English 1 Weekly Vocab

Quarry: one that is sought or pursued predator vital sustenance Week 1 – Define the following terms Use Webster.com or Webster app & use the first definition. commemorate immortality eulogy Quarry: one that is sought or pursued predator vital sustenance epitaph dire longevity

Week 1 – Match each term to its definition commemorate eulogy predator sustenance dire immortality quarry vital epitaph longevity to do something special in order to remember and honor extremely important the quality or state of someone or something that will never die or be forgotten a speech that praises someone who has died something written or said in memory of a dead person very bad : causing great fear or worry one that preys, destroys, or devours one that is sought or pursued something that keeps someone or something alive the length of time that something or someone lasts or continues

Select the letter of the answer that best completes each sentence. 1. A eulogy probably would not contain ______. a. stories about good things the person had done died b. an excerpt from a poem the person had written c. a detailed description of how the person d. reasons why the person will be remembered 2. An example of sustenance is ______. a. a bouquet of flowers b. a loaf of bread c. movies on videotape d. toothpaste 3. A person’s epitaph would probably contain ______. a. the person’s street address b. photographs from a recent vacation c. the person’s baseball card collection d. the person’s birth date 4. You could commemorate someone by ______. a. ignoring all of the person’s faults b. taking the person out for lunch c. telling the person why you like him or her d. dedicating a building in the person’s honor 5. A predator would probably not be very successful if it ______. a. was much weaker than its prey b. could move very fast c. was able to hide itself and remain very still d. had large and powerful jaws

commemorate to do something special in order to remember and honor eulogy a speech that praises someone who has died predator sustenance one that preys, destroys, or devours dire immortality something that keeps someone or something alive quarry very bad : causing great fear or worry vital epitaph the quality or state of someone or something that will never die or be forgotten Longevity one that is sought or pursued extremely important something written or said in memory of a dead person the length of time that something or someone lasts or continues

dis-/non-/im-/in-/ir-/un-: not Post-:after Week 2 – Prefixes & Suffixes Write the prefix/suffix & draw a picture to describe it. Im-:not, in, within, into Pre-:before dis-/non-/im-/in-/ir-/un-: not Post-:after -ous: having, full of, identified by Mid-:Middle, during Circu-, Circum-: Around Ex-: beyond, away from, without Trans-: Across or beyond Sub-:under -ist: a doer or follower of something Inter-:among or between -able/-ible: able, capable of

Nouns Adjectives Verbs Adverbs

Write an example with definition using 5 of the prefixes & suffixes. For Example: Gracious: very polite in a way that shows respect.

Use the grammar lesson from Tuesday and 8 examples from the vocab words to write a story entitled, "The Not!"

Videre – to see Mille - Latin Crux - Latin Hydr, hydro – Greek Viv, vit, vita - Latin dic/dict - Latin claim/clam - Latin Spir - Latin cede, ceed, cess - Latin

Week 3 – Greek & Latin Roots Define the following root words Videre - Latin dic/dict - Latin Mille - Latin claim/clam - Latin Crux - Latin Spir - Latin Hydr, hydro – Greek cede, ceed, cess - Latin Viv, vit, vita - Latin https://www.learnthat.org/pages/view/roots.html http://www.myvocabulary.com/dir-root-root_master#D http://www.macroevolution.net/root-word-dictionary.html#.UvownfldVFM

Write a word using each of the root words. Define each word.

In The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Mitty is both a hero and a victim In The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Mitty is both a hero and a victim. Do you agree with this opinion? Give a suitable reason for your answer. This is a SHORT ANSWER QUESTION. Keep it to a few short, yet complete senctences.

Week 4- Word Families cloister exclude enclosure restrict preclude A word family is made up of words that have a common origin or root. Many words in the English language trace their roots to Greek or Latin. The vocabulary words in this lesson belong to two Latin word families— claudere, meaning “to close,” and strictus, meaning “to bind.” All of the vocabulary words are related to the theme of facing limitations. cloister exclude enclosure restrict preclude stricture strain constricting close exclusion