Vocabulary Quarter 1

What is a root? What is a root? What is a root?

Roots Prefixes, bases, and suffixes are all roots. When joined together these roots create new words!

What is a prefix? A root placed before the base. Prefixes come at the beginning. Unicycle Bicycle Tricycle Motorcycle Recycle

A root placed after the base. What is a suffix? A root placed after the base. It comes at the end. Hard  base Harder Hardest Color  base Colorful Colorless

What is a base? The base is the word that describes the main idea. Unicycle Bicycle Tricycle Motorcycle Recycle Colorful Colorless Harder Hardest

Directional prefix in- and im- Directional in- and im- = in, on, into It tells us the direction of something, such as the heart being inside the chest. Inhale = to breathe in Include = to place in a class, category, etc. Impress = make a mark or design on an object Imprison = to put in prison or jail Inspect = to look into something carefully

Negative Prefix in- and im- Negative in- and im- = not Incomplete = not complete Impossible = not possible Immature = not mature Incorrect = not correct

Directional or Negative in-? Inside  D or N Inspect  D or N Indirect  D or N Inactive  D or N Input  D or N Inhale  D or N Inject  D or N Incomplete  D or N Insert  D or N Invisible  D or N

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Prefixes con-, com-, and col- Contract Connect Conference What do you think the prefix con means? Turn and talk!

The prefixes con-, com-, and col- mean “with” or “together” Contract = a written or verbal agreement that people make together Connect = to bring together or into contact Conference = a formal meeting for discussion with two or more people

Compete baseball cards Community a car accident Collision The Olympics Collection people in the same school Do you see how “with” and “together” fit with each word’s meaning?

A place to read or learn together College Prefix Base means Word means col Leg = read Col + read = A place to read or learn together

Collide Prefix Base means Word means col Lid = slide Col + slide = To slide together

To gather objects together Collect Prefix Base means Word means col Lect = gather Col + gather = To gather objects together

Things together in a small or tiny place Compact Prefix Base means Word means com pact = together Com + together = Things together in a small or tiny place

Compress Prefix Base means Word means com press = press Com + press = To press together

The way something is put together Composition Prefix Base means Word means com posit = put Com + put = The way something is put together

Combine Prefix Base means Word means com bin = pair Com + pair = Put things together

To play with others in a game or sport Compete Prefix Base means Word means com pet = seek Com + seek = To play with others in a game or sport **Seek = to try to find something

To fill up with something Complete Prefix Base means Word means com plet = fill Com + fill = To fill up with something

An object that you pledge with to show your word when you borrow money Collateral Prefix Base means Word means col later = side Col + side = An object that you pledge with to show your word when you borrow money

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