Roots List #3

Definitions:

Uni-

One

Definition: adj. having only one cell

1. Unicellular

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Definition: n. a horse-like fabled animal that has

one horn growing out of the middle of its forehead

2. Unicorn

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Definition: n. a one-wheeled vehicle on which

the rider sits and pedals

3. Unicycle

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Definition: v. to join together into one group

4. Unify

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Definition: adj. moving in only one direction

5. Unidirectional

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Definitions:

Bi-

Two

Definition: adj. having two different colors

6. Bicolor

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Definition: n. a vehicle with two wheels

7. Bicycle

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Definition: adj. able to speak two different

languages

8. Bilingual

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Definition: n. an airplane with two pairs of

wings

9. Biplane

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Definition: adj. happening every two weeks

10. Biweekly

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Verbs are words that show action or state of being.

They also indicate the time that the action or state of being occurs: either present, past, or future.

Verbs

Action Verbs: tell what the subject is doing. Action verbs help bring your writing to life.

Linking Verbs: connect (link) a subject to a noun or an adjective in the predicate.

Helping Verbs: make a verb more specific.

Irregular Verbs: do not follow the –ed rule. Instead of adding –ed to show past tense, the word might change.

Types of Verbs

A helping verb makes a verb more specific.

Valerie will attempt a luge run. (The helping verb will helps express future tense.)

She may need special clothing. (May helps express possibility.)

The track, which was destroyed, had been built for the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo. (Had been helps express past perfect tense; also passive

voice.)

Helping Verbs

Directions: Select a helping verb from the following list to complete each sentence in the paragraph below.

would does will could should

I 1. ____ like to ride a luge, but Mom 2. _____ not think

that’s a good idea. Dad thinks that I 3. _____ learn more

about luges first. Are there any luge schools that I 4.

______ attend? I 5. ______ research that on the internet,

and perhaps I 6. ______ find an instructor nearby.

Helping Verbs

Most verbs in the English language are regular. A writer adds –ed to regular verbs to show a past action. A writer can also use has, have, or had with the past participle to make other verb tenses.

Irregular verbs do not follow the –ed rule. Instead of adding –ed to show past tense, the word might change.

Irregular Verbs

Present Past Past Participle

Irregular Verbs

I speak. Yesterday I spoke.

I have spoken.

She runs. Yesterday she ran.

She has run.

Directions: On your own paper, write five sentences using the irregular verbs listed below:

• take• make• see

• go

• ride

Directions: list the verbs for the following sentences.1. Tony runs to the park.2. After the game, Johnny ate the rest of his meatloaf. 3. Darth Vader was an antagonist.4. The time is now. 5. He will arrive around three.

Directions: Write about your morning routine using as many action, linking, helping, and irregular verbs as possible. When you are finished, have a partner underline and name the type of verbs you used.

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