1. Mrs. Pope 7th Grade Reading
RED HOT ROOT WORDS
Lesson 36
It’s About Time
Mrs. Pope
7th Grade Reading

2. Red Hot Root Words Prefixes Meaning Words You Already Know ann, enn
year
anniversary, centennial
chron
time
chronicle
dai, dia
day
daily
jour
journal
tempo
temporary

3. annual
adjective
yearly, relating to a year

4. annual
The annual meeting was held every September.

5. annuity
noun
a sum of money that is payable at a certain time for a set number of years

6. annuity
The annuity from his life insurance policy was paid out over ten years.

7. biennial
adjective
happening every two years; lasting for two years.

8. biennial
The biennial reunion was slated to happen only in even-numbered years.
2010
2006
2000
2002
2008
2004

9. chronic
adjective
continuing for a long time

10. chronic
The doctor diagnosed her chronic pain as arthritis.

11. chronological
adjective
arranged according to time

12. chronological
The teacher gave us a list of events and asked us to put them in chronological order.

13. contemporary adjective
happening or existing at the same time; up-to-date

14. contemporary
The two contemporary artists were living at the same time but not in the same countries.

15. diary
noun
a daily record

16. diary
I write the day’s events and my feelings in my diary.

17. extemporaneous
adjective
done without previous preparation

18. extemporaneous
His extemporaneous speech was inspiring considering he had no warning he would be speaking.

19. journalism
noun
the work of gathering news and writing for a newspaper or periodical; journalistic writing

20. journalism
His career in journalism allowed him to work for news agencies around the world.

21. synchronize
verb
to make to agree in time or to happen at the same time

22. synchronize
The synchronized swimmers swam in perfect unison.

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