Word Within a Word - Mrs. Palinkas
Word Within the Word List #12
Do you know these words?
|Stem |Definition |Examples |
|an |without |anemia, anaerobic, anorexia, anarchy, anachronism |
|ab |away |absent, abrogate, abrupt, abduct |
|mel |song | melodramatic, melody, melodious |
|aden |gland |adenoid, adenine, adenoma |
|aer |air |aerosol, aerobic, aerial, malaria |
|alb |white |albumen, alba, albino |
|ase |enzyme |permease, luciferase |
|epi |on |epicenter, epidemic, epidermis |
|hum |earth |humus, exhume, humiliate, posthumous |
|-be |life |microbe, aerobe, anaerobe |
|bon |good |bonny, bonanza, bonus, bona fide |
|struct |build |construct, destruct, substructure, instruction |
|chlor |green |chlorophyll, chlorine, chlorella |
|cyan |blue |cyanide, cyanosis, cyan |
|cyt |cell |cytoplasm, erythrocyte, cytology |
|diplo |double |diplococcus, diplopia, diplomacy, dyspepsia |
|dys |bad |dysfunctional, dysentery, dyslexia, |
|eco |house |ecocide, ecology, economy, ecosystem |
|emia |blood |hypoglycemia, toxemia, anemic, |
|enter |intestine |enteritis, dysentery |
|erythro |red |erythrocyte, erythromycin |
| idio |peculiar |idiot, idiom, idiomatic, idiosyncrasy |
|exo |out |exodus, exotoxin, exotic, exobiology |
|im |not |impossible, imperfect, immobile |
|fil |thread |filament, filigree, defile |
HW 1: Context Clues. Using your knowledge of stems, select the word that best fits in the blank. Write the letter in the margin and on the blank. You must identify the stem. Do not use a dictionary for this section!!!
___1. I hate when I get a __________ stuck in my head, and then I am singing it all day long.
a. albino b. abnormal c. melody d. adenoid
___2. The __________ monkey had white hair and pink eyes.
a. albino b. abnormal c. melody d. adenoid
___3. The rash spread quickly on my _____________.
a. epidermis b. exhume c. construct d. chlorine
___4. The _________ used to treat the pool sometimes turned the water a green color.
a. epidermis b. exhume c. construct d. chlorine
___5. On TV shows, they sometimes _________ dead bodies to look for evidence.
a. epidermis b. exhume c. construct d. chlorine
HW 4: Mystery Questions. Answer the following questions in the Academic Vocabulary section of your notebook and in complete sentences. You may use a dictionary, if necessary.
1. Are anaerobic bacteria found primarily in windy places?
2. Is an erythrocyte a white blood cell?
3. Is albumen the egg’s white or egg’s yoke?
4. Is the epicenter of an earthquake far from the earth’s quake?
5. List as many things as you can that will most likely always be impossible. Now think of things impassible and list. Immobile and list.
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