W ORD F AMILIES B K IV; U NIT 2 VINC / VICT, DUC / DUCT, TRACT, 8 TH GRADE pp. 8-13
FILL IN YOUR CHART WITH THE FOLLOWING WORDS: INVINCIBLE, PROVINCIAL,EVINCE, CONDUCTIVE, INDUCE, DEDUCE, PROTRACTED, INTRACTABLE, RETRACT, PETULANT, IMPETUOUS, IMPETUS. EXAMPLE IS STARTED BELOW. WordAffixes (prefixes & suffixes) & meanings Root and Meaning Inference Confirmation invinciblevinc/vict= to conquer provincial “ “ evince
VINC / VICT T O CONQUER
L OOKING AT THE MEANINGS OF AFFIXES IN YOUR BOOK, INFER WHAT THE WORDS WITH V INCT /V ICT MEAN.
Words
INVINCIBLE Unable to be conquered
W HAT IS AN SYNONYM FOR INVINCIBLE ? INVULNERABLE
W HAT IS AN ANTONYM FOR INVINCIBLE ? VULNERABLE
PROVINCIAL L IMITED IN KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD ; NARROW - MINDED
W HAT IS AN ANTONYM FOR PROVINCIAL ? SOPHISTICATED
EVINCE T O ESTABLISH ; TO REFLECT THE TRUTH OF
DUC / DUCT TO LEAD
L OOKING AT THE MEANINGS OF AFFIXES IN YOUR BOOK, INFER WHAT THE WORDS WITH DUC / DUCT
Words
CONDUCIVE S UPPORTIVE ; ENCOURAGING ; HELPING TO BRING ABOUT
W HAT IS AN SYNONYM FOR CONDUCIVE ? H ELPFUL, FAVORABLE
INDUCE TO LEAD TOWARDS SOME ACTION
WHAT IS A SYNONYM FOR INDUCE ? PERSUADE
W HAT IS AN ANTONYM FOR INDUCE ? DISCOURAGE
DEDUCE TO DRAW A CONCLUSION FROM FACT ; TO INFER
W HAT IS AN SYNONYM FOR DEDUCE ? CONCLUDE
TRACT TO DRAG
Looking at the meanings of affixes in your book, infer what the words with TRACT mean.
Words
PROTRACTED E XTENDED IN TIME ; PROLONGED
W HAT IS A SYNONYM FOR PROTRACTED ? lingering
W HAT IS AN ANTONYM FOR PROTRACTED ? brief
INTRACTABLE Stubborn; obstinate; hard to move forward
W HAT IS A SYNONYM FOR INTRACTABLE ? Immovable
W HAT IS AN ANTONYM FOR INTRACTABLE ? malleable
RETRACT To draw back; withdraw
W HAT IS A SYNONYM FOR RETRACT ? repeal
PETO To seek aggressively, to assail, to rush
Looking at the meanings of affixes in your book, infer what the words with PETO mean.
Words
PETULANT Irritable or short tempered
IMPETOUS Acting passionately and without a forethought
W HAT IS A SYNONYM FOR IMPETUOUS ? rash
W HAT IS AN ANTONYM FOR IMPETUOUS ? careful
I MPETUS That which drives one; momentum
W HAT IS A SYNONYM FOR IMPETUS ? stimulus