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Norman Lewis Root Words

WORD RECALL

Question: What is the term for a "two footed creature?"

Answer: biped

Question: What is the term for a device that measures distance covered on foot?

Answer: pedometer

Question: Although pedestrian can mean "one who travels on foot," it can also be an adjective that means what?

Answer: dull, boring, unimaginative, cliche' ridden, redundant...


Question: Match the two following terms with their correct definitions:

Biannual                               Biennial

A. Occurring twice a year
B. Occurring every two years

Answer: Biannual: A
Biennial: B


Question: Match the following definition of the two similar terms:

Optician                            Optometrist

A. One who sells optical goods (glasses, contacts, bifocals, etc.)
B. One who measures sight and writes prescriptions for glasses

Answer: Optician- A. seller of optical goods
Optometrist- B. measures sight


ROOTs with Examples

Question: Define the meaning of the prefix "bi" and give two examples of the root used in sessions 1-9.
Answer: Bi- two

biped
bicycle
bisect
bivalve
bifocal...


Question: Define the meaning of the root word "annus or enn" and give two examples of the root used in sessions 1-9.
Answer: annus/enn-year

biannual
biennial
sesquicentennial
centennial...


Question: Define the meaning of the root word "plico" and give two examples of the root used in sessions 1-9.
Answer: plico- to fold

imply
implication
duplicate...


Question: Define the meaning of the root word "cura" and give two examples of the root used in sessions 1-9.
Answer: cura- care

manicure
curator
pedicure...


Question: Define the meaning of the root word "verto" and give two examples of the root used in sessions 1-9.
Answer: verto- to turn

introvert
extrovert


P.O.S.

Question: An expedition is a noun meaning "a journey with a purpose."

What does it mean to be expeditious?

-This is the adjective form...

Answer: Speedy and efficient


Question: A linguist is one who studies language...

Give the two other forms of linguist:

A. pertaining to language (adj.)
B. the study of language (noun)

Hint- Both forms are spelled almost identically!!

Answer: A. linguistic
B. linguistics


Question: "Impede" means to get in the way of something.

What is the noun form of this word that means "something that hinders or gets in the way of?"

Answer: impediment

Question: To "imply" is to make a suggestion...

To "infer" is to make an educated guess...

After each of the above is done, what have you made?
*Hint- what are the noun forms of the words in parentheses?

Answer: imply- implication

infer- inference


Question: Insinuations usually cause arguments and/or altercations to occur.

Define what an insinuation is and give the verb form...

Answer: Insinuation- a suggestion of something "nasty" or unpleasant

insinuate (verb)


GRAB BAG

Question: What is the correct term for a 4-footed creature?

Give one example of a 4-footed creature that this term applies to.

Answer: quadruped

dog, cat, horse, etc.


Question: Is the following quote, is the person implying or inferring?

"Jamie, that shirt you are wearing must be having a fight with your iron... looks like it lost today."

Answer: This person is implying that Jamie's shirt is wrinkled...


Question: Correctly spell the term p_________________.

*through the years

Answer: perennial

Question: Give an example of a person who has an extroverted personality and an example of a person who is introverted.

*Your answer can be specific or general, just so the person or type of person you list embodies the trait in question.


Answer: Ex- Obama, anyone charismatic or flamboyant

In- an Autistic person, a shy person



Question: There are over 15 suffixes that can help identify a noun.

List 6 in 30 seconds or less.

Answer: ion, sion, tion
acy
ance, ence
hood
ar, or
ism
ist
ment
ness
y
ty


SPELLING

Question: What is the correct spelling of the term m_________________?

Answer: millennium



Question: What is the correct spelling of the term s_________________?
Answer: sinecure

Question: What is the correct spelling of the term e_________________?
Answer: expeditious

Question: What is the correct spelling of the term s_________________?
Answer: sesquipedalian


Question: What is the correct spelling of the term s_________________?
Answer: sesquicentennial