Warm Up - Prefixes

1. Warm Up - Prefixes 1. Which means the same as substratum? • Cross purpose • Many-sided • Prior level • Underlying layer 2. Write a sentence explaining your answer.

2. Warm Up – Prefixes - Answers 1. Which means the same as substratum? • Cross purpose • Many-sided • Prior level • Underlying layer 2. Write a sentence explaining your answer. Even if you don’t know what the root of this word,stratum, means, you know that its prefix, sub-. Means “under” or “below”. That gives you a clue that a substratum is an underlying layer of something.

3. Warm Up – Suffix • What does standadrizemean? • Make standard • Resembling standard • Somewhat standard • Without a standard • Write a sentence explaining your answer.

4. Warm Up – Suffix - Answers • What does standadrizemean? • Make standard • Resembling standard • Somewhat standard • Without a standard • Write a sentence explaining your answer. Even if you don’t know the root of this word standard, you know that its suffix ,-ize, means “to make”. This gives you a clue that standardize means to make standard.

5. Warm Up – Word Root • Think about root words to help you answer the questions in the next example. Almost everyone in the building was sick. One by one people were calling in saying they needed to stay in bed. It was clear the flu bug wasn’t containable. • What does containable mean? • Something that can be cured? • Something that is helpful • Something that can be controlled • Something hard to do • Write a sentence explaining you answer.

6. Warm Up – Word Root - Answer • What does containable mean? • Something that can be cured? • Something that is helpful • Something that can be controlled • Something hard to do • Write a sentence explaining you answer. The root of containable is contain. As you know, when you contain something you control it. Choice C is the only answer that talks about something that can be controlled or limited.

7. Warm Up – Context Clues • Some people say she has a strong personality, but I find her domineering. She tells everyone what to do. She has to be the boss in every situation and every conversation. • Someone who is domineering is • Attractive • Stupid • Silent • Overpowering • Write a sentence explaining your answer.

8. Warm Up – Context Clues - Answers • Some people say she has a strong personality, but I find her domineering. She tells everyone what to do. She has to be the boss in every situation and every conversation. • Someone who is domineering is • Attractive • Stupid • Silent • Overpowering • Write a sentence explaining your answer. The woman described in the description as having a strong personality, and bossy. These would be synonyms for overpowering.