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From Rockin’ Root Words - Book 2 by Manisha Shelley Kaura & S. R. Kaura, M.D.,
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Contents
Introduction ix
Chapter 1: Numbers 1
Chapter 2: Quantifiers and Size Chapter 3: Time 23
39
Chapter 4: Location, Directions,
and Relationships 51
Chapter 5: Shapes, Qualities, Colors Chapter 6: Bodily Structures 73
89
Chapter 7: Bodily Senses and Emotions 105
Chapter 8: Family, Home Life, and Religion Chapter 9: Government and Society Chapter 10: Roots of Motion Answer Key 186
References 193
About the Authors 127
147
165
194
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Lesson 1.5: Four and Five
FOUR
The roots for the number four are quad, quadr, quart, and tetra.
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Beginning
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Root Word
quad
Ending
New Word
quad
quadr
quadr
quart
quat
tetra
tetra
iplegic
ant
erly
rain
hedron
rch
quadriplegic
quadrant
quarterly
quatrain
tetrahedron
tetrarch
Definition
short for quadrangle or quadruplets; also an
area at a college surrounded by buildings
on all sides
a person whose four limbs are paralyzed
one fourth of a circle or square
occurring at 3-month intervals
group or stanza of four lines of poetry
a solid figure with four triangular faces
one of four rulers; rule by four
FIVE
The prefix for five is pent or penta, which comes from Greek.
Beginning
Root Word
penta
Ending
gon
New Word
pentagon
pent
athlon
pentathlon
pent
ecost
Pentecost
Definition
a closed shape having five sides and angles;
a large U.S. military complex of the same
shape in Arlington, VA
an ancient athletic contest consisting of five
events: jumping, sprinting, discus-throwing,
spear-throwing, and wrestling
Jewish festival of Shavuot 50 days after
Pentecostal Passover, or the Christian
celebration anticipating the Holy Spirit
MATCHING
Instructions: Match the root words to their definitions. Definitions can be used more
than once.
Root Words
1. Quadr
2. Penta
3. Tetra
4. Quart
Definitions
a. four
b. five
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SCRAMBLER
Instructions: Unscramble each word listed below. Use the clues to help you decipher the
words.
leatophntn
(contest with
five events)
udrntqaa
(one fourth)
carertth
(four rulers)
tiqranua
(four lines of poetry)
earlyqurt
(occurs every three
months)
tongpane
(shape with five
sides)
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Lesson 1.6: Six, Seven, and Eight
SIX
Hexa comes from Greek and Latin words for six; sex comes from Latin.
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Beginning
12
Root Word
hexa
hexa
sex
Ending
gonal
chord
tant
New Word
hexagonal
hexachord
sextant
sex
tet
sextet
Definition
having the shape of a hexagon
six-stringed instrument
a device with a graduated arc that is equal
to one sixth of a circle
a musical composition of six parts
SEVEN
The roots for seven are sept, which comes from Latin, and hept, which means seven in
Greek.
Beginning
Root Word
sept
sept
hept
hept
Ending
umvirate
ennial
ad
ahedron
New Word
septumvirate
septennial
heptad
heptahedron
Definition
ruling body of seven leaders
occurring every seven years
a group of seven
a geometrical solid with seven sides
EIGHT
Oct comes from the Greek for eight.
Beginning
Root Word
oct
oct
Ending
agonal
ane
New Word
octagonal
octane
oct
et
octet
oct
opus
octopus
Definition
having eight sides and angles
eight carbon atoms in a hydrocarbon (used
in fuels)
a group of eight musicians or the music
written for them
eight-legged sea animal
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MORE OR LESS?
Instructions: Look at the sets of words below and choose whether the first word in
each set has more or less than the other.
1. octagonal (more than, less than) hexagonal
2. sextet (more than, less than) octet
3. heptad (more than, less than) octane
WEB QUIZ
Instructions: Try your hand at creating words! Connect the correct root word listed
in the inner circle to the word parts listed in the outer circles. You may have to use a
root word more than once!
______ad
______opus
______chord
hexa
sept
hept
oct
______tennial
______ane
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