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Prefixes - Roots - Suffixes

Prefixes - Roots - Suffixes. Group #3. Ambi/Amphi. Around or Both. Agere. To Drive. dextr. Right hand. bio. life. theater. Viewing area. valent. Sense/feeling. ian. One who Usually a person. Ambience. Ambi=around Ence=state Ambience=the state around/atmosphere

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Prefixes - Roots - Suffixes

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  1. Prefixes - Roots - Suffixes Group #3

  2. Ambi/Amphi • Around or Both

  3. Agere • To Drive

  4. dextr • Right hand

  5. bio • life

  6. theater • Viewing area

  7. valent • Sense/feeling

  8. ian • One who • Usually a person

  9. Ambience • Ambi=around • Ence=state • Ambience=the state around/atmosphere • The paper lanterns gave the restaurant a romantic ambience.

  10. Ambiguous • Ambi=around • Ambiguous=possibility of many meaning. • From her ambiguous answer I could not tell if she knew what she was talking about.

  11. Ambitious • Ambi=around • Ambitious=originally meant going around for votes. Now desire to succeed • She is ambitious and it shows in her work.

  12. Amphitheater • Amphi=around • Theater=viewing area • Amphitheater=a theater that has a round structure or seating are • The drama department presented Antigone in the university amphitheater.

  13. Ambidextrous • Ambi=both • Dextr=right hand • Ambidextrous=Able to use both hands=both are right hands • Because she is ambidextrous, she is a great tennis player.

  14. Ambiguity • Ambi=both • Ambiguity=having two possibilities • The ambiguity in his writing leaves the reader puzzled.

  15. Ambivalence • Ambi=both • Ence=state/feeling • Ambivalence=conflicting feelings • The girl was experience ambivalence over her two choices.

  16. Ambivalent • Ambi=both • Ence=state/feelings • Ambivalent=having both kinds of feelings • She was ambivalent about the news of her baby brothers arrival.

  17. Amphibian • Ambi=both • Bio=life • Ian=one who • Amphibian=one who lives in both water and land • My favorite Amphibian is a toad.

  18. Amphibious • Amphi=both • Bio=life • Amphibious=able to live/travel in both land and water • The marines went ashore in amphibious vehicles.

  19. Amphipathic • Amphi=both • Only in Science word • relating to a molecule that possesses both hydrophobic and hydrophilic elements, such as are found in detergents, or phospholipids of biological membranes

  20. Homework • Worksheet • Exercise #3=Write one sentence per word in the vocabulary ppt (12 words per sentence) or write a short story using all the words. • be sure to highlight the words.

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