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Vocab: Week 8
Latin & Greek Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes
Focus: crac
Prefix
Root
arch - chief, rule
Suffix
- like, related to
- ic -
auto – self
- ology - study of, science
bureau – office
-y
- state, quality, act
crac – government, rule
dem – people
gam - marriage
mater / matr - mother
mono – one
pater / patr - father
theo - god
autocracy - bureaucracy - democracy - matriarch - monarchy
monogamy - patriarch - theocracy - theology
Part 1: Identify the elements.
For each word, circle the root(s) and underline the prefixes and suffixes. Write the definitions of each part.
Predict the meaning of each word. Once predictions are completed, the actual definitions will be given.
1. a uto cr a cy
prediction =
auto=
crac =
definition = (n.) government by one person
y=
2. bur ea ucra cy
prediction =
bureau=
crac =
y=
3. demo cra cy
demo =
crac=
y=
definition = (n.) government by many officials
prediction =
definition = (n.) government by the people
4. ma tr iar ch
matri=
arch =
5. mo nog a my
mono =
gam =
prediction =
definition = (n.) a woman who is the leader of a group
prediction =
definition = (n.) marriage with only one person at a time
y=
6. pa tr ia r ch
prediction =
patri=
arch =
7. t heo cra cy
definition =(n.) a man who is the leader of a group
prediction =
theo=
crac =
definition = (n.) government by officials and who are
y=
8. t heo log y
regarded as divinely guided
prediction =
theo=
logy =
definition = (n.) the study of religions
Part 2: Sentences
For each word, write a sentence that contains context clues. Underline the vocab word and context clues.
1. matriarch -
2. monogamy –
3. theology -
4. autocracy –