Word Within a Word - Mrs. Palinkas



Word Within the Word

Stems List 2

|Stem |Stem Definition |Examples |

|archy |government |monarchy, anarchy |

|ard |always |coward, dullard, sluggard |

|cide |kill |homicide, suicide, herbicide |

|ician |specialist |musician, physician |

|itis |inflammation |tonsillitis, arthritis |

|aqua |water |aquarium, aquifer, aqueous, aquatic |

|audi |hear |auditory, audition |

|bell |war |belligerent, rebel, bellicose |

|cap |take |capture, captivate, captive |

|cise |cut |incision, excise, incisor |

|bio |life |Biology, biography, |

|auto |self |automobile, autograph, automatic |

|port |carry |portable, report |

|scrib |write |scribble, describe |

|logy |science |geology, mythology |

|dict |say |dictionary, predict |

|cred |believe |credible, incredible, credit |

|cent |one hundred |century, centipede, centimeter |

|neo |new |neon, neonatal, neophyte |

|ad |to |addition, adhesive, addict |

|cede |go |antecedent, proceed, recede |

|miss |send |dismiss, missile, admission |

|centri |center |centrifugal, concentric, centripetal |

|biblio |book |bibliography, bible, bibliophile |

|anthropo |man |anthropology, anthropoid, anthropocentric |

Do you know these words? Context Clues. Using your knowledge of stems, select the word that best fits in the blank. Write the word on the blank line AND circle your choice!

Do not use a dictionary for this section!!!

1. When the sugar was added to the ____________________ mixture, it quickly dissolved.

a. captive b. sluggard c. auditory d. aqueous

2. I was looking to vacation in a peaceful area. Instead I ended in the middle of a(n) ______________________ nation.

a. automatic b. bellicose c. aquatic d. drunkard

3. The crops did not seem to grow after the farmer sprayed the _____________________ on them to kill the weeds.

a. plantitis b. floward c. herbicide d. centripetal

4. In order to get inside the foot to operate, the doctor had to make a small __________________ above the large toe.

a. cuticle b. incision c. automaton d. footician

5. The team was nervous that their new pitcher was too much of a(n) __________________.

a. sluggard b. neophyte c. biochemist d. musician

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