Wono Roors
LevEl B Boox
FOCUS: geo
ROOT
SUFFIX
centr
center
chron
time
gen
birth, produce, race
geo
earth, ground
rvrite, written
heat
-al
-er
-ic
-ology
-ous
-y
like, related to
one who, that which
like, related to
study of, science
having the quality of
state, quality. act
DIRECTIONS: [n Column A, identify the elements in each 'uvord by circling roots and underlininq
pr-ct-ircs :tnd sirffire s-
-l'hcn
matcli cacli n,ord rvith its correct meaning front Coluntrr
COLUMN
COLUMN A
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2.
geology
3. geocentric
4. geotherrnal
5. geogenous
6. geograplier
-
B
a. one who writes about the earth's I'eatures
b. growing on or in the ground
c. related to the heat of the earth's interior
d. related to thc earth's ce nter. earth-ccntered
e. system of time divisions used in the study of the earrh
f. study of the earth's structure
DIRECTIONS: Underline the best word for
l
[J.
each sentence. Use each word only once.
As a (geographer, geochrony), one must be extremcly knowledgeable in ail aspccts of the earth's
composition-
2.
Epochs, periods, and eras are terms primarily related to (geochrony, geology).
3.
Geysers are a source of (geogenous, geothermal) energy.
4.
Most plants that are (geocentric, geogenous) have root systems-
5.
Early Greek astronomers developed a (geogenous, geocentric) model of the solar system.
6.
Volcanoes and glaciers are part of the (geochrony, geology) of the earth.
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Wono Roors
FOCUS: meso
SUFFIX
ROOT
PREFTX
crac
derm
meso*
phil
somat
therm
government, rule
like, related to
skin
state, quality, act
middle
love, loving
bodY
heat
*combining form
DIIIECI'IONS: In Cloltrmn A. idcntify the c:lentents in eacft rvord by circlins rgots and ulderlining
Column B'
prefixes and suffixes. Then match each rvord rvith its correct meaning from
COI,UN{N B
COLLIN'IN* A
a.
relatecl to the middle region of the body of various
irrvefiehrates (Zoo.)
2.
3.
4.
5.
b.
c.
d.
e.
mesocracy
mesothcrtil
mesophilic
mesosomatic
plant that requires a moderate degree of heat (Bot')
thriving itt a tnodcrate euviront-ttent (Biol')
related to the middle layer of skin (Biol')
governlnent by the middle classes
DIRECTIONS: Underline the best word for
l.
each sentence. use each word only once'
A (mesocracy, mesotherm) is similar in nature to
Z. The proper formation
a democracy.
of the (mesophilic, mesodermic) tayer is crucial in the final development
of all connective tissue.
3. The (mesosomaric,
mesophilic) portion of a spider's body is often difficult to locate'
4.
A (mesotherrn, mesocracy) would not survive in the regions where it snows'
5.
bacteria'
Scientists study the conditions necessary to cultivate (mesophilic, mesosomatic)
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