Middle School Vocabulary - Worksheet #10

 

A root word is a word or word part from which other words grow, usually through the addition of prefixes and suffixes.
Root Word	Meaning
uni	Root word "uni" comes from Latin, meaning "one, single". Examples: unicycle - a vehicle with one wheel; unilateral - decided by only one person or nation; unique - the only one of its kind; unison - as one voice.
narr	Root word "narr" comes from Latin, meaning tell. Examples: narrate - to tell a story; narrative - a story; narrator - a person who tells a story.
cent/i	Root word "cent/i" comes from Latin, meaning "hundred, hundredth". Examples: centennial- the 100th anniversary; centimeter - 1/100 of a meter; century - 100 years
scop/e/y	Root word "scop/e/y" comes from Greek, meaning "see, examine, observe". Examples: microscope - a device used to see tiny things; periscope - a seeing instrument on a submarine; telescope - a device used to see over a distance.
circum/circle	Root word "circum/circle" comes from Latin, meaning "around, about". Examples: circumnavigate - to sail around; circumscribe - to draw around; circumspect - looking around
pent/a	Root word "pent/a" comes from Greek, meaning five. Examples: "pentagon - shape having 5 angles and 5 sides, pentagram - a five-pointed star formerly used as a symbolic figure in magic; pentathlon - an athletic contest that includes five events."
semi	Root word "semi" comes from Latin, meaning "half, partial". Examples: semiannual - every half year; semicircle - half a circle; semiconscious - partly conscious; semiannual - every half of a year.
geo	Root word "geo" comes from Greek, meaning "earth, soil, global". Examples: geography - study of the earth's surface; geology - study of the structure of the earth; geoponics - soil based agriculture.

 

Study, study - all study related..
Word	Meaning
orology	study of mountains
astacology	the science of crayfish
scatology	study of excrement or obscene literature
pyrography	study of woodburning
agriology	the comparative study of primitive peoples
myrmecology	study of ants
metapsychology	study of nature of the mind

 

Today's Vocabulary Challenges *** Answers will be in the next worksheet of this level ***

 

Match Synonyms						Match Antonyms
1	disarray	A	diary	1:		1	agitate	A	calm	1:
2	ambitious	B	consume	2:		2	negligent	B	acquit	2:
3	arena	C	vile	3:		3	assimilate	C	antonymous	3:
4	pretend	D	scotch	4:		4	convict	D	inferior	4:
5	devour	E	disorder	5:		5	distraught	E	dissimilate	5:
6	terminate	F	challenging	6:		6	synonymous	F	calm	6:
7	journal	G	affect	7:		7	superior	G	diligent	7:
8	economical	H	finish	8:		8		H		8:
9	despicable	I	area	9:		9		I		9:

 

Match Definitions
1	bring to an end or halt	A	synonymous	1:
2	(of words) meaning the same or nearly the same	B	buffet	2:
3	strike against forcefully	C	terminate	3:
4	avoiding waste	D	journal	4:
5	a meeting of people for consultation	E	breach	5:
6	a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred	F	economical	6:
7	a failure to perform some promised act or obligation	G	despicable	7:
8	marked by insufficient care or attention	H	negligent	8:
9	morally reprehensible	I	council	9:

 

Crossword Challenge
			1								Across: 1: a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves(6) 3: a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments(5) 6: of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic(8) 7: put forward a claim and assert right or possession of(7) Down: 1: financially ruined(8) 2: try to stir up public opinion(7) 4: the head of a religious community(8) 5: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike(5)
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Recent Words Learned: journal, despicable, council, dusky, negligent, convict, expanse, economical, breach, bankrupt, arena, climax, disarray, distraught, terminate, devour, agitate, ambitious, synonymous, buffet Answer to Crossword in worksheet 9: Across: 3: devour, 6: superior, 7: arena Down: 1: bankrupt, 2: tropical, 3: disarray, 4: dusky, 5: breach