•Before modern technology, a
scribe used a quill and ink well to
write things down; now people
can use computers or voice-to-
text features to take notes.

9. subscription
• A written agreement to buy
and read magazine or
newspaper for a set period of
time
• There are so many more
options for subscriptions
these days for watching
television with Hulu.com,
Amazon Prime and DirectTV.

10. script
•A set of papers with
writing that will be
read and acted out
•The drama club got a
new script to read for
the Christmas show.

11. Transcribe
•To write down or record; to translate
•We can use many digital features to help
transcribe from one language to another.