RETEACH

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LATIN ROOT -PLAC-

The root -plac- means “to please” or “to calm.” When prefixes and suffixes are
added to the root, a variety of different words are formed.

A. DIRECTIONS: Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

1. The study used sugar pills as a to test the new medicine.
A. placid
B. replacement
C. placebo

2. The lawyer tried to the injured party with a cash offer, but she was not
interested in money.
A. implacable
B. placable
C. placate

3. Rodney had an A-minus grade point average last semester, but that did not make
him feel .
A. placidity
B. implacable
C. complacent

4. The wolf is a(n) foe because she never stops chasing after you.
A. placating
B. implacable
C. placability

B. DIRECTIONS: Define each word.

1. placate:
2. placidly:
3. implacable:
4. placebo:

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 PRACTICE

Name: Date:

LATIN ROOT -PLAC-

A. DIRECTIONS: Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

1. The mood in the capital was and no one was likely to make a fuss.
A. placate
B. implacable
C. placid

2. The baby was crying, but Nell was able to him by showing him her key ring.
A. placebo
B. implacability
C. placate

3. The opponents of the new state law were and would not stop the fight even
after it was clear that the law would pass.
A. placidity
B. implacable
C. placating

4. The act of just talking to someone about a problem generates a(n) effect that
is beneficial right away.
A. placebo
B. implacable
C. implacability

B. DIRECTIONS: Use each word in a sentence.

1. placid:
2. placebo:
3. placate:
4. complacent:

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