Name: _______________________
Period: _______________________
Date: ________________________
Teacher: _____Rudolph/Spurny___
METER
alti/meter
audio/meter
chrono/meter
Word Cell UNIT 7
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a measure; a measurement; that by which a thing is measured; 39.37 inches
(n)
(n)
(n)
an instrument used for measuring heights or altitudes
an instrument that measures how well one hears
a very accurate instrument for measuring time, as is the chronometer at the U.S.
Observatory in Washington, D.C.
meter
(n)
the basic unit of length used in the metric system; 39.37 inches,
or 3.37 inches longer than a yard; volume is measured in terms of liters;
weight is measured in terms of grams.
deci/meter
(n)
a measure of length equal to one-tenth of a meter; 3.937”
centi/meter
(n)
“ “ “
“
“ “ one-hundredth of a meter; 0.3937”
milli/meter
(n)
“ “ “
“
“ “ one-thousandth of a meter; 0.03937”
deca/meter
(n)
“ “ “
“
“ “ ten meters
hecto/meter
(n)
“ “ “
“
“ “ one hundred meters
kilo/meter
(n)
“ “ “
“
“ “ one thousand meters, or about five-eighths of a mile
pedo/meter
(n)
an instrument that records the distance a walker covers
peri/meter
(n)
the outer boundary of a figure; compare with circumference
thermo/meter
(n)
an instrument for measuring temperature; compare centigrade and Fahrenheit
thermometers
dia/meter (n),
micro/meter (n)
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MILL, MILLI
a thousand; a thousandth part (L – R)
mill/ennium
(n)
milli/meter
milli/pede
(n)
(n)
milli/on
(n)
NAUT
naut/ical
(a)
naut/ical / mile (n)
astro/naut
cosmo/naut
(n)
(n)
a period of one thousand years; as, when we arrived at the year 2000 A.D., it was
two millenniums since Christ was born (A.D. stands for anno Domini – in the
year of the Lord, and NOT, after death)
a measure of length equal to one-thousandth of a meter; 0.03937”
a small crawling animal having many pairs of legs, but definitely not one
thousand; a decapod is ten-footed, whereas a centipede has considerably less than
one hundred legs
the number named by a unit with six zeros after it; one thousand taken one
thousand times; 1,000,000; (a) consisting of a thousand thousands; as, a
million dollars
milli/on/aire (n), multi/milli/on/aire (n)
navigation; sailor; ship (Gr – R)
of or pertaining to seamen, navigation, or ships; as, rowing and astronavigation
are examples of nautical skills
a measurement of 6,080.27 feet, as compared with the land or statute mile which
measures 5,280 feet
the pilot of a spaceship, literally, one who travels amongst the stars
Russian word for one who travels in space; literally, one who travels throughout
the universe
Boffardi unit #7 with Atkinson supplement
UNIT 7
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.
A
B
audio
(1)
universe
cosmo
(2)
one hundred
hecto
(3)
height; high; tall
naut
(4)
one who
mill/milli
(5)
navigator/sailor
alti
(6)
time
chrono
(7)
sound
pedo
(8)
thousand/thousandth
______ aire
(9)
across
______ dia
(10)
foot
EXERCISE 2: DEFINITIONS: In the spaces provided, supply the words being defined. Use the correct
form of the word, as necessary.
(1) _____________________
of or pertaining to seamen, navigation, ships
(2) _____________________
Russian who travels in space
(3) _____________________
an instrument for measuring temperature
(4) _____________________
a very accurate instrument for measuring time
(5) _____________________
ten meters
EXERCISE 3: GOOFY WORDS: Use word cell definitions to find definitions for made-up words.
(1)
_____ perinaut
a. feet of time
(2)
_____ chronopede
b. tall/high sailor
(3)
_____ hectoaudio
c. a measure of the universe
(4)
_____ cosmometer
d. around sailors
(5)
_____ altinaut
e. one-hundred sounds
Boffardi unit #7 with Atkinson supplement
Unit 7
NAME: ______________________
EXERCISE 4: WORD SCRAMBLE: Unscramble the groups of letters so that they correctly spell out words
which match their definitions.
1. RTMHERTMEOE
_______________________ an instrument which measures temperature
2. EMICEEDRT
_______________________ one-tenth of a meter
3. USTONCAMO
_______________________ Russian word for a space traveler
4. MODEPRTEE
_______________________ an instrument that records distance walked
5. EIMELILMRT
_______________________ one-thousandth of a meter
6. CIUANTAL
_______________________ rowing and tying knots; sailing
7. ORCHNMEOETR
_______________________ a very accurate instrument for measuring time
8. CUANTILA MLIE
_______________________ a measurement of 6,080.27 feet
9. SMARG
_______________________ that by which metric weight is measured
10. EMTILATER
_______________________ an instrument used for measuring heights
11. IMNILLO
_______________________ one thousand thousands equal a _________
12. EETMR
_______________________ basic measure of length used in metric system
13. TUADOIMEER
_______________________ an instrument that measures how well one hears
14. TIPEDCENE
_______________________ a crawling animal supposedly having 100 feet
15. MILOKETRE
_______________________ metric measure of about five-eighths of a mile
EXERCISE 5: WORD-CELL SCRAMBLE: Unscramble the groups of letters so that they correctly spell
out word-cells which match their definitions.
1. REMTHO
____________________
warm; hot; heat
2. IKLO
____________________
a thousand
3. ORCIM
_____________________
small
4. AID
_____________________
across; through
5. HTCEO
_____________________
a hundred
6. IREP
_____________________
around; about; near; encircling
7. EDPO
_____________________
foot or feet
8. OMSCO
_____________________
world; universe
9. IIMLL
_____________________
a thousand; a thousand part
10. IUMNNE
_____________________
year or years
Boffardi unit #7 with Atkinson supplement
UNIT 7
NAME: ____________________________
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4. A measure of length equal to one thousand meters
1. A “thousand-footed” crawling animal
7. Root meaning “ten”
2. Root meaning “a tenth part”
11. Root meaning “a measure; a measurement; that
by which a thing is measured”
3. A measure of length equal to onehundredth of a meter
12. Root meaning “a hundred; a hundredth part”
5. The abbreviation of anno Domini
13. Root meaning “foot or feet”
6. Root meaning “to hear”
16. A period of one thousand years
8. Root meaning “star or stars”
18. Root meaning “navigation; sailor; ship”
9. A measure of length equal to one hundred
meters
19. Metric volume is measured in _________
10. A measure of length equal to ten meters
20. One who travels “amongst the stars”
14. Root meaning “high; height”
21. Root meaning “time”
15. Root meaning “a thousand; a thousandth
part
17. Root meaning “world; universe”
Boffardi unit #7 with Atkinson supplement