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FOCUS: chron
PREFIX
anasyn-
ROOT
back, against
chron/o
with, together
geo
metef
therm
SUFFTX
dme
like, related to
earth, ground
like, related to
measure
act, state, condition
heat
study of, science
having the quality of
DIRECTToNS: In Column A, identify the elements in each
word by circling roors and underlining
prefixes and suffixes- Then match each word with
its correct meaning from column B.
COLUMN A
COLUMN B
1. ela6n-.;1ru
2. geochronology
a. continuing a long time or recurring frequently
b. timekeeping device of great accuracy, especially used in
measuring longitude
3. synchronous
4. chronothermal
5. chronic
6. chronology
7. chronometer
c. occurring at the same time
d. science of determining the order in which things occur
e. something out of place or time
f. relating to both time and temperature
g-
study of the ages of geologic events
DIRECTToNS: choose the best word from column
A for each sentence. Use each word only
once.
l. Because ofher
2'
An astronaut living in the eighteenth century wourd
be a/an
3.
Historians try to determine an accurate
4.
Scientists use
5.
The
of events during a period.
to pinpoint various stages of the earth,s development.
equation could be used even though the specimen
became several
degrees colder over the two houis.
Both perforrners were prepared to start
so their acts rvould be
7.
In early versions of the
of the ship.
rts measurements were affected by the motion
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SUFFIX
ROOT
PREFIX
syn-
1
FOCUS: bio, oPt/oPs
with, together
bio
gen
metr
opttol
life
-al
like, related to
birth, Produ@, race
-lc
like, related to
measure
-v
state, quality, act
eYe,
vision
ops
phon
sound
circiing roots and underiining
DIRECTIONS: [n Column A, identify the elements in each word by
meaning from Column B'
prefixes and suffixes. Then match each word with its correct
COLUMN B
COLUMN A
removal and examination of tissue from a living body
(Med.)
text
b. device used by the visually impaired to convert written
into sounds
L.
related to statistical analysis of bioLogical observations and
a.
2. synoptic
3. optical
phenomena
4. optophone
d.
testing of eYes to measure vision
s. biopsy
e.
resulting from living things
6. biometric
7. biogenic
f.
pertaining to vision
o
taking a general view of the whole subject
each word only once'
DIRECTIONS: Choose the best word from Column A for each sentence' Use
1. The medical student decided to pursue a career ln
indicated that there were no cancer cells'
2.
The results of the
3.
create
M.C. Escher was an artist who distorted perspective in order to
illusion.
4.
The teacher used the
read Braille.
an
to provide materials for her sfudents who did not
sediments found along the coast include skeletons and shells-
5.
6. The doctor gave
a
presentation of the patient's condition atter
revierving all the fries.
7-
He completed
research on the behavior patterns of gypsy moths'
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