Name:_________________________________________

Date:_______________________Period:_____________

Focus:Cavare,Tendere
PREFIX

ExOut

SemiHalf

SUFFIX

ROOT

cavarev.tohollow,hollowout
cavusn.cave,

desertn.dry,barrenareaofland
desertumn.thingabandoned
desererev.toforsake,abandon

tenderev.tostretch

atemakesverbsfromLatinare

edwhenattachedtoverbsbefore
nouns,makesintoanadjective

ityconditionorquality
ofbeing____________(n.)

sionthecondition;thestateof(n.)

A.Directions:IncolumnA,identifythepartsofeachwordbyboxingtherootsand
underliningtheaffixes.MatcheachwordtoitsdictionarydefinitionincolumnB.

COLUMNA

1. cavity____

COLUMNB

a . n.

The act of extending or the condition of being

extended.

2. e x c a v a t e _ _ _ _

b . adj. stretched out or broad in scope or meaning;

3. e x t e n d e d _ _ _ _ _

c . n.

4. e x t e n s i o n _ _ _ _ _

d . n.an unfilled space within a mass; a hollowed-out

A somewhat arid area often located between a

desert and a grassland or woodland

space

5. s e m i d e s e r t _ _ _ _ _ _
e . v. To make a hole in; hollow out

B.Directions:UsethewordsfromColumnAforeachsentence.Useeachwordonlyonce.

1. EarlycommunitiesandvillagesinWestAfricaweremadeupof__________________________
families,includingcloserelativessuchasgrandparentsandauntsanduncles.

2. TheSahelinAfricaisa________________________________,meaningitisnotasdryasthe
Saharaandhasmoregrassesandbushes.
3. Usually,theword_______________________meansatriptothedentist,butitsdefinition
simplymeansanemptyspacewithinasolidobject.
4. Oftenpeoplewillaskforan_____________________whentheyneedmoretimetocompletea
task,butrarelyaretheygiven.
5. Manyarcheologistshaveto_______________________________________artifactsfrom
underseveralfeetofsoil.

Name:_________________________________________
Date:_______________________Period:_____________

DefiningWordsUsingtheWordParts
PREFIX

ExOut

SemiHalf

SUFFIX

ROOT

cavarev.tohollow,hollowout
cavusn.cave,

desertn.dry,barrenareaofland
desertumn.thingabandoned
desererev.toforsake,abandon

tenderev.tostretch

atemakesverbsfromLatinare

ityconditionorquality
ofbeing____________(n.)

sionthecondition;
thestateof(n.)

C.Directions:Definethefollowingwordsusingtheirwordpartsandidentifythepartof
speech.DONOTUSETHEDICTIONARYDEFINITIONFORTHEWORDPARTMEANING.
Example:
Induction:(3)Prefix:inSuffix:ionRoot:duct
meaning:theactofleadinginto(Partofspeech:noun)

1. c a v i t y :(2)Prefix:_____________Root:________________________Suffix:_______________

Meaning:_________________________________________Partofspeech:(_____________________)

2. e x c a v a t e :(3)Prefix:____________Root:________________________Suffix:_____________

Meaning:_________________________________________Partofspeech:(_____________________)

3. e x t e n d :(2)Prefix:_______________Root:________________________Suffix:____________

Meaning:_________________________________________Partofspeech:(_____________________)

4. e x t e n s i o n :(3)Prefix:_____________Root:________________________Suffix:____________

Meaning:_________________________________________Partofspeech:(_____________________)

5. s e m i d e s e r t :(2)Prefix:________________Root:_______________________Suffix:________

Meaning:_________________________________________Partofspeech:(_____________________)