Vocabulary Quarter 1 What is a root Roots

Vocabulary Quarter 1

What is a root?

Roots Prefixes, bases, and suffixes are all roots. When joined together these roots create new words!

What is a prefix? A root placed before the base. Prefixes come at the beginning. Unicycle Bicycle Tricycle Motorcycle Recycle

What is a suffix? A root placed after the base. It comes at the end. Hard base Harder Hardest Color base Colorful Colorless

What is a base? The base is the word that describes the main idea. Unicycle Bicycle Tricycle Motorcycle Recycle Colorful Colorless Harder Hardest

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

Negative Prefix in- and im. Negative in- and im- = not Incomplete = not complete Impossible = not possible Immature = not mature Incorrect = not correct

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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Prefixes con-, com-, and col. Contract Connect Conference What do you think the prefix con means? Turn and talk!

The prefixes con-, com-, and colmean “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

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?

College Prefix Base means Word means Col + read = col Leg = read A place to read or learn together

Collide Prefix Base means Word means Col + slide = col Lid = slide To slide together

Collect Prefix Base means Word means Col + gather = col Lect = gather To gather objects together

Compact Prefix com Base means pact = together Word means Com + together = Things together in a small or tiny place

Compress Prefix Base means Word means Com + press = com press = press To press together

Composition Prefix Base means Word means Com + put = com posit = put The way something is put together

Combine Prefix Base means Word means Com + pair = com bin = pair Put things together

Compete Prefix Base means Word means Com + seek = com pet = seek To play with others in a game or sport **Seek = to try to find something

Complete Prefix Base means Word means Com + fill = com plet = fill To fill up with something

Collateral Prefix Base means Word means Col + side = col later = side An object that you pledge with to show your word when you borrow money

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