71. Latin Roots: form, scrib / script, spec / spect / spic, flect / flex, dic / dict, spire
New Concept Words: form |
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deform |
reforming |
formation |
formulate |
formal |
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New Concept Words: scrib / script |
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subscribe |
describe |
insciption |
scibble |
transcribe |
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New Concept Words: spect / spec / spic |
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inspection |
specify |
suspect |
special |
prospect |
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New Concept Sentences: scrib/script; spect/spec/spic
- Scientists and chemists work with varying Formulas on a regular basis.
- Did the doctor give you a prescription for the rash or did he suggest an over the counter medication?
- The food inspector visited the Chinese restaurant down the street because of rumours that some of the chicken wings didn’t taste like chicken wings.
New Concept Words: flec / flex |
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reflection |
deflect |
flexibility |
reflector |
reflective |
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New Concept Words: dic / dict |
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addict |
indicative |
contradict |
dedicate |
vindicate |
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New Concept Words: spire |
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spirit |
transpire |
expire |
respirator |
uninspiring |
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New Concept Sentences: flec/flex; dic/dict; spire
- The dictators of many countries around the world treat their citizens horribly and often imprison and torture them.
- There are new conspiracy theories popping up every day about whether or not the government is telling the truth about alien visitors from outer space.
- It is important to be flexible in the world of business today in order to keep up and compete with the ever-shrinking global community.
- What is the weather person predicting for today’s forecast, sun or rain?
- When it’s time for me to take a test or give a presentation I try to wear clothing that doesn’t show how much I’m perspiring.
Review Word List
inflexible |
psychological |
disrespect |
league |
manuscript |
indication |
information |
subscribe |
punctual |
formality |
circumspect |
reasoning |
scribbling |
caution |
misinformation |
specifications |
pharmacy |
campus |
conspiring |
ventricle |
What Says?
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Review
- Latin root ‘form’ – to shape or form
- Latin root ‘script’/’scrib’ – to write
- Latin root ‘spec’/’spect’/’spic’ – to see
- Latin root ‘flect’/’flex’ – to bend or curve
- Latin root ‘dic’/’dict’ – to say or tell
- Latin root ‘spire’/’spir’ – to breathe
Practice
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R-Controlled |
Vowel Team |
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sttepl |
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carefree |
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complain |
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refrain |
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Is it ‘ai’ or ‘ay? Is it ‘oi’ or ‘oy’? |
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st_____n |
for_____ |
m_____nt_____n |
portr_____ |
sirl_____n |
depl_____ |
carb_____ |
m_____st |
Underline the prefix in these words. |
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precede |
unsettled |
readjust |
dismantle |
detained |
intervene |
translation |
present |
Underline the prefix in these words. |
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amass |
cobra |
awake |
vista |
affirm |
attain |
flotilla |
comma |
Match the Greek combining form to its meaning. |
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_____bio |
a. measure |
_____geo |
b. distant |
_____graph/gram |
c. study |
_____meter/metr |
d. earth |
_____ology |
e. light |
_____phon(o) |
f. life |
_____photo |
g. write |
_____tele |
h. sound |
Match the Latin root to its meaning. |
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_____dic(t) |
a. to break or burst |
_____flect/flex |
b. to write |
_____form |
c. to throw |
_____ject |
d. to see |
_____port |
e. to shape |
_____rupt |
f. to build |
_____script |
g. to bend or curve |
_____spect |
h. to carry |
_____struct |
i. to pull |
_____tract |
j. to tell or say |
Add the suffix to these words. Write the new word in the column for the spelling guideline used.
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Drop the e |
complete+ed |
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spit+ing |
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exchange+ed |
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ban+er |
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serve+er |
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derange+ed |
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merge+er |
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absolve+ing |
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run+ing |
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singe+ed |
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place+ed |
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mince+er |
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dim+est |
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Circle the suffix. Scoop the syllables. |
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refute |
sparkle |
disgrace |
trickle |
intrude |
braided |
abruptly |
underlay |
crusty |
cloyingly |
intersperse |
reinstated |
established |
disturb |
compromises |
decomposing |
transformations |
reputations |