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    This document provides a roots list activity for 8th grade students. It contains 10 word stems in Latin or Greek along with an example word for each stem. Students are instructed to find 3 additional words for each stem using dictionary or online resources and to look up the definition and part of speech for the example word. The document also includes spaces for students to write their name and class period.

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    This document provides a roots list activity for 8th grade students. It contains 10 word stems in Latin or Greek along with an example word for each stem. Students are instructed to find 3 additional words for each stem using dictionary or online resources and to look up the definition and part of speech for the example word. The document also includes spaces for students to write their name and class period.

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    Name: ________________________________________________ Hour: ______

    8th Grade Roots List #3Week 3 Words

    Look at each stem as well as the word that corresponds to it. Using a
    dictionary, thesaurus, or another resource like http://wordinfo.info/,
    find three other words that use the same stem.

    1. loc-: (L) place


    dislocate, ___________________, __________________, __________________

    2. loqu-: (L) speak


    eloquent, __________________, _________________, ________________

    3. medi-: (G) middle


    mediocrity, __________________, __________________, _________________

    4. missi-: (L) a sending


    emissary, _________________, __________________, __________________

    5. mori-: (L) die


    mortal, ___________________, __________________, _________________

    6. neg-: (L) deny


    negate, ___________________, __________________, __________________

    7. nihil-: (L) nothing


    annihilate, ___________________, __________________, __________________

    8. -cide: (L) kill


    homicide, ___________________, __________________, __________________

    9. path-: (G) suffering, feeling


    apathy, _________________, __________________, __________________

    10. pend-: (L) weigh, hang


    pendant, ___________________, __________________, __________________

    Name: ________________________________________________ Hour: ______


    8th Grade Roots List #3Week 3 Definitions
    Look at each stem as well as the word that corresponds to it. Using a dictionary,
    find the definition and part of speech of the underlined word.
    1. loc-: (L) place
    dislocate: ( )
    ______________________________________________________________________________

    2. loqu-: (L) speak


    eloquent: ( )
    ______________________________________________________________________________

    3. medi-: (G) middle


    mediocrity: ( )
    ______________________________________________________________________________

    4. missi-: (L) a sending


    emissary: ( )
    ______________________________________________________________________________

    5. mori-: (L) die


    mortal: ( )
    ______________________________________________________________________________

    6. neg-: (L) deny


    negate: ( )
    ______________________________________________________________________________

    7. nihil-: (L) nothing


    annihilate: ( )
    ______________________________________________________________________________

    8. -cide: (L) kill


    homicide: ( )
    ______________________________________________________________________________

    9. path-: (G) suffering, feeling


    apathy: ( )
    ______________________________________________________________________________

    10. pend-: (L) weigh, hang


    pendant: ( )
    ______________________________________________________________________________

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