Advancing Vocabulary Skills Chapter 10 (Word Parts) In Context anima miss, mit arch, -archy mort ben-, bene- poly- -ee tempo, tempor ten -log, -logue

1 anima During the worst part of her illness, Trina lay quietly in bed. We knew she was recovering when she sat up and began to talk in an animated way. Scientists have developed robotic pets that sell at reasonable prices. But I can’t understand why someone would want an inanimate pet instead of a living animal. Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words. The word part anima means A. good. B. experience. C. life.

1 anima During the worst part of her illness, Trina lay quietly in bed. We knew she was recovering when she sat up and began to talk in an animated way. Scientists have developed robotic pets that sell at reasonable prices. But I can’t understand why someone would want an inanimate pet instead of a living animal. The word part anima means A. good. B. experience. C. life. To be animated is to be lively or full of life. A robotic pet is inanimate or without life.

The monarch Elizabeth I, 2 arch, -archy Many fictional heroes have an archenemy. For instance, Sherlock Holmes’s main opponent was the evil Dr. Moriarty. Among Amish people, the family is a patriarchy. The father rules the household, and the women and children are expected to obey. The monarch Elizabeth I, Queen of England 1558–1603 Painting: Unknown artist via Wikimedia Commons The word part arch or -archy means A. chief. B. sender. C. receiver.

2 arch, -archy Many fictional heroes have an archenemy. For instance, Sherlock Holmes’s main opponent was the evil Dr. Moriarty. Among Amish people, the family is a patriarchy. The father rules the household, and the women and children are expected to obey. The word part arch or -archy means A. chief. B. sender. C. receiver. If Dr. Moriarty was Holmes’s main opponent, he was Holmes’s chief enemy. If the father rules the household, he is the chief member of the family.

3 ben-, bene- Southern California has a benign climate—sunny and warm. For my toddler, day care has been beneficial. She’s much less shy now. The word part ben- or bene- means A. experience. B. deadly. C. good.

3 ben-, bene- Southern California has a benign climate—sunny and warm. For my toddler, day care has been beneficial. She’s much less shy now. The word part ben- or bene- means A. experience. B. deadly. C. good. Most people would consider a sunny and warm climate a good climate. If day care has made the toddler less shy, it has been a good thing for her.

4 -ee The mayor had to appoint a new chief of police. The first appointee became unavailable—he was serving a two-year sentence in prison. Today’s employees expect to receive benefits as well as a salary. The word part -ee means A. a ruler. B. someone who receives. C. someone who sends.

4 -ee The mayor had to appoint a new chief of police. The first appointee became unavailable—he was serving a two-year sentence in prison. Today’s employees expect to receive benefits as well as a salary. The word part -ee means A. a ruler. B. someone who receives. C. someone who sends. The person who first received the appointment to the position of police chief was serving a prison sentence. The workers who receive employment expect benefits and a salary.

5 -log, -logue Blogs—an abbreviation for “web logs”—have become popular with writers who want to speak freely and share their ideas online. The play opened with a prologue: before the action began, one of the characters came onstage and made a speech to the audience. The word part -log or -logue means A. speaking. B. time. C. send.

5 -log, -logue Blogs—an abbreviation for “web logs”—have become popular with writers who want to speak freely and share their ideas online. The play opened with a prologue: before the action began, one of the characters came onstage and made a speech to the audience. The word part -log or -logue means A. speaking. B. time. C. send. A blog is a website where writers can speak freely. In a play, a prologue is a speech spoken before the action begins.

6 miss, mit The United Nations sends peacekeeping missions to trouble spots around the world, although not all of these efforts succeed. I use a cell phone every day, but to tell you the truth, I really have no idea how it transmits sound across a distance. A missile begins its flight toward a distant target. US Air Force via Wikimedia Commons The word part miss or mit means A. send. B. well. C. hold.

6 miss, mit The United Nations sends peacekeeping missions to trouble spots around the world, although not all of these efforts succeed. I use a cell phone every day, but to tell you the truth, I really have no idea how it transmits sound across a distance. The word part miss or mit means A. send. B. well. C. hold. In the first item, the word sends suggests that missions are groups of people who are sent to different places in the world. A cell phone sends sound across a distance.

7 mort Ms. Patterson took her class to visit a mortician, who explained how he prepares a body for burial. Shakespeare’s works are said to have achieved immortality: they will never die, since they will be read and performed forever. The word part mort means A. death. B. breath. C. name.

7 mort Ms. Patterson took her class to visit a mortician, who explained how he prepares a body for burial. Shakespeare’s works are said to have achieved immortality: they will never die, since they will be read and performed forever. The word part mort means A. death. B. breath. C. name. If a mortician prepares bodies for burial, he deals with death. In the second item, the words never die suggest that mort in immortality means “death.”

8 poly- A polytechnic school is one which teaches many different sciences and industrial arts. Polygamy is a form of marriage in which a person can have more than one spouse at the same time. The word part poly- means A. difficult. B. time. C. many.

8 poly- A polytechnic school is one which teaches many different sciences and industrial arts. Polygamy is a form of marriage in which a person can have more than one spouse at the same time. The word part poly- means A. difficult. B. time. C. many. If a polytechnic school teaches many different sciences and industrial arts, poly must mean “many.” Similarly, if polygamy describes a form of marriage in which a person can have more than one spouse at the same time, poly must mean “many.”

9 tempo, tempor The chorus sang the difficult piece slowly at first. When they seemed sure of all the notes, the director speeded up the tempo. The trailer in the Langs’ yard is there only temporarily, until the repairs to their house are finished and they can move back in. The word part tempo or tempor means A. holding. B. time. C. number.

9 tempo, tempor The chorus sang the difficult piece slowly at first. When they seemed sure of all the notes, the director speeded up the tempo. The trailer in the Langs’ yard is there only temporarily, until the repairs to their house are finished and they can move back in. The word part tempo or tempor means A. holding. B. time. C. number. The word tempo is from the Italian word for “time.” The trailer is in the Langs’ yard for only a limited amount of time.

10 ten Detention is a common punishment in elementary and high school. Students who misbehave must stay in school for an hour or so after the other students go home. Tenant farmers hold the right to work someone else’s land; they pay rent in cash or with a portion of the produce. The word part ten means A. spirit. B. keep. C. divide. the answer.

10 ten Detention is a common punishment in elementary and high school. Students who misbehave must stay in school for an hour or so after the other students go home. Tenant farmers hold the right to work someone else’s land; they pay rent in cash or with a portion of the produce. The word part ten means A. spirit. B. keep. C. divide. Students who have detention are kept in school after the other students have left. Tenant farmers hold or keep the right to work someone else’s land by paying some form of rent.

Name: ___________________Class: ______________Date: __________Period: _____ . A. anima B. arch, -archy C. ben-, bene- D. -ee E. -log, -logue F. miss, mit G. mort H. poly- I. tempo, tempor J. ten Quiz: Sentence Check 1: Complete the item with the correct word part from the box Certain ( . . . ets) _____________, such as the belief in the sanctity of marriage, are held by many religions. I enjoy (trave . . . s) _____________ on TV. It’s interesting to hear people talk about their travels. When Ruben asked Luisa to marry him, she (. . . ized)_____________, saying, “I need some time to think it over.” A(n) ( . . . factor) _____________ has been good enough to give the city blankets to pass out to the homeless. A high-ranking angel is called a(n) (. . . angel) _____________. “We are here to nominate the candidates for president of the Liars’ Club,” said the club’s current president. “Remember,” she said with a smile, “that the (nomin . . . s) _______________ should be exceptionally honest.” Many cartoons today are excellent. The ( . . . tion) _____________ is so good that the characters seem to be alive—they move smoothly and naturally, like real people or animals. A(n) ( . . . graph) _____________, or “lie detector,” records several physical responses of the person hooked up to it, including heart rate, breathing rate, and blood pressure. There was suspicion that the evil dictator had been murdered, but a (post . . . em) _____________ examination showed that he had died of natural causes. When the bell rang and the teacher said “Class is (dis . . . ed) _____________,” that was enough to send the children hurtling into the hallway like popcorn exploding from a popper.