Root Words
What does MIS/MIT mean?
To Send
I waited to be ________ into the movie theater.
Admitted
The court felt that justice was served.
What does JUSTICE mean?
A fair judgement and punishment
What does the MAL mean?
Bad
A book written about the person who wrote it
What does GRAPH and SCRIB/SCRIPT mean?
To Write
After the earthquake, I checked my _____________ to see how big it was.
Seismograph
Last month her mother hit her credit limit.
What does CREDIT LIMIT mean?
The top amount of $$ a bank BELIEVES you will pay back
If you saw a hand with a pencil, what root word would you associate with this?
Graph or Script/Scrib
Something so amazing it is hard to believe it is real
Incredible
What does CRED mean?
To Believe
I saw a pig fly yesterday! It was ___________.
Incredible
The classroom had a malodor when I walked in.
What does MALODOR mean?
A bad smell
If you saw a picture of a thumbs up, what root word would you associate this with?
Ben, Bene, Bon
Behaving in a way that is morally correct and fair
Just
What does JUR/JUS/JUD mean?
Law
The little girl was given a _____ punishment after her _______ act towards her sister.
Just, Malice
She meant to omit the name from the list.
What does OMIT mean?
Leave out or exclude
If you saw an emblem of our countries crest, what root word would you associate this with?
Jur, Jus, Jud
A disease or ailment
Malady
What does BEN/BENE/BON mean?
Good
Create a sentence using two of our vocabulary words
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The benevolent gentleman left a further sum of $5000 to be divided among the poor.
What does BENEVOLENT mean?
Well meaning and kind
What are all 7 root words and what they mean?
Mis/Mit = to send
Script/Scrib = to write
Graph = to write
Cred = believe
Jur/Jus/Jud = law
Ben/Bene/Bon = good
Mal = bad
Visual art, especially including drawing.
A picture with many details
Graphic