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Prefixes and Root Words. Ms. Jordan’s Reading Class. English contains many words adopted from other languages. In fact, experts estimate 80% of English words originated elsewhere. The biggest influence on the English vocabulary is Latin . . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Prefixes and
Root Words
Ms. Jordan’s Reading Class
English contains many words adopted from other languages. In fact, experts estimate 80% of English words originated elsewhere. The biggest influence on the English vocabulary is Latin.
Are you paying attention? Which language has had the biggest influence
on English?
33%
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33% 1. French2. Latin3. Spanish
ambi- means bothastro- means staraud- means to hearcom/con- means togetherchron- means time
Here is some quick review information!
circum- means aroundcid/cis– means to cut or killdyn/dyna- means powerhypo- means underhyper- means over
omni- means allpost- means afterpre- means beforeun- means not
Chron- means:
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25% 1. Time2. Cut or gash3. Under4. Over
Pro- means …
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25% 1. Under2. Over3. Not4. Forward
A hyperbole is
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25% 1. An over exaggeration2. An under exaggeration3. A bad exaggeration4. No exaggeration
A preamble goes _____ a document.
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Michaela said that the doctor is guilty of malpractice. Malpractice means:
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25% 1. To cut 2. Over practicing3. To spend time practicing4. Bad practice
The omniscient point-of-view (P.O.V.) means that the reader sees the story from:
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25% 1. The narrator’s perspective2. All points-of-view3. Female characters’ P.O.V.s only4. An unhappy point of view
Astro- means …
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25% 1. Bad/evil2. Star3. Time4. Over
If you are ambidextrous you can use…
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25% 1. Many hands2. The wrong hand3. Both hands4. Only your left hand
If you are dynamic person you …
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25% 1. Have a powerful personality2. Have a shy personality3. Have a funny personality4. Have a split personality
A hypodermic needle goes…
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25% 1. Under the skin2. Over the skin3. Around the skin4. Behind the skin
“derm-” means skin
Margaret showed malice toward her younger sister. This means she showed:
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25% 1. Anger2. Evil3. Love4. She showed her around
To circumnavigate is to:
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25% 1. Go over2. Go under3. Go behind4. Go around
The prefix that means “to move forward”:
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25% 1. Pre2. Post3. Mis4. Pro
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