Word Cell #3



name: ________________________ WORD CELL UNIT 3

period: _______________________

date: ________________________

teacher: ________________________

-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

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Ante- I was tri annu/s old, I was –ible to read libr/s in quadr lingu/s. Cred it or

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not, I could port on pent conversations at uni time. In spelling athlon/s, I won

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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.

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To/di my life is an- meaning. My ped/s are tired, and my onym is a forgotten

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thing. I feel like I am cent and bi- annu/s old, when actually I’m only quint times

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quadri ennial/s of age.

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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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