Answers to Word-Part Exercises
Matching
Set 1: Roots
| 1. |
H |
| 2. |
I |
| 3. |
K |
| 4. |
E |
| 5. |
B |
| 6. |
D |
| 7. |
J |
| 8. |
F |
| 9. |
G |
| 10. |
A |
Set 2: Roots
| 1. |
H |
| 2. |
J |
| 3. |
B |
| 4. |
[none] |
| 5. |
D |
| 6. |
C |
| 7. |
E |
| 8. |
A |
| 9. |
F |
| 10. |
G |
| 11. |
I |
Set 3: Roots
| 1. |
G |
| 2. |
I |
| 3. |
A |
| 4. |
J |
| 5. |
B |
| 6. |
C |
| 7. |
D |
| 8. |
[none] |
| 9. |
F |
| 10. |
H |
| 11. |
E |
Set 4: Roots
| 1. |
G |
| 2. |
I |
| 3. |
B |
| 4. |
K |
| 5. |
A |
| 6. |
D |
| 7. |
C |
| 8. |
H |
| 9. |
J |
| 10. |
F |
Set 5: Prefixes and Suffixes
| 1. |
C |
| 2. |
B |
| 3. |
A |
| 4. |
K |
| 5. |
D |
| 6. |
E |
| 7. |
F |
| 8. |
J |
| 9. |
G |
| 10. |
[none] |
| 11. |
H |
| 12. |
I |
Set 6: Prefixes and Suffixes
| 1. |
I |
| 2. |
F |
| 3. |
C |
| 4. |
B |
| 5. |
A |
| 6. |
H |
| 7. |
K |
| 8. |
E |
| 9. |
G |
| 10. |
J |
Set 7: Prefixes and Suffixes
| 1. |
F |
| 2. |
C |
| 3. |
A |
| 4. |
I |
| 5. |
J |
| 6. |
[none] |
| 7. |
G |
| 8. |
B |
| 9. |
H |
| 10. |
D |
| 11. |
E |
Deciphering definitions
We note below whether a word is positive, negative,
or neutral by using +, –, and N, respectively. We
also highlight the word part or parts. The definition we leave to
you to find in your dictionary. Remember to make a word flashcard
for each word.
Set 1
| N |
1. circumnavigate |
| – |
2. patri cide |
| – |
3. dys top ia |
| N |
4. primal |
| N |
5. nominal |
| – |
6. ex puls ion |
| + |
7. amity |
| N |
8. in aug uration |
| N |
9. inter regnum |
| N |
10. brachiation |
| – |
11. in fract ion |
| – |
12. mis anthro pic |
| – |
13. in grate |
| N |
14. capitation |
| – |
15. malediction |
| N |
16. meto nymy (Hint:
word parts sometimes change their spelling in different words.) |
| N |
17. trans [s]pir ation |
| + |
18. archetype |
| N |
19. helio tropic (Hint: helio means
“pertaining to the sun.”) |
| N |
20. diachronic |
Set 2
| N |
1. ambul atory |
| N |
2. amphi theater |
| N |
3. anthro po gen esis |
| N |
4. aque duct |
| – |
5. arch aism |
| N |
6. syn chron ic |
| N |
7. micro cosm |
| N |
8. in corp orate |
| N |
9. grad ient |
| N |
10. ideo graph y |
| – |
11. mal odorous |
| + |
12. circum spect |
| N |
13. ex temp oraneous |
| – |
14. tract able |
| + |
15. con viv ial |
Related Roots
| 1. |
To hear/to listen/sound |
|
|
aco(u) |
|
|
aud |
|
|
plaud; plaus; plod; plos |
| 2. |
To write/writing/written
record |
|
|
scrib; script; scribe |
|
|
gram; graph |
| 3. |
Speech/to speak/to
say |
|
|
dic; dict; diction |
|
|
locut; loqu; loquy |
|
|
log; logue; logy; lexico |
|
|
voc; vok; vow |
| 4. |
Equal/equality/equivalent |
|
|
equ; iqu |
|
|
iso |
|
|
par; pare |
| 5. |
To look/to see/looking/sight |
|
|
opt; optic |
|
|
spec; spic; spect |
| 6. |
Thought/belief/mind/thinking/teaching |
|
|
anim |
|
|
cog; cogit |
|
|
cred; creed; creant |
|
|
doc; doct; dog; dox |
|
|
fid; fidel |
|
|
ideo |
|
|
rati; reas |
|
|
soph; sophy |
| 7. |
There are many possibilities.
Here are three suggestions. |
|
|
A. Feeling; feelings; emotion(s) |
|
|
B. Strength/weakness |
|
|
C. To bring together/to break
apart |
Related Prefixes and Suffixes
| 1. |
Before/earlier |
|
|
ante; anter |
|
|
pre |
|
|
pro |
| 2. |
Away from/separated
from |
|
|
ab; abs |
|
|
apo; ap |
|
|
dis; di; dif |
|
|
ec; ecto; ex |
|
|
se |
| 3. |
Not/against/downward/negatives |
|
|
a; an |
|
|
cata; cat; cath |
|
|
contra |
|
|
de |
|
|
dys |
|
|
in; im |
|
|
mis |
|
|
ob; op; of |
|
|
un |
| 4. |
Through |
|
|
per |
|
|
trans; tra |
| 5. |
There are
many possibilities. Here are two suggestions |
|
|
A. “With/within/together” |
|
|
B. “Near/beside” |
