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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Spelling and Sentence Dictation
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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 |
