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GreeK RooTs. Christian M. Esparza 6th Grade Language Arts. The prefix syn- comes from a Greek word and means “with” or “together.” The suffix –ize creates a verb form. If two people synchronize their watches, what are they doing?. cause to occur at unrelated times
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GreeK RooTs Christian M. Esparza 6th Grade Language Arts
The prefix syn- comes from a Greek word and means “with” or “together.” The suffix –ize creates a verb form. If two people synchronize their watches, what are they doing? • cause to occur at unrelated times • to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another • Separate and isolated times
Chron, chrono is a Greek root meaning “time.” Adding the adjective suffix –ic makes a word that is often used to describe disease. What do you think chronic disease is? • A disease of long duration. • A disease of a short duration. • An acute disease which speedly terminates.
The Greek root hydr, hydro means “water.” The suffix –ant is used to create a noun. What does fire hydrant mean? • Fire made from water • Water made of fire • an upright pipe with a spout, nozzle, or other outlet, usually in the street, for drawing water from a main or service pipe
Another common Greek root, arch, archy, means “ruler” or “leader.” What would the word monarch mean? • Two rulers or leaders • Three rulers or leaders • A sole and absolute ruler of a state or nation.
Conceived means “thought of.” Preconceived might mean? • To form a conception or opinion of afterwards • To form a conception or opinion of beforehand • Something on the brain
A common Greek root is pod, which means “foot.” How many feet does a tripod have? • It has five feet. • It has three feet. • It has one foot.
A Greek root that means “power” or “force” is dyn, dyna. Adding an adjective suffix –ic to this root creates the English adjective dynamic, which probably means what? • Vigorously active • Not active • Boring
Vend is an old word that means “to sell.” What does a hot dog vendor do? • He sells dogs. • He sells cats. • He sells hot dogs.