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Word Parts
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Academic Vocabulary
100
A set of letters or other characters with which one or more languages are written especially if arranged in a customary order.
What is the alphabet?
100
Each of two or more words spelled the same but not necessarily pronounced the same and having different meanings and origins.
What is a homograph?
100
Each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling.
What is a homophone?
100
Examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of something, especially information, typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation.
What is analyze?
200
A book or electronic resource that lists the words of a language (typically in alphabetical order) and gives their meaning, or gives the equivalent words in a different language, often also providing information about pronunciation, origin, and usage.
What is a dictionary?
200
This prefix means "middle."
What is mid-?
200
The word "subject" usually refers to a person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with OR a branch of knowledge studied or taught in a school, college, or university. In the following sentence, "subject means _________. "He wouldn’t allow the boy to be subject to any more bullying."
What is exposed?
200
Chased sounds like ___________ but has different meanings.
What is chaste?
200
Deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.
What is infer?
300
Speech sounds.
What are phonetics?
300
This suffix means "state of" or "condition of."
What is -ness?
300
The word "commune" usually means a group of people living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities. In the following sentence, "commune" means _________. The family went to the National Park so they could commune with nature.
What is to communicate?
300
Marshal sounds like ___________ but has different meanings.
What is martial?
300
Recognize or ascertain what makes someone or something different.
What is differentiate?
400
TWO WORD ANSWER! Words that mean the same and words that mean the opposite.
What are synonyms and antonyms?
400
The prefix, root, and suffix for the following word are _________, __________ and _________. DISPLACEMENT
What are dis- negative prefix meaning apart or asunder place a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent -ment a suffix of nouns, often concrete, denoting an action or resulting state, a product or means
400
The word "upset" usually means to make someone unhappy. In the following sentence, "upset" means _________. The lively puppy upset the table and broke all the dishes.
What is to turn over or flip over?
400
Kernel sounds like ___________ but has different meanings.
What is colonel?
400
To inform or tell (someone).
What is apprise?
500
THREE WORD ANSWER! The beginning, main and ending parts of a word.
What is a prefix, root, and suffix?
500
If I break the word "antidisestablishmentarianism" down into word parts, I get the following prefixes, root, and suffixes:
What are: anti- negative prefix meaning against dis- another negative prefix, here meaning something like undo establish the Church of England is established as the state religion by law -ment suffix to create an abstract noun from establish -arian a second suffix - someone who believes in this -ism a third suffix - the belief system, movement
500
The word "quails" usually refers to a small bird with very distinct markings. In the following sentence, "quails" means __________. When the wolf howls, the shy girl quails in the corner.
What is to shrink, cringe, fear, or cower?
500
Metal sounds like ___________, ____________ and ____________ but they all have different meanings.
What is medal, meddle, and mettle?
500
To combine a number of things (research, experience, learning, etc.) into a coherent whole.
What is synthesize?
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