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Lesson 7.1: Seeing and Looking
Vi, vis, vid, and spec (Latin) and scop (Latin and Greek) lend themselves to words
pertaining to sight, to examining closely, and to what is obvious.
Beginning
e
pro
in
micro
Root Word
vid
vid
vis
vis
vis
spec
spec
spec
scop
Ending
ent
e
age
e
or
tacle
tacles
t
e
New Word
evident
provide
visage
revise
supervisor
spectacle
spectacles
inspect
microscope
stetho
scop
e
stethoscope
re
super
Definition
plain, clear, obvious
to supply, prepare for, or make a condition
the face and its features
to look over again; to correct
someone who oversees
a display for the public to see, a show
eyeglasses, corrective lenses
to look into or make a close examination of
instrument for magnifying small objects for
examination
device for medically examining the heart,
lungs, and organs by listening
PICK THE WORD
Instructions: Choose the best word or phrase that completes each sentence.
1. We had to (inspect, visage, revise) our papers before handing them in, fixing
any mistakes and adding new information.
2. The doctor checked my lungs with a (microscope, stethoscope, spectacle) before
diagnosing me with bronchitis.
3. Jaime’s dangerous tricks on the new skateboard park’s half-pipe created quite
a (spectacle, spectacles, visage), filling the park with onlookers.
4. The answer was evident to me, yet she couldn’t see it, despite the fact that it
was so (unclear, correct, obvious).
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