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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