Unit 4: Meaning and Main Ideas

TRUE OR FALSE: Always use a dictionary to look up an unfamiliar word.

FALSE: You should try yo use context clues and knowledge of root and prefix meanings first.

duc-, duct-

Lead

anti-

against

pan-

all

ante-

before

Many English words are formed from Greek and Latin prefixes added to the ______________ of a word.

beginning

cred-

belief

hemo-

blood

amphi-

both

fract-, rupt-

break

chrom-

color

Personal experience can be a ____________________.

context clue

geo

earth

pro-

forward

magn-

great

cogn-

knowledge

amor-

love

anthropo-

man

sen-

old

contra-

opposite

ex-

out from

micro-

small

A _________________ is added to the end of a word.

suffix

hypo-

under

hydro-

water