JECT
JECT means TO THROW
I. FOR EACH WORD:
1. Write the word
2. Write what it means
3. Draw a picture to go with it
4. Answer the question about it.
word
meaning and example
what to draw
question to answer
(you may draw your answer, too)
eject
to throw out of, like a videotape from a VCR or a player from a baseball game
something being ejected
What are 3 examples of things or people being ejected?
inject
to shoot into something, like a needle injecting insulin
something being injected
Reject
to fail to accept, or tothrow back (like a fish that is too small)
something rejected or thrown back
What are 2 examples of things or people being rejected?
Projectile
something beingthrown, like an arrow or a cannon. Projectile can also be the path taken by something being thrown
a projectile smaller than a football or larger than you
What are three things that could be projectiles?
conjecture
speculation - "throwing forward" a possible idea to think about
What are three things people make conjectures about besides the weather?
abject
total and hopeless (as if thrown down); abject poverty is the state of being hopelessly poor
someone feeling abjectfear
What would a man in abject fear say?
What might a man say in abject love?
Some other words you might see with "ject" in them:
Object
Subject
Objective
Subjective
Trajectory
Choose one of the "ject" words to complete the sentence.
1. My VCR will not _______________________ my tape.
2. The pen became a__________________________________ when it was thrown across the room.
3. A diabetic may have to ____________________________ insulin with a needle.
4. Do you really know they will get married, or is that just __________________?
5. The school will automatically ____________________ your application if you don't pay the fee first.
http://www.resourceroom.net/comprehension/wordparts/1ject.asp
Answers: 1) eject 2) projectile 3) inject 4) conjecture 5) reject
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PRE
PRE means BEFORE
This is a common prefix that can be connected to fairly common words as well as more challenging ones. Both are included in this list.
Note that 'before' can have to do with time *or* space. To "predict" is say something will happen before it does; but to "present" something to you is to place it before you in space.
"Pre" can have other meanings than "before," though (as in the words prevail, pretend, prehensile, and prevaricate).
I. FOR EACH WORD:
1. Write the word
2. Write what it means
3. Draw a picture to go with it
4. Answer the question about it.
word
meaning and example
what to draw
question to answer
(you may draw your answer, too)
predict
To tell what one thinks will happen in the future, such as the weather, peoples' behavior, or the outcome of a contest.
Someone predicting something
What are two things you would like to be able to predict?
prevent
To keep something from happening before it happens, such as a window being broken or a person catching a cold
Someone preventing something (and explain what it is)
What are three things you would like to be able to prevent?
preview
a view or showing ahead of time such as "previews" of a movie
Something being previewed (and explain what it is)
What is something besides a movie or TV show that you could preview?
precaution
care or an action taken ahead of time against danger or failure, such as locking the door as a precaution against theft.
An example of something done as a "precaution"
What are four examples of precautions for four different things?
prefer
To choose first or like better (such as preferring vacation over school)
Something you would prefer to do
What are three things you prefer doing?
previous
happening or coming before; such as "on the previous page," meaning the page before, or "in a previous class," meaning some class before this one
What are three things you learned in previous classes?
prenatal
before birth, or during pregnancy
A "prenatal" baby
What would "prenatal care" mean?
pre-owned
Owned by someone else before now; "used."
A pre-owned car
What are three things people often buy "pre-owned?"
prelude
a part that comes before something else, such as a prelude to a piece of music, or dark clouds as a prelude to a storm.
A prelude to an event you enjoy
What are three examples of "preludes?"
preoccupied
having your attention already taken up by something, so you are not paying attention to what is happening around you. For example, if you are preoccupied with a test that is coming, you might not pay attention to what people are saying to you.
Someone who is preoccupied
What are three things someone who is "preoccupied" might say?
prequel
a book or story or movie that is set before something that has already been written. For example, the "Star Wars" series had a prequel set before the first Star Wars movie, where you found out about earlier times and people. The sixth book in the Chronicles of Narnia is a prequel because it tells how Narnia began, even though that book was written after other stories about Narnia.
A scene from the prequel to *your* life story.
Why would someone write a prequel?
predispose
to make something more likely to happen, before it does. For example, not getting enough sleep predisposes people to catching colds or being grumpy. (It is the opposite of taking precautions.) If a person is "predisposed" to act a certain way (such as to agree with others), they are already more likely to act that way than some other way.
Someone who is predisposed to win a marathon
What are three things you could do so that you were predisposed to get good grades?
preamble
an introductory statement before an important statement. The preamble to the constitution explains why the people of the U.S. thought they needed one.
How is a preamble like a prelude?
preempt
to take over something, (such as by getting in front of anyone else who would want it or being more important). Examples: to take over someone's land, to take over a group of people, or for one TV show to replace another (such as a news story or baseball game preempting a regular show).
Something being preempted
What are two things you would not like to be preempted?
preface
Introductory remarks
Where in a book would you find or put the preface?
preprandial
before the evening meal
Someone doing something "preprandially"
What are two of your favorite preprandial activities?
Here are some other words where "pre" means before
pretext, predecessor, preconception, precede, preclude, precognition, preliminary, premeditate, premature, premonition, prenuptial, preordain, prerogative, prerequisite
Complete these sentences with the "pre" word. Be sure to mix these sentences with words learned in previous lessons.
predict, prevent, preview, precaution, prefer, previous, prenatal, pre-owned, prelude, preoccupied, prequel, predisposed, preempt, preface, preprandial
1. I like to take a _____________________________________ walk to work up my appetite for dinner.
2. I don't like it when the networks _________________________ my favorite TV shows because of sports.
3. One of the jobs of the meteorologist on the news is to _______________________________ tomorrow's weather.
4. Just as a ________________________ , I always lock the car doors when I am driving.
5. Which of these coats do you ________________________ to wear tonight?
6. I don't think Mike heard a word I said because he was so __________________________ about his sick sister.
7. We got to the concert at the symphony hall just in time -- we barely sat down before the conductor started the _______________________________ .
http://www.resourceroom.net/comprehension/wordparts/2pre.asp
Answers: 1) preprandial 2) preempt 3) predict 4) precaution 5) prefer 6) preoccupied 7) prelude
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UN
UN means NOT
There are several prefixes that mean "not" in one way or another. However, they are different, so sometimes you will have two different "not" suffixes in front of the same ending, and the two words will mean different things.
An "unarmed" man does not have a weapon. If the man is "Disarmed," then there was a weapon but it was taken away (and 'disarming' has several meanings). "Uninterested" means you "do not have the mind or feelings engaged." You're not involved; you don't care. "Disinterested," however, has come to mean "not having a selfish motive or interest." A "disinterested" person is good to help settle an argument.
Un- words are usually verbs (unplug or untie) or adjectives (untidy, unbreakable)
I. FOR EACH WORD:
1. Write the word
2. Write what it means
3. Draw a picture to go with it
4. Answer the question about it.
word
meaning and example
what to draw
question to answer
(you may draw your answer, too)
unplug
to take a plug out of; to disconnect from electricity, or to take out something blocking the way.
something unplugged from electricity AND an "unplugged" pipe.
What is "unplugged" music?
untidy
not tidy; not neat and orderly
an untidy place (room, desk, car)
What are three things an untidy person might do?
unbreakable
not able to be broken easily (like a sturdy plastic cup)
something unbreakable
What are two things that should be unbreakable, and why?
unemployment
not having employment; not having a job, or the number of people in an area who don't have jobs
Draw something an unemployed person might be doing
What are two ways an unemployed person could look for a job?
unruly
not following any rules; hard to manage (unruly hair, unruly kids)
unruly hair OR unruly kids
What's something else that could be unruly?
unconditional
not conditional, not limited; always there. "Unconditional love" means love whether the person is loved back or not, no matter what the other person does. "Unconditional surrender" means you give everything up.
What's the difference between an "unconditional surrender" and one with conditions? What might one of those conditions be? (You might want to draw this one)
uncertain
not sure about something, or something not clearly one way or the other
uncertain weather
What is something you are uncertain about?
unselfish
thinking of other people before yourself
someone doing something unselfish
What are three unselfish things a person could say or do?
unthinkable
"out of the question," going against what is reasonable, desirable, or probable; slavery is unthinkable now, but has not always been. The idea that my sister would forget to pay her bills is unthinkable because she just wouldn't ever do that.
Something unthinkable
What is something that is "unthinkable" to some people but not to others?
unveil
to remove a veil or covering; to make public (unveiling a painting for people to see; unveiling a new model of car)
something being unveiled
What are three things that could literally be unveiled? (Literally means you are actually taking a veil off of something.)
unconscious
not conscious; not aware of what is going on; a person can be completely unconscious & knocked out, or just unconscious of something that is going on ('he was unconscious of the bus coming up behind him' doesn't mean he was knocked out cold, but just that he didn't know the bus was coming)
an unconscious person
What are two things you could be unconscious of even though you were awake and alert?
unconscionable
not guided or controlled by conscience - not caring at all whether something is right or wrong. "Using unconscionable sales practices" would mean doing things to sell your product that were clearly wrong
an unconscionable crime
What are three things you think are unconscionable?
Some other words you might see with "un" in them:
unabated
unreconstructed
unalloyed
unstoppable
uneasy
unfair
unfortunate
unhappy
unfetter
unfurl
unkempt
unwise
unleash
undoing
unlawful
unflinching
uncharted
unscrupulous
unavailable
unknown
Sentence Practice:
unplug
untidy
unbreakable
unconscious
unconscionable
unthinkable
unemployment
unruly
unconditional
unveil
unselfish
uncertain
Be sure to mix these sentences with words learned in previous lessons.
1. ___________________________ was a big problem in the Great Depression as many businesses shut down and people lost their jobs.
2. After a three week battle, the fort gave an ____________________________ surrender and was taken over.
3. When are you going to _________________________ your new painting?
4 I must have been _________________________ during the whole movie -- I don't remember any of it!
5.The crowd at the game got so _________________________________ that the game was stopped until they settled down.
6.If you are ______________________ about which book to read, I will help you decide.
7. It's a good thing your dishes and furniture are _____________________________ , with so many unruly children in the house!
8. Many people say you should _______________________ your computer in a thunderstorm so that lightning doesn't harm it.
9. It's just ____________________ that he would order roast beef -- he is a vegetarian!
10. It is hard to read or hear about the _________________________ crimes that some people have committed.
11. It's unthinkable that my neat brother would ever let his house get ____________________________ .
12. He is the most ______________________ person I know - he would give everything he has away.
http://www.resourceroom.net/comprehension/wordparts/3un.asp
Answers: 1)unemployment 2) unconditional 3) unveil 4) unconscious 5) unruly 6) uncertain 7) unbreakable 8) unplug 9)unconscionable 10) unconscionable 11) untidy 12) unselfish
copyright © 1998-2004 Susan Jones, Resource Room. All Rights Reserved.
THERM
THERM means HEAT
Therm is the second root featured on the Resource Room found often in scientific contexts.
I. FOR EACH WORD:
1. Write the word
2. Write what it means
3. Draw a picture to go with it
4. Answer the question about it.
word
meaning and example
what to draw
question to answer
(you may draw your answer, too)
thermometer
thing to measure temperature (amount of heat)
Two different kinds of thermometers
What do you think the "meter" part of "thermometer" might mean?
thermal
having to do with heat or conserving heat ('thermal blanket,' 'thermal underwear')
a "thermal" object
Why is 'thermal underwear' called that?
thermostat
machine that keeps something at the same temperature (or 'heat level'); "stat" means 'same.'
a thermostat (there may be one on the wall where you are).
What would you have to do if you didn't have a thermostat?
geothermal
heat coming from the earth (remember from the 'logy' group that geo means earth); volcanoes and hot springs are examples of geothermal heat sources.
a source of geothermal energy
Where are two places where geothermal energy can be found?
hypothermia
when the body's temperature goes below normal
someone with hypothermia
What are two ways a person could develop hypothermia?
What do you think "hypo" means?
hyperthermia
when the body gets too hot (such as during heat stroke or a high fever)
someone with hyperthermia
What are two ways a person could develop hyperthermia?
What do you think "hyper" means?
thermonuclear
change in an atom's nucleus that requires a very high temperature, such as in a hydrogen bomb or in the sun
a place where thermonuclear action is happening
What would happen if a thermonuclear bomb went off?
Thermos
a container designed to keep heat in or out to keep food at a desired temperature
a Thermos
What are three different foods that would likely be kept in a Thermos?
isothermal
a line on a map showing where the temperature is the same along that line
an isotherm (you might want to look in an encyclopedia)
What kind of job (-ologist) would be interested in isotherms? (See "-logy"words)
endothermic
taking heat into itself (making it get colder because it's taking heat away)
Draw two test tubes with thermometers in them - one before, one after an endothermic reaction
Why is the second test tube colder than the first one?
exothermic
sending heat out (getting hot to the touch) - much more familiar than endothermic reactions - and getting warmer.
Draw two test tubes with thermometers in them -- one before, one after an exothermic reaction
Why is the second test tube warmer than the first one
Complete these sentences with the "therm" word that fits. Be sure to mix these sentences with words learned in previous lessons.
1. Getting wet on a cool day and staying out side can lead to _______________________________
2. You can get a ___________________________ that will measure temperature in Fahrenheit or Celsius.
3. I have a _________________________ full of coffee, piping hot.
4. A _____________________ blanket is designed to add a warm layer for cold weather, but not be too warm in warm weather.
5.The ________________________ showed that it was 32 degrees in Boston, Massachusetts and 30 miles north of Cleveland, Ohio.
6.A __________________________ bomb does more damage than other kinds of bombs, but is very expensive to make.
7. Spending too much time in the hot sun can cause _______________________ , which can be fatal.
8. That ________________________ reaction got very, very cold.
9. Setting off a thermonuclear bomb is an example of an ________________________ reaction because it sends out a lot of heat.
10. In Greenland, ______________________________ energy from hot springs is used to heat houses.
11. A tree farmer might want to study ___________________________
12.. That's an interesting rock! A _____________________________ could tell you what it is.
13. The _________________________ in my car broke, so it overheated.
http://www.resourceroom.net/comprehension/wordparts/5therm.asp
Answers: 1) hypothermia 2) thermometer 3) thermos 4) thermal 5) isothermal 6) thermonuclear 7) hyperthermia 8) endothermic 9) exothermic 10) geothermal 11) geothermalogy 12) geothermalogist 13) thermos
copyright © 1998-2004 Susan Jones, Resource Room. All Rights Reserved.
VERT
VERT means TURN or TWIST
"vert" is the next of a set of common, but somewhat abstract, word parts.
I. FOR EACH WORD:
1. Write the word
2. Write what it means
3. Draw a picture to go with it
4. Answer the question about it.
word
meaning and example
what to draw
question to answer
(you may draw your answer, too)
vertical
"perpendicular to the plane of the horizon or to a primary axis," (example: anything standing up, not lying down; a line that goes up and down)
three vertical things
WHat are three things that are usually vertical?
vertigo
dizzy, confused state of mind (the world is spinning or turning) - sometimes caused by looking down from a high place.
a person with vertigo
What are two things that could give someone vertigo?
vertebrate
animal with a backbone (the bone we turn around with)
two of your favorite vertebrates
What are three of the most unusual vertebrates you can think of?
invert
To turn inside out or upside down (a cup, a fraction in math, a shirt a dive)
something being inverted
What is something you shouldn't invert, and why?
convert
to turn from one thing to another (to convert to a different religion, to convert from feet to inches)
something or someone being converted
How is convert different from invert?
revert
to turn back to an earlier state or condition (reverting back to your old religion, or a habit or way of doing things, or reverting money back to what you had when you return to your old country)
Why might someone want revert to their old way of doing things? What is one thing they might say?
controversial
the subject of argument or dispute; turning people (or their words) against each other;
people talking about something controversial
What are three controversial things?
introvert
to turn inward, or someone who is shy and reserved and keeps to him/herself
an introvert
What are three things an introvert might like to do in spare time?
extrovert
to turn outward; a person who is outgoing
an extrovert
what are three things an extrovert might like to do in spare time?
avert
to turn away; to see something coming and avoid it(to avert an accident, failing a test, a conversation with someone)
someone averting something
What are two things you would like to avert?
adverse
turning against what is wanted (especially adverse weather)
adverse weather for a baseball game
What would be adverse conditions for taking a test?
adversity
conditions that make things harder or turn against you; things that make you have to work or fight hard to get what you want or need
an example of adversity
What are two examples of adversity?
subversive
trying to undermine (or overthrow; "turn over from underneath") a government or leadership; planning a school strike would be subversive behavior.
someone doing something subversive
Where are three places where someone might do something subversive?
diverse
different; made up of different kinds of things or people
a diverse collection of rocks or animals or people
What are two good things and one problem with having a diverse group (of anything or people)
Other vert words: diversion, inversion, aversion, diversity, diversify, subvert, versus, version, covert, overt, persevere, versatile, converse, advertise
Complete these sentences with the vert word.. Be sure to mix these sentences with words learned in previous lessons.
1.After the spinning ride at Disneyworld, Pat had _______________________ and had to sit down until he was steady again.
2. We will try to see problems before they arrive and ___________________________ them.
3. I think I will ______________________________ back to the way I used to drive to work because there is less traffic.
4. We have to ________________________ our dollars and cents into pounds and pence before we go to England.
5. When students got together and refused to take standardized tests, they were suspended for the ________________________ activity .
6. We might go camping if the weather is not too _______________________.
7. The rule for the dance marathon was that you had to be _____________________________ and moving. If you stopped or sat down you were out.
8.A good salesperson is often an ________________________ who really likes to get out and talk to people.
9. You have to sign this form to show you give your ___________________ for them to take you on this dangerous rafting trip.
10. Carl had a lot of ________________________ growing up, but he didn't let it keep him from being a good student and going to college.
11. A slug is not a _________________________ because it has no backbone.
12. If you ______________________ the number 9, it looks like a 6.
13. Beth has a ________________________ rock collection from many different places in the world.
http://www.resourceroom.net/comprehension/wordparts/9vert.asp
Answers: 1) vertigo 2) avert 3) revert 4) convert 5) subversive 6) adverse 7) vertical 8) extrovert 9) avert 10) adverse 11) vertebrate 12) invert 13) diverse
