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Vocabulary Quarter 1
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What is a root? What is a root? What is a root?
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Roots Prefixes, bases, and suffixes are all roots. When joined together these roots create new words!
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What is a prefix? A root placed before the base.
Prefixes come at the beginning. Unicycle Bicycle Tricycle Motorcycle Recycle
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A root placed after the base.
What is a suffix? A root placed after the base. It comes at the end. Hard base Harder Hardest Color base Colorful Colorless
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What is a base? The base is the word that describes the main idea.
Unicycle Bicycle Tricycle Motorcycle Recycle Colorful Colorless Harder Hardest
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Directional prefix in- and im-
Directional in- and im- = in, on, into It tells us the direction of something, such as the heart being inside the chest. Inhale = to breathe in Include = to place in a class, category, etc. Impress = make a mark or design on an object Imprison = to put in prison or jail Inspect = to look into something carefully
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Negative Prefix in- and im-
Negative in- and im- = not Incomplete = not complete Impossible = not possible Immature = not mature Incorrect = not correct
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Directional or Negative in-?
Inside D or N Inspect D or N Indirect D or N Inactive D or N Input D or N Inhale D or N Inject D or N Incomplete D or N Insert D or N Invisible D or N
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clude spect merse habit vent plode press port side
in- im- Include Inspect Inhabit Invent Inside Implode Immerse Impress import
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Prefixes con-, com-, and col-
Contract Connect Conference What do you think the prefix con means? Turn and talk!
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The prefixes con-, com-, and col- mean “with” or “together”
Contract = a written or verbal agreement that people make together Connect = to bring together or into contact Conference = a formal meeting for discussion with two or more people
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Compete baseball cards Community a car accident Collision The Olympics Collection people in the same school Do you see how “with” and “together” fit with each word’s meaning?
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A place to read or learn together
College Prefix Base means Word means col Leg = read Col + read = A place to read or learn together
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Collide Prefix Base means Word means col Lid = slide Col + slide =
To slide together
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To gather objects together
Collect Prefix Base means Word means col Lect = gather Col + gather = To gather objects together
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Things together in a small or tiny place
Compact Prefix Base means Word means com pact = together Com + together = Things together in a small or tiny place
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Compress Prefix Base means Word means com press = press Com + press =
To press together
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The way something is put together
Composition Prefix Base means Word means com posit = put Com + put = The way something is put together
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Combine Prefix Base means Word means com bin = pair Com + pair =
Put things together
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To play with others in a game or sport
Compete Prefix Base means Word means com pet = seek Com + seek = To play with others in a game or sport **Seek = to try to find something
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To fill up with something
Complete Prefix Base means Word means com plet = fill Com + fill = To fill up with something
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An object that you pledge with to show your word when you borrow money
Collateral Prefix Base means Word means col later = side Col + side = An object that you pledge with to show your word when you borrow money
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Centrate pact mune pile
coct fer struct panion press duct ference bine con- com-
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