Stem List 1b

Task 1: Locate another word or two that use the stems. We

will do this together in class. Pay attention and your
classmates will help you with these. This link may help.

Stem Meaning Add 1 word in BLUE type

1 Intro into introduction
2 Non Not noncompliant, nonplussed
3 Un Not Unknown
4 Super over supererogatory
5 Syn Together synonym synthetic
6 Sym Together Symbiotic
7 Bi Two bicycle
8 Sub under submarine
9 Tri three tricycle
10 Com together commensurate
11 Intra within intramurals
12 Con together connect

Task 2: Create a sentence, working in partners, for one of the words (per stem) that
you located in Task 1. You will have 12 sentences. Label each sentence with the
type of sentence.
(All of the sentences are declarative/ informative)
He needs no introduction as he has lived here for years.
The criminal was noncompliant with the police officer.
The meaning of the text was unknown until someone asked the writer.
The student was confused when asked to define the word “Supererogatory”.
The scientist was sad to discover that the synthetic did not work.
The teacher had the students do an experiment on symbiotic relationships.
The two men would go on a bicycle trip next weekend for their exercise.
The Titanic was explored by the divers in their submarine.
The tricycle is similar to the bicycle only with three wheels instead of two.
The man's happiness will commensurate with his amount of self care.
The student picked intramurals for his AE time so he could exercise.
The teenagers use the internet to connect as they live far away.

Try to use 3 of the 4 sentence types.

Declarative - statement - I am going to school.
 Interrogative - Question - Where are you going?
Exclamatory - feelings - WHERE ARE YOU GOING!!!
Imperative - command - Go! Snake! Run!

Stem Word Your sentence Sentence type

post postpone The family postponed their declarative or
Florida vacation because of the statement
hurricane forecasted to hit,
Intro introduce The man really wanted to introduce declarative
himself to the crowd. feelings
Non nonexclusive Voting has become non exclusive to declarative
many with past laws. informant
Un unimportant The color of her personality was the declarative
only thing that wasn't unimportant to feelings
the boy
Super Superfixated After losing his wife the man had declarative
become super fixated on happiness. feelings
Syn Synonym Synonyms were an important part of declarative
English for younger children. informant
Sym Symptom The symptoms of the antidepressant declarative
include anxiety, and nausea. informant
Bi Bipolar The patients at the hospital were declarative
bipolar and required care. informant
Sub Subsitiute The substitute teacher gave the declarative
students lots of extra work. informant
Tri Trigonometry The math students were struggling declarative
with learning trigonometry. informant
Com Comply YOU WILL COMPLY WITH US! exclamatory
the Dalek screeched loudly. informant
Intra Intramurals The student got injured during his declarative
intramurals at school. informant
 Con Conman The slick con man convinced the declarative
man to pay twice as much on his car. informant

Task 3: Create at 3 categories and sort the stems. You may NOT do prefix, or suffix,
or root. You may choose to insert a table.

Category 1 - Category 2 - Category 3- Category 4 -

each stem means described here described here described here
together