Name:____________________________________

Date:_______________________Period:________

Focus:poly,theo,vinc/vict
PREFIX

Con/comwith,together,beside
near,around

Monoone,single,alone
Probefore

SUFFIX

ROOT

Polymany(adj.)

TheoGod(n.)

Verttoturn(v.)
Vinc/toconquer(v.)
Vict

istonewho(formsnouns)

ary/aplace
ery/ory(fordoingsomething)

ism system, manner,

condition, characteristic

Directions:IncolumnA,identifythepartsofeachwordbyboxingtherootsand
underliningtheaffixes.MatcheachwordtoitsmeaningincolumnB.

COLUMNA

COLUMNB

1. monastery____

a . beliefinasingleGod

2. polytheist____

b . ( n . ) a person who adopts new beliefs.

(v.) to turn to another or a particular use or

purpose; to cause to adopt a different religion

3. convert____

4. monotheism_____
5. province______

c . a place for living alone; a place of residence for

nuns/monks.
d . adivisionofacountryorempire;literally,before
conquered

e Apersonwhobelievesinmorethanongod

Directions:UsethewordsfromColumnAforeachsentence.Useeachwordonlyonce.

1. IntheprophetMuhammadsday,mostpeoplewere__________________________,
orbelievedinmorethanonegod.
2. In643CE,Iraqwasnotacountry,yet;itwasa_______________________________.
3. ThefaithofIslamisbasedon______________________________________,orthe
beliefinasingleGod.
4. Literally,___________________________________meansaplacetobealone,but
weknowitasaplacewherereligiouspeoplegotostudytheirfaithandlive.
5. Tochangefromonebelieftoanotheristo__________________________________.
Asanoun,itmeansapersonwhodoesthis.

Name:____________________________________
Date:_______________________Period:________

DefiningWordsUsingtheWordParts
PREFIX

Con/comwith,together,beside
near,around

Monoone,single,alone
Probefore

SUFFIX

ROOT

Polymany(adj.)

TheoGod(n.)

Verttoturn(v.)
Vinc/toconquer(v.)
Vict

istonewho(formsnouns)

ary/aplace
ery/ory(fordoingsomething)

ism system, manner,

condition, characteristic

Definethefollowingwordsusingtheirwordpartsandidentifythepartofspeech:
Example:Induction:theactofleadinginto(noun)

1. m o n a s t e r y :_____________________________________________________

_____________________Partofspeech:(______________________________)

2. p o l y t h e i s t :______________________________________________________

____________________Partofspeech:(______________________________)

3. c o n v e r t :________________________________________________________

________________________________Partofspeech:(______________________________)

4. m o n o t h e i s m :___________________________________________________

____________________Partofspeech:(______________________________)

5. p r o v i n c e :_______________________________________________________

____________________Partofspeech:(______________________________)