1. Mrs. Pope 7th Grade Reading
Lesson 18
RED HOT ROOT WORDS
Just Not
Mrs. Pope
7th Grade Reading

2. Red Hot Root Words Prefixes Meaning Words You Already Know a, an not
antonym
il, ir
illegal, irregular
im, in
impossible, inability
non
nonsense

3. anonymous
adjective
without a name or with an unknown name

4. anonymous
I don’t know who wrote the book because the author was anonymous.

5. atypical
adjective
not typical, abnormal

6. atypical
Riding a skateboard is atypical behavior for a cat.

7. illiterate
adjective
unable to read or write

8. illiterate
Because he was illiterate, it was difficult for him to find a decent paying job. ? ? ?

9. illogical
adjective
not logical, unsound

10. illogical
He did not convince me with her illogical argument.

11. improbable
adjective
unlikely to happen

12. improbable
Having a comet land in your backyard is possible but very improbable.

13. inanimate
adjective
dead; not living

14. inanimate
The rocks in his collection were inanimate, but the reptiles were living.

15. inclement
adjective
stormy; not kind or nice

16. inclement
The inclement weather meant that the class could not go on its planned picnic.

17. irrepressible
adjective
not able to be kept under control

18. irrepressible
The toddler’s energy was irrepressible, and his parents had a hard time controlling her.

19. nonentity
noun
a person or thing that is of little importance

20. nonentity
The new student sat sadly in the back of the room, feeling like a nonentity.

21. nonsensical
adjective
not making sense

22. nonsensical
The singer sang a nonsensical tune about a frog with a college education.

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