1. Word Within the Word Lesson 17

2. -cle means small part-icle (piece) (little) From a distance, even huge stars appear to float weightlessly throughout the galaxy like particles of dust. molecule, miniscule, follicle

3. il- means not il-legal (not) (lawful) illiterate, illegible Kenny, the illiterate canine, was not being rebellious by parking in an illegal spot, he just didn’t know the rules.

4. sed- means sit sedi-mentary (sit; settle) (an object) It takes years of weathering and erosion for nature’s paintbrush to create the artistic layers of sediment found in many beautiful sedimentary rocks. sedan, sedate, insidious

5. leg- means read leg-ible (read) (able). legend, elegy Some people have such legible and elegant handwriting; doctors are not usually a part of this group.

6. nym- means name homo-nym (same) (name) acronym, pseudonym, anonymous When myrtle mentioned that bats were currently 50% off at her favorite store, I wondered if she was talking about Academy or Pet Smart. You can always count on homonyms to add a bit of mystery to your life.

7. Advanced Word an-o-nym-ous (without) (name) (full of) anonymous-of unknown name Amy was too shy to correct people to their faces when they were wrong or confusing, so she started leaving anonymous notes. The Camouflaged Corrector strikes again!

8. Word Within the Word – Lesson 17 StemMeaningExample Words -cle il- sed- leg- nym- small not sit read name particle illegal sedimentary legible homonym