WORD PARTS Where and When

The following word parts describe where or when things happen. Study these word
Word parts in English can often give you a clue about the meaning of a word; parts because they appear in numerous words in English.
therefore, it is very important for you to recognize some common word parts. If you
recognize one of the word parts in a word that you do not know, you can often get a Where When
pretty good idea about the meaning of a word. Part Meaning Example Part Meaning Example
cir (around) circulate ante (before) anterior
What you do ex (out) exit fore (before) foretell
The following word parts describe things you do. Study these word parts because they in (in) include fin (end) finish
appear in numerous words in English. re (back) return pre (before) previous
sub (under) subway post (after) postpone
What You Do tele (far) telephone
Part Meaning Example Part Meaning Example trans (across) transatlantic
cede/ceed (go) proceed rupt (break) erupt
cred (believe) credit scrib/scrip (write) describe Using the word parts above to help you, match the definitions on the right with the
graph (write) autograph sect (cut) bisect words on the left.
ject (throw/transfer) eject ven (come) intervene
mit/miss (send) emit ver (turn) divert ___D__ 1. refund A. cut into something
port (carry) deport viv (live) survive ___I__ 2. subordinate B. occurring before the expected time
___J__ 3. forefather C. room that serves as an entrance to a larger room
Using the word parts above to help you, match the definition on the right with the ___G__ 4. transgress D. give money back
words on the left. ___L__ 5. postern E. apparatus for sending a message over a
distance
___J__ 1. emissary A. ideology or belief ___A__ 6. incision F. conclusion of a program
___E__ 2. rupture B. cause to turn ___B__ 7. premature G. go across a limit or boundary
__L___ 3. intersection C. the result of a change ___K__ 8. expel H. circular course around an area
__K__ 4. porter D. write hastily and messily ___C__ 9. antechamber I. occupying a lower class, rank, or status
____C_ 5. permutation E. break in accustomed friendly relations __E__ 10. telegraph J. relative who came before you
___G__ 6. convention F. study of handwriting __F_ 11. finale K. force someone to go out of a place
__I__ 7. vivacious G. meeting where many people come together __H__ 12. circuit L. back door to a church
__B___ 8. avert H. something that is thrown
__M___ 9. exceed I. keenly alive and brisk .
__A___ 10. credo J. person who is sent to deliver a message
___D__ 11. scribble K. person who carries baggage
__F___ 12. graphology L. where one road cuts through another
__H__ 13. projectile M. go beyond expectation