Word Roots, Activity 3.2 Review the following words. What do you think each word means? Write one or two guesses for each one. Also, identify the part of speech for each word: N for noun, V for verb, Adj for adjective, or Adv for ad- verb. Then, look up each word in a dictionary to check your answers. Word Meaning Part of Speech a . hyper sweet b . simplify c . biography d . audiologist e . discontinuous f . kilometer g . abnormal h . microbiology i . regenerate j . mismanagement Some Common Word Roots Root Meaning Examples 1 . gen kind; type; class generation; genre; homogenous;generality 2 . bene good; well benefit; benefactor; benign; beneficiary 3 . meta- change Metamorphosis; metastasize; metaphor; metabolic 4 . ject throw projector; trajectory; conjecture; dejected 5 . fract break; broken fracture; fractional; fractious; infraction 6 . sens, sent feel sentimental; sentiment; insensate; dissent 7 . voc call invoke; vocation; vocalize; irrevocable 8 . phon voice; sound megaphone; phonetics; cacophony;euphonious 9 . oper work operative; inoperable; cooperation;cooperation 10 . cred believe; trust incredulous; credible; creditor; discredit 11 . ambu; ambi walk or go around amble; ambulant; preamble;somnambulate 12 . son sound sonar; sonata; dissonance; resonate 13 . vid see; take care evidence; provide; provident; videotape 14. termin boundary; limit interminable; indeterminate; exterminate; undetermined 15 . greg gather together; flock gregarious; congregate; egregious;segregate Reflection • Find and list additional examples of words that share the same roots. • Reflect on how recognizing roots can assist in learning and understanding new vocabulary. • Make it a habit to identify the root of any new word you encounter. This practice will help you recognize and understand related words more easily in the future .
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