Word Cell #7
Name: __________________ UNIT 7
Date: _________________
Period: _________________
Teacher: _________________
METER a measure; a measurement; that by which a thing is measured; 39.37 inches
alti/meter (n) an instrument used for measuring heights or altitudes
audio/meter (n) an instrument that measures how well one hears
chrono/meter (n) a very accurate instrument for measuring time, as is the chronometer at the U.S.
Observatory in Washington, D.C.
meter (n) the basic unit of length used in the metric system; 39.37 inches, or 3.37 inches
longer than a yard; volume is measured in terms of liters; weight is measured in
terms of grams
deci/meter (n) a measure of length equal to one-tenth of a meter; 3.937”
centi/meter (n) “ “ “ “ “ “ one-hundredth of a meter; 0.3937”
milli/meter (n) “ “ “ “ “ “ one-thousandth of a meter; 0.03937”
deca/meter (n) “ “ “ “ “ “ ten meters
hecto/meter (n) “ “ “ “ “ “ one hundred meters
kilo/meter (n) “ “ “ “ “ “ one thousand meters, or about five-eighths of a mile
pedo/meter (n) an instrument that records the distance a walker covers
peri/meter (n) the outer boundary of a figure; compare with circumference
thermo/meter (n) an instrument for measuring temperature; compare centigrade and Fahrenheit
thermometers
dia/meter (n), micro/meter (n)
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MILL, MILLI a thousand; a thousandth part (L – R)
mill/ennium (n) a period of one thousand years; as, when we arrived at the year 2000 A.D., it was
two millenniums since Christ was born (A.D. stands for anno Domini – in the year of the Lord, and NOT, after death)
milli/meter (n) see METER (above)
milli/pede (n) a small crawling animal having many pairs of legs, but definitely not one
thousand; a decapod is ten-footed, whereas a centipede has considerably less than
one hundred legs
milli/on (n) the number named by a unit with six zeros after it; one thousand taken one
thousand times; 1,000,000; (a) consisting of a thousand thousands; as, a million dollars
milli/on/aire (n), multi/milli/on/aire (n)
NAUT navigation; sailor; ship (Gr – R)
naut/ical (a) of or pertaining to seamen, navigation, or ships; as, rowing and astronavigation
are examples of nautical skills
naut/ical / mile (n) a measurement of 6080.27 feet, as compared with the land or statute mile which
measures 5280 feet
astro/naut (n) the pilot of a spaceship, literally, one who travels amongst the stars
cosmo/naut (n) Russian word for one who travels in space; literally, one who travels throughout
the universe
UNIT 7 Name:__________________
EXERCISE 1: MATCHING: In the spaces provided, supply each word-cell in Column A with the number of its proper definition from Column B.
A B
audio (1) universe
cosmo (2) 100
hecto (3) height; high; tall
naut (4) one who
mill/milli (5) navigator/sailor
alti (6) time
chrono (7) sound
pedo (8) 1000/1000th
______ aire (9) across
______ dia (10) foot
EXERCISE 2: DEFINITIONS: In the spaces provided, supply the words being defined. Use the correct form of the word, as necessary.
(1) _____________________ of or pertaining to seamen, navigation, ships
(2) _____________________ Russian who travels in space
(3) _____________________ an instrument for measuring temperature
(4) _____________________ a very accurate instrument for measuring time
(5) _____________________ ten meters
EXERCISE 3: GOOFY WORDS: Use word cell definitions to find definitions for made-up words.
(1) _____ perinaut a. feet of time
(2) _____ chronopede b. tall/high sailor
(3) _____ hectoaudio c. a measure of the universe
(4) _____ cosmometer d. around sailors
(5) _____ altinaut e. one-hundred sounds
Unit 7 NAME: ______________________
EXERCISE 4: WORD SCRAMBLE: Unscramble the groups of letters so that they correctly spell out words
which match their definitions.
1. RTMHERTMEOE _______________________ an instrument which measures temperature
2. EMICEEDRT _______________________ one-tenth of a meter
3. USTONCAMO _______________________ Russian word for a space traveler
4. MODEPRTEE _______________________ an instrument that records distance walked
5. EIMELILMRT _______________________ one-thousandth of a meter
6. CIUANTAL _______________________ rowing and tying knots; sailing
7. ORCHNMEOETR _______________________ a very accurate instrument for measuring time
8. CUANTILA MLIE _______________________ a measurement of 6080.27 feet
9. SMARG _______________________ that by which metric weight is measured
10. EMTILATER _______________________ an instrument used for measuring heights
11. IMNILLO _______________________ one thousand thousands equal a _________
12. EETMR _______________________ basic measure of length used in metric system
13. TUADOIMEER _______________________ an instrument that measures how well one hears
14. TIPEDCENE _______________________ a crawling animal supposedly having 100 feet
15. MILOKETRE _______________________ metric measure of about five-eighths of a mile
EXERCISE 5: WORD-CELL SCRAMBLE: Unscramble the groups of letters so that they correctly spell
out word-cells which match their definitions.
1. REMTHO ____________________ warm; hot; heat
2. IKLO ____________________ a thousand
3. ORCIM _____________________ small
4. AID _____________________ across; through
5. HTCEO _____________________ a hundred
6. IREP _____________________ around; about; near; encircling
7. EDPO _____________________ foot or feet
8. OMSCO _____________________ world; universe
9. IIMLL _____________________ a thousand; a thousand part
10. IUMNNE _____________________ year or years
UNIT 7 NAME: ____________________________
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4. A measure of length equal to one thousand meters 1. A “thousand-footed” crawling animal
7. Root meaning “ten” 2. Root meaning “a tenth part”
11. Root meaning “a measure; a measurement; that 3. A measure of length equal to one-
by which a thing is measured” hundredth of a meter
12. Root meaning “a hundred; a hundredth part” 5. The abbreviation of anno Domini
13. Root meaning “foot or feet” 6. Root meaning “to hear”
16. A period of one thousand years 8. Root meaning “star or stars”
18. Root meaning “navigation; sailor; ship” 9. A measure of length equal to one hundred
meters
19. Metric volume is measured in _________
10. A measure of length equal to ten meters
20. One who travels “amongst the stars”
14. Root meaning “high; height”
21. Root meaning “time”
15. Root meaning “a thousand; a thousandth
part
17. Root meaning “world; universe”
Lesson 7 Roots:
-aire (one who)
alti (height; high; tall)
astro (star/stars)
audio (sound)
cent/centi (100; 100th)
chrono (time)
cosmo (universe)
deca/deci (ten/tenth)
dia (across)
-ennium (year or years)
hecto (a hundred)
kilo (a thousand)
meter (measure; measurement)
micro (small)
mill/milli (1000; 1000th)
multi (many; much)
naut (navigator/sailor)
pedo (foot)
peri (around; about; near; encircling)
thermo (warm; hot; heat)
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