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ContentsIntroduction ix

Chapter 1: Numbers 1

Chapter 2: Quantifiers and Size 23

Chapter 3: Time 39

Chapter 4: Location, Directions, and Relationships 51

Chapter 5: Shapes, Qualities, Colors 73

Chapter 6: Bodily Structures 89

Chapter 7: Bodily Senses and Emotions 105

Chapter 8: Family, Home Life, and Religion 127

Chapter 9: Government and Society 147

Chapter 10: Roots of Motion 165

Answer Key 186

References 193

About the Authors 194

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Lesson 1.5: Four and FiveFOUR

The roots for the number four are quad, quadr, quart, and tetra.

Beginning Root Word Ending New Word Definitionquad quad short for quadrangle or quadruplets; also an

area at a college surrounded by buildings on all sides

quadr iplegic quadriplegic a person whose four limbs are paralyzedquadr ant quadrant one fourth of a circle or squarequart erly quarterly occurring at 3-month intervalsquat rain quatrain group or stanza of four lines of poetrytetra hedron tetrahedron a solid figure with four triangular facestetra rch tetrarch one of four rulers; rule by four

FIVEThe prefix for five is pent or penta, which comes from Greek.

Beginning Root Word Ending New Word Definitionpenta gon pentagon a closed shape having five sides and angles;

a large U.S. military complex of the same shape in Arlington, VA

pent athlon pentathlon an ancient athletic contest consisting of five events: jumping, sprinting, discus-throwing, spear-throwing, and wrestling

pent ecost Pentecost Jewish festival of Shavuot 50 days after Pentecostal Passover, or the Christian celebration anticipating the Holy Spirit

MATCHINGInstructions: Match the root words to their definitions. Definitions can be used more than once.

Root Words Definitions1. Quadr a. four2. Penta b. five3. Tetra4. Quart

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SCRAMBLERInstructions: Unscramble each word listed below. Use the clues to help you decipher the words.

udrntqaa (one fourth)

leatophntn (contest with five events)

carertth (four rulers)

tiqranua (four lines of poetry)

earlyqurt (occurs every three

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tongpane (shape with five

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Lesson 1.6: Six, Seven, and EightSIX

Hexa comes from Greek and Latin words for six; sex comes from Latin.

Beginning Root Word Ending New Word Definitionhexa gonal hexagonal having the shape of a hexagonhexa chord hexachord six-stringed instrumentsex tant sextant a device with a graduated arc that is equal

to one sixth of a circlesex tet sextet a musical composition of six parts

SEVENThe roots for seven are sept, which comes from Latin, and hept, which means seven in

Greek.

Beginning Root Word Ending New Word Definitionsept umvirate septumvirate ruling body of seven leaderssept ennial septennial occurring every seven yearshept ad heptad a group of sevenhept ahedron heptahedron a geometrical solid with seven sides

EIGHTOct comes from the Greek for eight.

Beginning Root Word Ending New Word Definitionoct agonal octagonal having eight sides and anglesoct ane octane eight carbon atoms in a hydrocarbon (used

in fuels)oct et octet a group of eight musicians or the music

written for themoct opus octopus eight-legged sea animal

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MORE OR LESS?Instructions: Look at the sets of words below and choose whether the first word in each set has more or less than the other.

1. octagonal (more than, less than) hexagonal

2. sextet (more than, less than) octet

3. heptad (more than, less than) octane

WEB QUIZInstructions: Try your hand at creating words! Connect the correct root word listed in the inner circle to the word parts listed in the outer circles. You may have to use a root word more than once!

______opus

______chord ______ane

______tennial

______ad

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