UNIT 9
SCRIBE, SCRIPT
to write; a writing
Name: _______________________
Period: _______________________
Date: ________________________
Teacher: ______________________
(L-R)
in/scribe
(v)
to write or to engrave on something; as, to inscribe a book, a monument, a tablet, etc.
pre/scribe
(v)
literally, to write down beforehand; as, to prescribe medicine, laws, rules, etc.
post/script
(n)
a note added to a finished letter, book, etc.; (p.s.)
tran/script
(n)
a written, typed, or printed copy; as, a stenographer’s transcript, a college transcript, etc.
circum/scribe (v), de/scribe (v), manu/script (n-a), sub/scribe (v)
SECT
to cut; divided
(L-R)
in/sect
(n)
a very small animal whose body appears to be divided into three separate parts, a head, a
thorax, and an abdomen.
inter/sect
(n)
to cut into or between; as, lines A, B, and C, would eventually intersect at point D.
bi/sect (v), dis/sect (v), inter/sect/ion (n), multi/sect (v), tri/sect (v)
SOL
the sun
(L-R)
sol/ar
(n)
of or pertaining to the sun; as, a solar eclipse, solar energy, the solar system, etc.
sol/arium
(n)
a room or place exposed to the sun’s rays; as hospital sun rooms; greenhouses could be
viewed as plant solariums
para/sol (n)
STELL
star or stars
(L-R)
con/stell/ation
(n)
a number of fixed stars; astronomers thus far have been able to recognize about 90
of these constellations, and have given them such names as Gemini, Taurus, Leo,
the Great Bear, etc.
stell/ar
(a)
of or pertaining to the stars; as, stellar brilliance, stellar space, etc.
STRUCT
de/struct/ion
(n)
super/struct/ure
(n)
to build
(L-R)
the act of destroying something; literally, to undo that which was built; as,
following the war there were signs of destruction throughout the monarchy;
compare construction
anything built on top of some other structure; as, a ship’s superstructure consists of
anything built above the main deck
con/struct/ion (n), in/struct/ion (n), re/con/struct/ion (n), struct/ure (n-v)
Boffardi unit #9 with Atkinson Supplement
UNIT 9
NAME: ________________________
EXERCISE 1: MATCHING: In the spaces provided, supply each word-cell in Column A with the number of
its proper definition from Column B.
con
A
(1)
B
action/process
-ion
(2)
on top of
in-
(3)
into
sect
(4)
a place of or for
de-
(5)
cut or divide
scribe
(6)
remove/undo
stell
(7)
sun
-arium
(8)
stars
sol
(9)
with
super
(10)
to write; a writing
EXERCISE 2: DEFINITIONS: In the spaces provided, supply the words being defined. Use the correct form
of the word, as necessary.
(1) _____________________
to write down beforehand
(2) _____________________
anything built on top of another structure
(3) _____________________
to write or engrave on something
(4) _____________________
a written, typed, or printed copy
(5) _____________________
to cut into or between
EXERCISE 3: GOOFY WORDS: Use word cell definitions to find definitions for made-up words.
(1)
_____ conarium
a. above the sun
(2)
_____ supersol
b. after building
(3)
_____ presect
c. with a room
(4)
_____ tranion
d. across action
(5)
_____ poststruct
e. before cutting
Boffardi unit #9 with Atkinson Supplement
Unit 9
Name: _____________________
FORBIDDEN TERR
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The thermo sol glowed alti in the sky while I fact/ed my way tran- the
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jungle. My tongue was parched, and my manu/s were all sect/ed up. When
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the lun and the stell/s appeared, I struct/ed a pyro in the medi of an oval(9)
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shaped field. I entered my dormit/ing bag and tried to fall a/dorm. I could
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aud the zoo/s all peri- me. I was petrified, and my dent/s chattered. I
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phobia/ed for my bio. What a dino –arium!
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The next di I spotted saur tracks about centi pod/s from where I
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had slept. I could not cred my eyes. They were prints –fy/ed by pre(28)
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historic zoo/s. Then suddenly, there appeared a quartet of homi/s port/ing
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pyro/arms. It was a rescue party. I wasn’t going to mort post- all.
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3. ___________________
16. ___________________
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17. ___________________
30. ___________________
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18. ___________________
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22. ___________________
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Unit 9
NAME: _________________
EXERCISE 4: WORD SUBSTITUTION: Use the words below and select the word which best describes the
underlined word or words in the sentences. Then place it in its proper blank space below. The first one has been
done for you. All words will be used once.
solarium
postscript
multisected
describe
prescribed
destruction
parasol
manuscript
solar
inscribed
intersected
transcript
constellations
structures
bisected
1. The umbrella-like portable covering protected the lady from the sun’s rays.
2. My doctor wrote down beforehand the medicine I was to take.
3. There are about 90 fixed stars known to man.
4. The victim was asked to list the physical features of his attacker.
5. Her initials were engraved on the bracelet.
6. The sun’s energy makes life possible on earth.
7. Many old buildings were subjected to being torn down.
8. The candy bar was divided into many pieces.
9. The sun-drenched room attracted many people who wanted a suntan.
10. A typed copy of his college grades was forwarded to the graduate school.
11. The angle was divided into two parts.
12. The note added at the bottom of the letter was unclear.
13. Some of the finest buildings in the world are located in New York City.
14. The publisher accepted the author’s handwritten copy.
15. The roads cut across each other three miles out of town.
1. _____parasol____________
6. ______________________
11. ________________________
2. _______________________
7. ______________________
12. ________________________
3. _______________________
8. ______________________
13. ________________________
4. _______________________
9. ______________________
14. ________________________
5. _______________________
10. ______________________
15. ________________________
EXERCISE 5: WORD-CELL SCRAMBLE: Unscramble the groups of letters so that they correctly spell
out the word-cells which match their definitions.
1. CTRUST _________________ to build
6. ERCSIB
________________ to write
2. LESTL
_________________ star or stars
7. ESUPR
________________ on; above; over
3. UBS
_________________ under; below
8. MIRUA
________________ place of or for
4. REINT
_________________ between or among
9. RUMCIC _________________ around
5. MUNA
_________________ hand or hands
10. SOTP
_________________ after
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ACROSS
2. Prefix meaning “after in time, place, position, etc.”
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DOWN
1. Prefix meaning “to remove or undo;
away from
4. To cut or to divide something into two parts
2. To write something down beforehand
10. The act of building again
3. Root meaning “three; three times”
11. Root meaning “the sun”
12. Prefix meaning “before in time, place, position, etc.”
5. A very small animal whose body appears
to be divided into three separate parts
13. Root meaning “to cut; divided”
6. Root meaning “star or stars”
14. Suffix meaning “a place of or for”
7. To cut into or between
16. Of or pertaining to the stars
8. P.S. is an abbreviation of _____________
18. To cut or to divide something into three parts
9. To write or to engrave on something
19. Prefix meaning “two; twice”
13. Of or pertaining to the sun
15. Root meaning “many; much”
17. Prefix meaning “again or back”
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