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Word Within the Word: Stem List 5 Name ________________________________ _______________ Test date __________________________ ______________________ Date begun Assignments due Stem Meaning Words Origin vita life vitamin, vitality, vital, revitalize, viable, vitalism, devitalize Latin demo people democracy, demography, undemocratic, democratize Greek stereo solid stereoscope, stereophonic, stereotype Greek ism doctrine Marxism, capitalism, Imagism, Cubism, nihilism, pluralism, tribalism, socialism, communism Greek cogn know recognize, cognizant, incognito, cognoscenti, precognition, cognoscente Latin sur over surplus, surpass, surcharge, surface, surfeit, surmount, surname, surtax Latin alter other alternator, alteration, alter ego, alternative, altruism, altercation Latin astr star astronomy, astrology, asteroid, disaster, asterisk, astrophysics, astrolabe Greek dyna power dynamic, dynamo, dynamite, dynasty, dynamometer, dinosaur Greek chron time chronometer, chronological, synchronize, chronic, anachronism Greek hyper over hyperactive, hyperventilate, hyperbole, hyperacidity, hypertension Greek luna moon lunar, lunatic, lunate, luna moth, sublunar, Latin octa eight octameter, octogenarian, octagon, octave, octopus, octahedron Greek Stem Meaning Words Origin gyro turn gyration, gyroscope, gyre, gyrate, spirogyra, gyromagnetic, gyrocompass Greek contra against contradict, contrary, contrast, contraband, contravene Latin geo earth geography, geothermal, geology, geophysics, geometry, geosynchronous Greek helio sun Helios, heliotropic, heliocentric, heliograph, perihelion, aphelion Greek thermo heat thermostat, thermos, thermotropic, thermocouple, thermonuclear Greek tetra four tetrameter, tetrahedron, tetroxide, tetragon, tetrachloride, tetracycline Greek meter measure thermometer, millimeter, octameter, hydrometer, odometer, speedometer Greek scope look telescope, microscope, periscope, radarscope, horoscope, electroscope Greek son sound sonar, unison, sonorous, song, sonnet, dissonance, resonant, supersonic Latin dec ten decade, decaliter, decimal, decagon, decathlon, decimate, duodecahedron Greek stell star interstellar, stelliform, stellar, constellation, stellate, stellify Latin amat love amatory, amateur, amorous, amiable, amigo, amity Latin Word Within the Word Assignments Unit 5 Name _____________________ Date Begun ___________ Due Date ______________________________ 1. Complete a word web for one word in the unit. 2. Choose one word from the unit list. Prepare to share the meaning of the word with the class. You may draw a picture, make a chart, prepare a short skit, write a rhyme or riddle that would give clues to the word, or any other idea you may have. What you may NOT do is stand up and say AThe word I chose is....and it means.....@. Be creative! You may not say the word or any form of the word or its meaning as part of your presentation. 3. Choose any 3 of the following activities: A. As the word lunatic indicates, we once believed that the moon sometimes had a direct effect on some people. Who are history's famous lunatics? Try to think of at least 10. B. How many places or situations can you think of where you would be forced to travel incognito? C. Is the solar system heliocentric or geocentric? Explain how you can tell by analyzing the parts of the words. D. Explain the composition of the word constellation. E. What is the difference between an old neighborhood that should be torn down and an old neighborhood that should be revitalized? If you were a city planner, what criteria would you use to make such a decision? F. What is the relationship between the words chronic and transitory? What are two other words that have the same relationship? G. Which words on List #5 might a coach use to fire up a team? H. Think of an unpredictable disaster that might befall a mining colony on a large asteroid. I. What is the relationship between the words hyperbole and understatement? What are two other words that have the same relationship? J. Why is a musical octave called an octave? K. What happens in my brain when I recognize you? L. How can you tell if the voices in the chorus are singing in unison? 4. The activities I will complete are: _____ _____ _____ 5. Complete the activities above on lined paper, writing legibly, or type and print each activity.
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