Use the meanings of the roots and the clues to determine ...
Use the meanings of the roots and the clues to determine the vocabulary words in the following activity.
1. ante - before
before the war________________________
this “goes before” the relative pronoun___________________________
the opposite of p.m.________________________________ (spell out the words)
2. anti - against
against the poison________________________
against the climax________________________
these weapons shoot at airplanes________________________
3. bi - two
two sides________________________
two eyes________________________
list 3 others words that begin with this root ________________________
________________________ ________________________
4. circum – around
_____________________vent
to speak around________________________
the place you go to see the lions and trapeze artists________________________
5. com - together/with
________combination ___________plete
________mensurate ___________bo
6. con - together/with
_____trast _____voluted
_____ + time (tempor) ary
7. de - down
something old and ____________ might fall down
what a bulldozer might do to a decrepit shack________________________
8. dis - away
to cause someone to look away________________________
a harsh discordant sound________________________
9. equi - equal
everyone wants fair and _________________ treatment
equal night and day ____________________
10. extra - beyond
beyond the earth________________________
beyond the ordinary________________________
beyond the walls of the town________________________
(the opposite of intramural)
11. inter - between
when you want to throw something “in between” ________________________
between nations________________________
12. intra - within
within the vein________________________
within the state________________________
13. intro - into
to lead into (hint: ducts lead air) ________________________
to turn into (hint: to invert is to turn in) ________________________
to look into (hint: a spectator looks) ________________________
14. mal - bad
bad + nutrition________________________
a misuse of the language is a ________________________
15. mis - bad
Oops, I made a ________________________
Oops, the gun________________________
a wrong doing is a________________________
16. non - not
organizations that do not make money are________________________
being cool means being ________________________ at times
17. post - after
p.s. stands for ________________________
the generations that follow you________________________
not anterior, but ________________________
18. pre - before
a part of speech meaning “to put before” ________________________
to warn before________________________
19. semi - half
save your money for the ________________________ sale that happens twice a year
the magazine arrives ________________________ (every two weeks)
20. sub - under
under the sea________________________
under the earth________________________
Define subterfuge. _______________________________________________________________
**semper ubi sub ubi________________________________________________
21. super - over
to oversee________________________
to flow over________________________
to be snooty and have one’s nose in the air over others________________________
22. syn - together / same
same name________________________
additional words using this prefix________________________
What is synthetic? ________________________________________________
23. sym - together / same
to sound together (This group plays beautiful music.) ________________________
Define symbiosis. ________________________________________________
How does the word symbol relate to together? ________________________
24. tri - three
three wheels________________________
What is a triad? ________________________
What cities make up North Carolina’s triad? ________________________
25. un - not
not fit________________________
not able to be held (hint: tentacles help an octopus to hold) ________________________
**semper means always as in the motto of the Marine Corps Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful.)
ubi is the Latin word for where (homophone for wear) as in the word ubiquitous (being everywhere at the same time).
This is the old Latin joke in the book.
Figure out the words from the clues provided.
1. before + flood (diluvian) = _____________________________________
2. two + feet (ped) = _____________________________________
3. around + sail (navigate) = _____________________________________
4. between + stars (stell) = _____________________________________
5. bad + air (aria) = _____________________________________
6. after + pone = _____________________________________
7. before + say, speak (dict) = _____________________________________
8. under + sea (mar) = _____________________________________
9. over + see (vise) = ____________________________________
10. three + road (via) = _____________________________________
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