Remember Your Roots #1
These words have prefixes, roots, and suffixes that are part of hundreds of words. Know these word parts and you’ll be able to decode a ton of higher-level vocabulary.
Directions: For each of the following, write two other words that also use the given root or affix (prefix/suffix). You may NOT use the same word for more than one answer.
1. inaudible
5. predict
in- (in, on, or not):
pre- (before):
aud (hear or listen):
dict (say):
-ible/-able (capable of or suitable for):
6. remit
2. dismiss
re- (again or back):
dis- (apart or away):
mit (to send):
miss (to send):
7. inspect
3. transport
in- (in, on, or not):
trans- (across, beyond, or through):
spect (see or observe):
port (carry):
8. sympathy
4. unsubscribe
sym- (with or together):
un- (not):
pathy (feeling or disease):
sub- (under):
Directions: You are Dr. Frankenstein. Using at least three word pieces and parts from
above, create a never-before-seen word. Include the definition of your new word creation.
New word:
scribe (write):
Directions: Combine at least two of the roots and affixes from above to create four
words not already on your paper. The words you choose may have additional letters
or parts. You must underline or highlight the roots/affixes from above that you’ve used.
1.
3.
2.
4.
Definition:
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Remember Your Roots #1
EXAMPLE
These words have prefixes, roots, and suffixes that are part of hundreds of words. Know these word parts and you’ll be able to decode a ton of higher-level vocabulary.
Directions: For each of the following, write two other words that also use the given root or affix (prefix/suffix). You may NOT use the same word for more than one answer.
1. inaudible
5. predict
ineffective
aud (hear or listen):
audio
-ible/-able (capable of or suitable for):
collectible
in- (in, on, or not):
inedible
auditory
curable
pre- (before):
dict (say):
preorder
dictate
6. remit
2. dismiss
re- (again or back):
dis- (apart or away):
miss (to send):
disenchanted
admission
disconnect
missile
mit (to send):
prepaid
dictionary
realign
permit
reabsorb
admit
7. inspect
3. transport
in- (in, on, or not):
trans- (across, beyond, or through):
port (carry):
portable
transcend
transition
porter
spect (see or observe):
injustice
spectrum
inhabit
spectacle
8. sympathy
4. unsubscribe
un- (not):
sub- (under):
scribe (write):
undesirable
subtext
transcribe
unlikely
subpar
inscribe
Directions: Combine at least two of the roots and affixes from above to create four
words not already on your paper. The words you choose may have additional letters
or parts. You must underline or highlight the roots/affixes from above that you’ve used.
1.
transmittable
3.
indict
2.
insubordinate
4.
submit
sym- (with or together):
pathy (feeling or disease):
symphony
empathy
symmetry
apathy
Directions: You are Dr. Frankenstein. Using at least three word pieces and parts from
above, create a never-before-seen word. Include the definition of your new word creation.
Answers will vary, but here’s an example:
New word:
prespectable
Definition:
capable of being seen or
observed before an event
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