Word Parts
What are the word parts in Audiology?
Aud(i)- -ology
What does Contra- mean?
Against
What does "intramuscular" mean?
Within a cell
Give two words that help to show what microbiology means. Also, what does microbiology mean?
Microbiology is the study of biology that needs to be seen using magnification and microscopes.
What does thermal mean?
What are the word parts in "archetype"?
Arch(e)- and -type
What does Crypto- mean?
Hidden, Mysterious
What does interstellar mean?
Between stars or universes
Scientists have theorized that about 250 million years ago, the continents were all part of what these scientists call, "Pangea."
What words in the sentence show the meaning of "Pangea." What do you think Pangea means?
Pangea is the theorized organization of the seven continents in one land mass.
People often get the root log- confused with the word log, which can mean a record you keep or a tree you cut down. What is the latin meaning of the root "log?"
Word or words!
What are the word parts in benevolent?
What does dia/di- mean and what does dys- mean?
Dia- means "through or across" and dys- means "not or ill-suited"
What does it mean to be logical?
After the holidays, I wrote a thank you letter to my grandma for the different gifts she gave me. Afterward, I realized I'd forgotten to mention the gift card, so I thanked her in the postscript rather than rewriting the whole letter.
What three clues in the text show what post-script means? What does post-script mean?
Post-script (PS) is anything written after the signature in a letter. Say you forgot to add something, then you might write PS: Thank you for the gift card!
Give three words that have inter- in them.
Answers may vary: interrupt, interstellar, intercontinental, etc.
What are the word parts in bibliological?
Biblio- -log(i)- -cal
What does demo- mean, and what does geo- mean?
Demo- the people
Geo- Earth
What do you think is a macrofossil?
A fossil that can be seen without a microscope.
What clues might help you figure out what subconscious means? Also, what do you think subconscious means?
Sub- means under, and subconscious refers to the part of your mind that thinks below the surface. It's the ideas you don't actively choose to think about but rather the ideas that just pop into your head.
Demo- means the people. Give one word with demo- in it and explain how the word gets its meaning from the prefix.
Democracy (an election by people for a leader)
What are the word parts in communicative?
Com- -mun(i)- -ca- -tive
Explain the difference between hypo- and hyper-
Hypo- means below and hyper- means above.
What do you think makes a monoplane different from a plane?
It has only one wing.
Because of quarantine, my mother telecommuted to work rather than worked in the office.
What clues in the sentence show what telecommute means, and what do you think telecommute means?
Telecommute means to work at home/not in the office. Tele- means distance, so telecommute means to get to work from a distance.
Cryptogram is made up of two parts. Crypt- and -gram. What do each of these word parts mean? What does cryptogram mean?
A picture or engraving that has unclear, mysterious or hidden knowledge.