Lesson 4.
Wordbuilding With Ten Roofs and a Suffix
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Study these Latin roots and their meanings:
credi
dura
edi
flexi
lauda
palpa
porta
pota
solu
vulnera
believe
last
eat
bend
praise
Note, also, that the suffix -ble means "able
of being," or
touch
carry
p4
pd'
drink
por{
dissolve
wound
-t
por
to," " able to b"r" " worthy
"fit for."
pd
-t
pot
sofi
sal'
EXERCISE 4.1: WORDBUILDING. Build the word defined at the end of each line
below. Just add the appropriate root from the above list to the suffix -ble. The first two
words have been constructed as samples.
ROOT
SUFFIX
l.ul'
WORD
dura
ble
durable
(able to last)
credi
ble
credible
(worthy of being believed)
+
YUI
+
(able to be touched)
+
(able to dissolve)
+
(fit for eating)
+
(able to be wounded)
+
(worthy of being praised)
+
(fit for drinking)
+
(able to be bent)
+
(able to be carried)
f'-x
bolt
thr
l_
2-
+_
5-
6-
Here are the words you should have built, listed alphabetically and accompanied by
fuller definitions. Learn those definitions.
T-
credible (a{.)
kredt a b'l
worthy of being believed; believable; reliable
ant. incredible: unbelievable; hard to believe
8-
dwable (adj.)
doort o b'l
lasting; able to withstand wear or decay
edible (adj.)
edt e b'l
fit to be eaten as food; eatable
ant. inedible : uneatable
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ro.
flexible (adj.)
flek' se b'l
able to be easily bent; not stiff; adaptable
ant. inflexible: unbendable; stiff; unyielding
laludable (adj.)
worthy to be praised; commendable; praiseworthy
l6d' a b'l
capable of being touched or felt; tangible; noticeable
ant. inpalpable : intangible
palpable (adj.)
pal'
pa
b'l
portable (adj.)
p6r'
te
capable of being carried; easily carried
b'l
fit or suitable for drinking; drinkable
potable (adj.)
p6t'
e
b'l
soluble (a{.)
sil' yoo b'l
able to be dissolved or made into a liquid; dissolvable; able to
be solved or explained; solvable
ant. insolwble: not soluble; unsolvable
vulnerable (adj.)
capable of being wounded or hurt; open to attack
ant. invalnerable: safe from attack
vul' nar a b'l
EXERCISE 4.2: LESSON WORDS. Fill each blank below with the most appropriate
boldfaced word from the above list. Do not use any of these boldfaced words more
than once. The first blank has been filled as a sample.
1. The only
edible
2. Information
parts of an ear of corn are the kernels.
if it comes from a reliable
is
3. Without adequate defense forces, the nation
4.
Sea water is not
was
unless
5. You have a(n)
source.
it has been specially treated.
record. No one can find fault with it.
6. If the problem is
we'll be able to find the answer.
7. Leather soles are much more comfortable than wooden ones because leather
more
material.
B. There was a(n)
my fingertips.
9.
A permanent filling
10. Do you have a(n)
is a
bump on my forehead. I could feel it with
ts more
than a temporary one.
stove that you can take along when you
go camping?
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RELATED WORDS. Learn the boldfaced related words in the middle column below,
together with their meanings'
Lesson
Words
credible @A)
durable @A)
.
.
.
flexible @A.).
laudable (odj.).
edible (oQ)
Meanings of Related Words
Related Words
.......uedibility
(2.)
trustworthiness
'credulous (a{')
easily deceived
endurance
.......durability (n.)
..edibilitY (2.)
.flexibilitY (n.)
fitness for eating
ability to be easily bent
praise highly
......Iaud (4.)
commendatory; praiseworthY
.....'.laudatorY (adj')
(odj.). .......porter (n')
.solubilitY (n.)
soluble (odj.) .
vulnerable (odj.).'...vulnerability (n.)
person who carries burdens
portable
ability to be dissolved
defenselessness
EXERCISE 4.3: RELATED WORDS. Fill each blank below with the most appropriate related word from the middle column, above. Do not use any of them more
than once.
brought our luggage to our room.
1. A(n)
2.
They will believe anything.
Some people are
3. We discarded
some food because we doubted its
+.
The mayor will
6
Sugar dissolves quickly. Salt, too, has good
your courage and call you a hero.
6. The ancient Egyptian pyramids are a symbol of
7.
We expected praise, but we did not hear
one
comment.
o
o.
If you keep breaking promises, you will damage your
9. Cold weather stifrens garden hoses and reduces their
10. Injections may lessen a patient's
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Vocabulary for the High School Student, Book A
to the flu.
The Vocabulary LINCing Routine
LINCS Tables
1
3
5
LINCing Picture
2 Definition
Term
4
LINCing Story
5
LINCing Picture
2 Definition
Term
4
LINCing Story
5
LINCing Picture
2 Definition
4
LINCing Story
5
LINCing Picture
2 Definition
Reminding Word
1
3
LINCing Story
Reminding Word
1
3
4
Reminding Word
1
3
Term
Term
Reminding Word
OH #12
List the parts
Identify a Reminding Word
Note a LINCing Story
Create a LINCing Picture
Self-test