Word Cell #3 - MS. ZUMWALT'S ENGLISH PAGE
name: ________________________ WORD CELL UNIT 3
period: _______________________
date: ________________________
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-ABLE, -IBLE capable of; worthy of; that which (L-Suff) (a-n)
lov/able (a) worthy of being loved or cared for; as, the little kittens were quite lovable
port/able (a) capable of being carried; as, a portable radio, desk, television set, etc.; (n) anything that
can be moved easily from place to place
aud/ible (a) capable of being heard; as, his weak voice was barely audible.
cred/ible (a) capable of being believed; as, the boy’s story was credible
ed/ible (a), fix/able (a), flex/ible (a), in/cred/ible (a)
-AIRE, -AN, -ANEAN, -ARIAN one who; that which; of or pertaining to (L-Fr-Suff)(n-a)
milli/on/aire (n) one who possesses a million dollars, francs, marks, rubles, etc.
amphi/bi/an (n) any animal capable of living in water or on land, as frogs, beavers, etc.; any airplane
capable of landing on water or on land; (a) of or pertaining to amphibious animals Medi/terr/anean (n) a large sea located between Europe and Africa; literally, that which lies in the middle or
between lands; one who lives in a Mediterranean country; (a) of or pertaining to the
Mediterranean Sea; as, Mediterranean climate, tides, etc.
libr/arian (n) a person who is in charge of a library
ante/meri/di/an (a), billion/aire (n), gramm/arian (n), Luther/an (n-a)
multi/milli/on/aire (n), sub/terr/anean (a), sub/urb/an (a-n), ur/ban (a)
ANT-, ANTI- against; opposite (Gr-Pr)
ant/onym (n) a word directly opposite to another in meaning; as, wet and dry, rich and poor, etc.;
compare homonym (same sounding word) and synonym (same meaning word)
anti/freeze (n) a liquid capable of resisting coldness; as, automobile antifreeze
anti/air/craft (n-a), anti/American (a)
ANTE- before; in front of (L-Pr)
ante/meri/dian (n) literally, that which comes before the middle of the day; A.M.; compare postmeridian
ante/room (n) a room used as an entrance to another room or rooms; as, an anteroom in a doctor’s
office
ante/pasto (Ital-n)
ARCH, ARCHY the most outstanding; rule; ruler (Gr-L-R)
arch/enemy (n) the chief enemy; as, many believe that Satan is considered to be man’s archenemy
mon/arch (n) the sole ruler of a kingdom or empire; as, a king or queen
an/archy (n) without rule; complete absence of government; as, when the monarch was
assassinated, the nation fell into a state of anarchy
arch/angel (n), arch/bishop (n), mon/archy (n)
UNIT 3:
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
_____ -arian (1) day
_____ di (2) against; opposite
_____ milli (3) before; in front of
_____ anti- (4) book; books
_____ cred (5) sound; hear
_____ terr (6) the middle
_____ libr (7) a thousand; a thousandth part
_____ ante- (8) belief; trust; faith
_____ aud (9) land
_____ medi (10) one who; that which
EXERCISE 2: DEFINITIONS: In the spaces provided, supply the words being defined. Use the correct form of the word, as necessary.
(1) ____________________ large sea located between Europe and Africa
(2) ____________________ capable of being carried
(3) ____________________ the chief enemy
(4) ____________________ liquid capable of resisting coldness
(5) ____________________ without rule
EXERCISE 3: GOOFY WORDS: Use word cell definitions to find definitions for made-up words.
(1) _____ mediarian a. to carry the day
(2) _____ antearch b. rule hearing
(3) _____ ancred c. one in the middle
(4) _____ diport d. without believing
(5) _____ archaud e. before rule
UNIT 3:
BI – TIRED PED/S
1) (2)
Ante- I was tri annu/s old, I was –ible to read libr/s in quadr lingu/s. Cred it or
(3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
not, I could port on pent conversations at uni time. In spelling athlon/s, I won
(11) (12) (13) (14)
ennial after annu. I traveled from terr to terr so people could aud me. I spent half
(15) (16) (17) (18) (19)
of my youth –fy/ing biplane connections.
(20)
To/di my life is an- meaning. My ped/s are tired, and my onym is a forgotten
(21) (22) (23) (24)
thing. I feel like I am cent and bi- annu/s old, when actually I’m only quint times
(25) (26) (27) (28)
quadri ennial/s of age.
29) (30)
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UNIT 3
EXERCISE 4: WORD SCRAMBLE: Unscramble the groups of letters so that they correctly spell out words which match their definitions. Capitalize where appropriate.
1. ECRINIBLED ____________________ Not capable of being believed.
2. ABRNU ____________________ Of or pertaining to a city.
3. REMANTIAIACN ____________________ Being against America and Americans.
4. EADUBLI ____________________ Capable of being heard.
5. ARBHISCPHO ____________________ A bishop of the highest rank.
6. ENTARIDNAIME ____________________ Time of day which comes before the postmeridian.
7. ILLERIAMION ____________________ One who possesses a million dollars.
8. EZFREINTAE ____________________ Auto liquid capable of resisting coldness.
9. RETHLUAN ____________________ One who follows the teachings of Martin Luther.
10. EPTANOAST ____________________ Italian dish enjoyed before the main course.
11. NSOTDIMPERIA ____________________ Antonym of antemeridian.
12. ELEXIBFL ____________________ Capable of being bent.
13. OLLNBIAIIRE ____________________ One who possesses a billion dollars
14. MORCAHNY ____________________ Area ruled by a monarch.
15. FILEABX ____________________ Capable of being fixed.
EXERCISE 5: WORD-CELL SCRAMBLE: Unscramble the groups of letters so that they correctly spell out word-cells which match their definitions.
1. UDA ___________ to hear
2. LILIM ___________ a thousand; a thousandth part
3. AIER ___________ one who
4. CDRE ___________ belief; faith; trust
5. TNA ___________ against; opposite
6. RUB ___________ a city
7. ULMTI ___________ many; much
8. XLEF ___________ to bend; to turn
9. ARHC ___________ the most outstanding ; rule; ruler
10. AEBL ___________ capable of; worthy of; that which
Unit 3
| | |
|angle |corner |
|annu |year |
|athlon |contest |
|bi- |two |
|cent |one hundred |
|corn |horn |
|cycle |circle |
|duo |two |
|ennial |years |
|-er |that which |
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| -et |group |
|-fy |make/form |
|gon |angle/corner |
|lat |side |
|lingu |language |
|multi |many |
|oct |eight |
|ped |feet |
|pent |five |
|plane |wing |
| -ple |thickness/fold |
|pod |foot |
|quadr/quart |four |
|quint |five |
|sect |cut |
|sept |seven |
|sext |six |
|tri |three |
|trio |group of three |
|uni |one |
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