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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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