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Crux Fix Quer
Crux Fix Quer
Date:_______________________Period:________
Focus:Crux/Crus,Fix,Quaere,
PREFIX
SUFFIX
ROOT
Crux/Crusn.across
v.tocross
Fixv.fasten,attach
Quaerev.toask
Ininto
ade(denotesanaction)
ate(makesawordaverb)
tomakeordo
ion(makesawordanoun)
theactof
Directions:IncolumnA,identifythepartsofeachwordbyboxingtherootsand
underliningtheaffixes.MatcheachwordtoitsdictionarydefinitionincolumnB.
COLUMNA
1. crucifix____
COLUMNB
a . Aquestion;adoubtinonesmind
2. c r u s a d e s _ _ _ _
b . T o makefixedorstable;tofocusoneseyesor
attentionon.
3. F i x a t e _ _ _ _
c . Theactofinquiringintoamatter;aninvestigation.
4. I n q u i s i t i o n _ _ _ _ _
d . AcrossviewedasasymbolofJesus'scrucifixion.
5. Q u e r y _ _ _ _ _ _
e . pl.vigorousconcertedmovementsforacauseor
againstanabuse
Directions:UsethewordsfromColumnAforeachsentence.Useeachwordonlyonce.
1. Ifyouhavea____________________________________regardingyourassignment,
youshouldaskaquestionbeforebeginning.
2. ForalmosttwohundredyearstheChristianslaunchedseveral
_______________________onMuslimsinordertogaincontrolofPalestine.
3. Ifyoucanlearnnotto_______________________________onnegativethoughts,and
beflexiblewithyouropinions,youwillbeabletoenjoyahappierlife.
4. Manypeopleweara__________________________________toidentifytheirbeliefin
Christianity.
5. DuringtheMiddleAges,the__________________________________wasajudicial
bodyestablishedbytheCatholicChurch,butittoday,itmeansaquestioningsession.
Name:____________________________________
Date:_______________________Period:________
DefiningWordsUsingtheWordParts
PREFIX
Ininto
SUFFIX
ROOT
Crux/Crusn.across
v.tocross
Fixv.fasten,attach
Quaerev.toask
ade(suffixdenotinganaction)
ate(makesawordaverb)
tomakeordo
ion(makesawordanoun)
theactof
Definethefollowingwordsusingtheirwordpartsandidentifythepartofspeech:
Example:
Induction:(3)Prefix:inSuffix:ionRoot:duct
meaning:theactofleadinginto(Partofspeech:noun)
1. c r u c i f x :Prefix:____________Root:____________________Suffix:____________
Meaning:_____________________________Partofspeech:(_____________________)
2. C r u s a d e s :Prefix:____________Root:________________Suffix:____________
Meaning:_____________________________Partofspeech:(_____________________)
3. Inquisition:Prefix:____________Root:___________________Suffix:___________
Meaning:_____________________________Partofspeech:(_____________________)
4. F i x a t e :Prefix:____________Root:___________________Suffix:___________
Meaning:_____________________________Partofspeech:(_____________________)
5. Q u e r y :Prefix:____________Root:___________________Suffix:___________
Meaning:_____________________________Partofspeech:(_____________________)