Re-Write each sentence in the Active (voice) tense.

1. Why was the road crossed by the chicken?

2.The metropolis has been scorched by the dragon’s fiery breath.

3. A new system of drug control laws was set up.

4. The team was telephoned by the captain.

Organize a sheet of paper as follows:(Skips lines between each section)

Root Words:

Practice with Roots:

Prefix:

Practice with Prefixes

Suffix:

Practice with Suffixes

Root Words

• A word root forms the basic part of a word a gives the word its primary meaning.

Examples: see 30-15-10 list

Practice with Roots

Using your 30-15-10 list define each root and give an example.

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Prefix

A prefix is a word part that is added to the beginning of a base word. A prefix changes the meaning of a word.

Examples: Extra + Ordinary = Extraordinary Hyper + Active = Hyperactive

Practice with PrefixesDefine each of the terms below using your prefix list.

1. Interplanetary 2. Circumference3. Mistake4. Monotone 5. Nonsense

Suffix• A suffix is a word part that is added to the end of

a base word. • A suffix changes the meaning of a word

Example:

Use + able = usable

Compete + er = competitor

Practice with SuffixesDefine each term using your suffix list.

1. Aggressiveness

2. Sportsmanship

3. Meaningless

4. Rationalism

Weekly VocabularyDue: Friday September 7th

Prefix: a, ab, abs – away, from

1. Absorb2. Abstract3. Abnormal4. Abate5. Abhor6. Abduction7. Absent8. Abstinence 9. Atypical10. Aberrant

Vocabulary Assignment Guidelines

Fill in the following 5 blanks for each term.

Ex: anguish.

Definition: : extreme pain, distress, or anxiety Part of Speech: NounOpposites: Cheer is the opposite of anguish. Synonyms: Agony is a close synonym of anguish.Sentence: They watched in anguish as fire spread through the house

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