The Word Within the Word List #2



Roots: The Word Within the Word List #1, Vocabulary Units 1-4

Quiz date: ____________

|Root |Meaning |Ed. Guess |Examples |Sentence |Origin |

|Phot/Phos |(light) | |Phototropic, phosphorescent photogenic|Because they are phototropic, daisies |Greek |

| | | | |always grow towards the sun. | |

|Luc |(light) | |Lucid, elucidate, translucent |The knowledgeable student elucidated her |Latin |

| | | | |classmate by explaining the process of | |

| | | | |photosynthesis. | |

|Spec/Spect |(to look at) | |Circumspect, prospect, specter |The prospect of a trip to the dentist with |Latin |

| | | | |my bratty kid brother was hardly thrilling.| |

|Vid/Vis |(to see, to look) | |Invidious, providential, improvise, |When Carl lost the cards with the notes for|Latin |

| | | | |his speech, he was forced to improvise. | |

|Nunc/ Nounc |(to announce) | |Enunciate, renounce, pronouncement |In order to become a member of the secret |Latin |

| | | | |society, Jeff had to renounce his | |

| | | | |membership in all other organizations. | |

|Voc/Vok |(to call) | |Invoke, provocative, revoke | |Latin |

| | | | |Amy invoked the 1st Amendment when Bill | |

| | | | |tried to silence her. | |

|Fa |(to speak) | |Ineffable, infantile, affable |The principal was an affable fellow who got|Latin |

| | | | |along well with all the children. | |

|Dic/Dict |(to say, to tell) | |Edict, indict, dictum |The palace issued an edict forbidding the |Latin |

| | | | |rebel prince from entering the country. | |

|Hib/Hab |(to have, to hold) | |Prohibit, inhibit, habitat |If the law did not prohibit spending, there|Latin |

| | | | |would be far more traffic accidents. | |

|Fus/Found |(to pour out) | |Suffuse, infuse, confound |The light of inner peace seemed to suffuse |Latin |

| | | | |through the monk’s face as he spoke to us. | |

|Ten/Tain/ |(to hold) | |Sustain, abstain, tenacious, retinue |Because he saves money wisely, Bob can |Latin |

|Tin | | | |sustain his family on his small income. | |

|Ple |(to fill) | |Replete, implement, deplete |The ship was replete with supplies for the |Latin |

| | | | |month-long journey. | |

|Form |(to form, to | |Misinformation, reform, formative |During a formative period of Jay’s life, he|Latin |

| |establish) | | |was introduced to jazz music; now he is a | |

| | | | |famous saxophonist. | |

|Apt/Ept |(to fit) | |Inept, adept, aptitude |Try as I might to comfort Alicia, all my |Latin |

| | | | |words seemed inept or just plain wrong. | |

|Pos/Pon |(to put, to place) | |Posit, impose, disposition |The government tried to impose its ideas |Latin |

| | | | |onto supporters of the old regime. | |

|Fig |(to shape) | |Figment, effigy, prefigure |Were the monsters only a figment of a |Latin |

| | | | |feverish brain, or did they really exist? | |

VOCABULARY Name:______________________

8TH Grade Survey of Literature

Roots: The Word Within the Word List #1, Vocabulary Units 1-4

Quiz date: ____________

|Root |Meaning |Ed. Guess |Examples |Sentence |Origin |

|Phot/Phos | | |Phototropic, phosphorescent photogenic|Because they are phototropic, daisies |Greek |

| | | | |always grow towards the sun. | |

|Luc | | |Lucid, elucidate, translucent |The knowledgeable student elucidated her |Latin |

| | | | |classmate by explaining the process of | |

| | | | |photosynthesis. | |

|Spec/Spect | | |Circumspect, prospect, specter |The prospect of a trip to the dentist with |Latin |

| | | | |my bratty kid brother was hardly thrilling.| |

|Vid/Vis | | |Invidious, providential, improvise, |When Carl lost the cards with the notes for|Latin |

| | | | |his speech, he was forced to improvise. | |

|Nunc/ Nounc | | |Enunciate, renounce, pronouncement |In order to become a member of the secret |Latin |

| | | | |society, Jeff had to renounce his | |

| | | | |membership in all other organizations. | |

|Voc/Vok | | |Invoke, provocative, revoke | |Latin |

| | | | |If you don’t pay your traffic tickets, the | |

| | | | |state may revoke your driver’s license. | |

|Fa | | |Ineffable, infantile, affable |The principal was an affable fellow who got|Latin |

| | | | |along well with all the children. | |

|Dic/Dict | | |Edict, indict, dictum |The palace issued an edict forbidding the |Latin |

| | | | |rebel prince from entering the country. | |

|Hib/Hab | | |Prohibit, inhibit, habitat |If the law did not prohibit spending, there|Latin |

| | | | |would be far more traffic accidents. | |

|Fus/Found | | |Suffuse, infuse, confound |The light of inner peace seemed to suffuse |Latin |

| | | | |through the monk’s face as he spoke to us. | |

|Ten/Tain/ | | |Sustain, abstain, tenacious, retinue |Because he saves money wisely, Bob can |Latin |

|Tin | | | |sustain his family on his small income. | |

|Ple | | |Replete, implement, deplete |The ship was replete with supplies for the |Latin |

| | | | |month-long journey. | |

|Form | | |Misinformation, reform, formative |During a formative period of Jay’s life, he|Latin |

| | | | |was introduced to jazz music; now he is a | |

| | | | |famous saxophonist. | |

|Apt/Ept | | |Inept, adept, aptitude |Try as I might to comfort Alicia, all my |Latin |

| | | | |words seemed inept or just plain wrong. | |

|Pos/Pon | | |Posit, impose, disposition |The government tried to impose its ideas |Latin |

| | | | |onto supporters of the old regime. | |

|Fig | | |Figment, effigy, prefigure |Were the monsters only a figment of a |Latin |

| | | | |feverish brain, or did they really exist? | |

Thinking about the Roots Questions

Answer the following questions in complete sentences. You MUST explain your rationale.

1. What time might you discover phosphorescent algae on a log?

2. How would a tenacious fighter act in a fight?

3. Would you want an inept dentist to drill out your cavities?

4. Which character from Ender’s Game is the most likely to provoke violence?

Root Categories:

Based on their similar meanings, roots from Word List #1 can be broken into four categories. Categorize all of the roots below, and explain why the meaning for each group of roots is similar.

List the roots that fit into the 1st category of roots:

What is similar about the meanings of these roots?

List the roots that fit into the 2nd category of roots:

What is similar about the meanings of these roots?

List the roots that fit into the 3rd category of roots:

What is similar about the meanings of these roots?

List the roots that fit into the 4th category of roots:

What is similar about the meanings of these roots?

Remembering the Roots!!

|Root |Meaning |Mnemonic Device (Give yourself a memory device to help you remember each root!) |

|Phot/Phos | | |

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|Spec/Spect | | |

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|Vid/Vis | | |

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|Nunc/ Nounc | | |

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|Voc/Vok | | |

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|Fa | | |

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|Dic/Dict | | |

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|Hib/Hab | | |

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|Fus/Found | | |

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|Ten/Tain/ | | |

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|Apt/Ept | | |

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|Pos/Pon | | |

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|Fig | | |

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