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Which prefix means 'half'?
semi-
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resident
Someone who resides somewhere is a...?
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What does the root 'struct' mean?
It means 'to build'.
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What is a common way you can tell someone is about to 'pop the question'?
The man might bend on one knee and hold out a ring to the beautiful young lady.
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Make a clear sentence using a word that contains the root 'scrib/script'.
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What does the prefix 'super' mean?
It means 'more,' 'better,' 'bigger,' or 'beyond'.
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immigrant
Someone who moves to a new country to live there is called an...?
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What does the root 'port' mean?
It means 'to move, or carry'.
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What does 'head over heels' mean?
It means to be 'truly, madly, deeply in love with someone'.
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How might you feel if you got dumped by the love of your life?
I would feel heartbroken, and might even cry my heart out.
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Which prefix means the same as 'removing something,' or 'the opposite of'?
The prefix 'de-' means this.
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-ant & -ent
Which two suffixes often appear in nouns and adjectives of Latin origin?
Clue 1: assist___, serv___, attend___ Clue 2: independ___, differ___, innoc___ |
What is the meaning of 'scrib/script'?
It means 'to write'.
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False: The idiom is 'on cloud nine'.
True or False: If you are extremely happy, you are 'on cloud seven.'
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A monocle corrects the vision in one eye.
Copy and complete: A ____cle corrects the vision in one eye.
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micro-
If we see a word with this prefix, we can guess that it relates to something tiny.
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True
True or False: The suffixes -ion and -ism mean 'an action, process, state, or condition.'
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What does the root 'duc/duct' mean?
It means 'to lead'
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If you have tied the knot, you have just gotten married.
Copy and complete: If you have _______ _____ _______ youhave just gotten married.
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Examples: militarism, imperialism, nationalism, patriotism, isolationism
Write 3 'isms' which we learned about in Q3 Social Studies.
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Copy and complete. A unicycle has one wheel, a bicycle has two wheels, and a tricycle has three wheels. Toddlers are most likely to use a tricycle.
Copy and complete. A ___cycle has one wheel, a __cycle has two wheels, and a ___cycle has three wheels. Toddlers are most likely to use a ___cycle.
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Example: Some foreign immigrants felt uncomfortable in the country because of the extreme nationalism of some of the locals.
Write a sentence which contains one word which uses the suffix -ant/-ent and one word which contains the suffix -ion/-ism
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Examples: abduct, portable, subscribe, construct
Write one word that includes each of the following roots: duc/duct, port, scrib/script, & struct (total of 4 words).
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Example: Even though my grandpa is 77, he is stil young at heart; he goes snowboarding bi-weekly!
Use the idiom 'young at heart' in a sentence to clearly show its meaning.
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rhythm
Which word that relates to the beat or flow of the words in a poem is very important when reading a limerick aloud? Spelling counts!
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