1. W ORD F AMILIES B K IV; U NIT 2 VINC / VICT, DUC / DUCT, TRACT, 8 TH GRADE pp. 8-13

2. FILL IN YOUR CHART WITH THE FOLLOWING WORDS: INVINCIBLE, PROVINCIAL,EVINCE, CONDUCTIVE, INDUCE, DEDUCE, PROTRACTED, INTRACTABLE, RETRACT, PETULANT, IMPETUOUS, IMPETUS. EXAMPLE IS STARTED BELOW. WordAffixes (prefixes & suffixes) & meanings Root and Meaning Inference Confirmation invinciblevinc/vict= to conquer provincial “ “ evince

3. VINC / VICT T O CONQUER

4. L OOKING AT THE MEANINGS OF AFFIXES IN YOUR BOOK, INFER WHAT THE WORDS WITH V INCT /V ICT MEAN.

5. Words

6. INVINCIBLE Unable to be conquered

7. W HAT IS AN SYNONYM FOR INVINCIBLE ? INVULNERABLE

8. W HAT IS AN ANTONYM FOR INVINCIBLE ? VULNERABLE

9. PROVINCIAL L IMITED IN KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD ; NARROW - MINDED

10. W HAT IS AN ANTONYM FOR PROVINCIAL ? SOPHISTICATED

11. EVINCE T O ESTABLISH ; TO REFLECT THE TRUTH OF

12. DUC / DUCT TO LEAD

13. L OOKING AT THE MEANINGS OF AFFIXES IN YOUR BOOK, INFER WHAT THE WORDS WITH DUC / DUCT

14. Words

15. CONDUCIVE S UPPORTIVE ; ENCOURAGING ; HELPING TO BRING ABOUT

16. W HAT IS AN SYNONYM FOR CONDUCIVE ? H ELPFUL, FAVORABLE

17. INDUCE TO LEAD TOWARDS SOME ACTION

18. WHAT IS A SYNONYM FOR INDUCE ? PERSUADE

19. W HAT IS AN ANTONYM FOR INDUCE ? DISCOURAGE

20. DEDUCE TO DRAW A CONCLUSION FROM FACT ; TO INFER

21. W HAT IS AN SYNONYM FOR DEDUCE ? CONCLUDE

22. TRACT TO DRAG

23. Looking at the meanings of affixes in your book, infer what the words with TRACT mean.

24. Words

25. PROTRACTED E XTENDED IN TIME ; PROLONGED

26. W HAT IS A SYNONYM FOR PROTRACTED ? lingering

27. W HAT IS AN ANTONYM FOR PROTRACTED ? brief

28. INTRACTABLE Stubborn; obstinate; hard to move forward

29. W HAT IS A SYNONYM FOR INTRACTABLE ? Immovable

30. W HAT IS AN ANTONYM FOR INTRACTABLE ? malleable

31. RETRACT To draw back; withdraw

32. W HAT IS A SYNONYM FOR RETRACT ? repeal

33. PETO To seek aggressively, to assail, to rush

34. Looking at the meanings of affixes in your book, infer what the words with PETO mean.

35. Words

36. PETULANT Irritable or short tempered

37. IMPETOUS Acting passionately and without a forethought

38. W HAT IS A SYNONYM FOR IMPETUOUS ? rash

39. W HAT IS AN ANTONYM FOR IMPETUOUS ? careful

40. I MPETUS That which drives one; momentum

41. W HAT IS A SYNONYM FOR IMPETUS ? stimulus