Name:____________________________ Date:_________ Per:_______ Root of the week: VAC ​
Instructions: First, fill out the “prediction and part of speech.” Then we will fill out the actual meaning and part of speech. The rest is your homework!
Word Actual Definition Part of Speech Synonyms/ Antonyms Example Sentence Evacuate Prediction + Part of speech S: A: Residents who live along the coast are being evacuated​
as the hurricane approaches. Vacancy S: A: Vacuous S: A: Vacate S: A: S: A: He showed up last week to interview for the Dodgers' managerial vacancy​
, he aced the interview, and he's now apparently the favorite. The ​
vacuous remarks of the politician annoyed the audience, who had hoped to hear more than empty platitudes. You no longer work here; you must ​
vacate​
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your office by 5:00 pm tonight. You find a word with the root VAC: _____________ HOMEWORK:​
Answer the following questions; make flashcards for extra credit to help you study for the vocabulary quiz. Evacuate Explain how evacuate relates to VAC:_____________________________________________________________ List 3 famous natural disasters that have forced people to evacuate from their homes: 1.
2.
3. Write your own sentence using ​
evacuate: Vacancy Explain how vacancy relates to VAC:_______________________________________________________________
Write your own sentence using ​
vacancy: Vacuous Explain how vacuous relates to VAC:__________________________________________________________ Which celebrity do you think is ​
vacuous ​
and why​
?
Write your own sentence using ​
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vacuous: Vacate Explain how vacate relates to VAC:______________________________________________________________ Complete the following sentence:​
He was asked to vacate his position because Write your own sentence using ​
vacate​
: Your word:_________________________
Explain how your word relates to VAC: Write your own sentence using your word: