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Word Roots B1 Word Parts and Vocabulary
Word Roots B1
Prefixes Roots Suffixes
a-amphi-an-ana-ant-anti-bi-de-dia-en-epi-eu-
exo-hyper-hypo-iso-mon-mono-pan-peri-sym-syn-tri-
acroagroandrandroanthropanthropeanthropoarcharthrastroautobibibliobiobronchbronchocacocardicardiocentrcephalchromchrome
chromochronchronoclastcosmcraccyclcyclecyclodemdermdermatdermatoentomgamgegengenogeogragramgraphgrapho
gyngynecgynecogynoheliheliohemathomohydrhydroiconoideokleptkleptolithlithologlogomacromaniamesometermetr
metromicromismisomorphmyrinautneneonomnomenomoonymopsoptoptopachypaleopathpathophilphilephilo
phobphonphonephonopodpodopolypseudpsychpsychoscopscopesomatsomatotaphtelethanasthetheotherapthermthermoxeno
-ac-ad-al-ant-ate-cide-er-esis-ia-ic-ics-ism
-ist-itis-ium-logy-oid-ology-on-osis-ous-sis-y
Vocabulary
acrophobiaagronomyamorphousamphibiousanachronismanarchyandrocentricandrocracyandrogenandrogynousandroidanonymousanthelionanthropoidanthropologyanthropometeranthroponomyanthropopathicantibiosisantilogyantinomyantipathyantiphonyantisymmetricantisymmetryantonymapathyarthritisastrogeologyastrography
chromoscopechronicchronologychronometerchronothermalcycliccyclogeniccyclometerdehydratedermatitisdermatographdermatologydermatosisdermoiddiachronicdiadermicdiagramdialogdiameterdiathermyencephalitisentomologyepidermalepitapheugeniceulogyeunomyeuonymeuphonyeuthanasia
hypodermichypogenoushypogeoushypomaniahypothermiaiconoclastideocracyideogenyideogramideologyideophobiaideophoneisothermalkleptomaniakleptophobialithographylogiclogogramlogomaniamacrobiosismacrocosmmacrographmacromaniamacroscopicmesocracymesodermicmesophilicmesosomaticmesothermmetric
pathologypericardialperihelionperimeterperiopticperiscopephilanthropyphilogynyphilologyphonicphonogenicphonogramphonologyphonometerphonopathyphonophilephonophobiaphonoscopepododermatitispodologypolyandrypolyarchypolycentricpolychromepolygamypolygenicpolyonymouspolyphonicpolypodpolytheism
This is a list of the word parts and vocabulary taught in Word Roots B1.
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Word Roots B1 Word Parts and Vocabulary
Word Roots B1
Prefixes Roots Suffixes
a-amphi-an-ana-ant-anti-bi-de-dia-en-epi-eu-
exo-hyper-hypo-iso-mon-mono-pan-peri-sym-syn-tri-
acroagroandrandroanthropanthropeanthropoarcharthrastroautobibibliobiobronchbronchocacocardicardiocentrcephalchromchrome
chromochronchronoclastcosmcraccyclcyclecyclodemdermdermatdermatoentomgamgegengenogeogragramgraphgrapho
gyngynecgynecogynoheliheliohemathomohydrhydroiconoideokleptkleptolithlithologlogomacromaniamesometermetr
metromicromismisomorphmyrinautneneonomnomenomoonymopsoptoptopachypaleopathpathophilphilephilo
phobphonphonephonopodpodopolypseudpsychpsychoscopscopesomatsomatotaphtelethanasthetheotherapthermthermoxeno
-ac-ad-al-ant-ate-cide-er-esis-ia-ic-ics-ism
-ist-itis-ium-logy-oid-ology-on-osis-ous-sis-y
Vocabulary
acrophobiaagronomyamorphousamphibiousanachronismanarchyandrocentricandrocracyandrogenandrogynousandroidanonymousanthelionanthropoidanthropologyanthropometeranthroponomyanthropopathicantibiosisantilogyantinomyantipathyantiphonyantisymmetricantisymmetryantonymapathyarthritisastrogeologyastrography
chromoscopechronicchronologychronometerchronothermalcycliccyclogeniccyclometerdehydratedermatitisdermatographdermatologydermatosisdermoiddiachronicdiadermicdiagramdialogdiameterdiathermyencephalitisentomologyepidermalepitapheugeniceulogyeunomyeuonymeuphonyeuthanasia
hypodermichypogenoushypogeoushypomaniahypothermiaiconoclastideocracyideogenyideogramideologyideophobiaideophoneisothermalkleptomaniakleptophobialithographylogiclogogramlogomaniamacrobiosismacrocosmmacrographmacromaniamacroscopicmesocracymesodermicmesophilicmesosomaticmesothermmetric
pathologypericardialperihelionperimeterperiopticperiscopephilanthropyphilogynyphilologyphonicphonogenicphonogramphonologyphonometerphonopathyphonophilephonophobiaphonoscopepododermatitispodologypolyandrypolyarchypolycentricpolychromepolygamypolygenicpolyonymouspolyphonicpolypodpolytheism
astrologyastrometryastronautastronauticsastronomyatheismautobiographyautocosmautocracyautogenousautographautonomousbibliographybibliokleptbibliologybibliomaniabibliophilebibliophobiabicentricbichromebicyclebiogenicbiographybiometerbiometricbiometrybiopsybipodbronchitisbronchogenicbronchogrambronchophonybronchoscopecacophonycardiaccardiogramcardiographcardiologycardiopathycardiophobiacardioscopechromiumchromogenic
exogenousgenesisgenocidegeocentricgeochronologygeochronygeogenousgeographergeographygeopathologygeologygeothermalgraphologygraphomaniagynarchygynecocentricgynecogenicgynecoidgynecologygynocracygynophobiaheliocentricheliographheliometerheliophilehelioscopehematologyhomophonichydranthydrogenichydrogeologyhydrographhydrometerhydronauticshydronymyhydropathyhydrophobiahydrophonehydroscopehydrotherapyhydrothermalhyperchromiahypochromia
metrologymetronomemicrobiologymicrocosmmicrographmicrometermicroscopicmisanthropemisogamistmisogynymisologistmisoneismmonarchymonocentricmonochromemonogenicmonogrammonographmonogynousmonologmonomaniamonophobiamonophonicmonotheismmyriadnauticalneoanthropicneocosmicneocracyneogenesisneographyneologismneophobianomographernomologyonymousopticaloptometryoptophonepachydermPaleolithicpandemicpathogenic
pseudonympsychobiologypsychogenicpsychographpsychologypsychometricpsychonomicpsychopathologypsychosispsychosomaticpsychotheismsomatogenicsomatologysomatometrysymbiosissymmetricsympathysymphonicsynarchysynchronoussynonymsynonymoussynoptictelegramtelegraphonetelemetrytelepathytelephonetelephonictelescopetelethermometrytheologytheonomytheopathythermalthermogenicthermographythermometertriarchytricycletripodxenophilexenophobia
Vocabulary
Word Roots B1 Table of Contents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...............................................................................iii DefinitionsofRoot,Prefix,andSuffix.............................................iii HowtoDotheActivities..................................................................iv Pretest/Posttest.................................................................................vi Warm-UpActivity:ThinkingAboutMeaning................................viiEXERCISES.........................................................................................1 ExtensionWorksheets.....................................................................55 IndependentStudy...........................................................................68ANSWER KEY..................................................................................72DICTIONARY...................................................................................82
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Word Roots B1 Exercises
PREFIX
hypo- under,below
ROOT
chrono timegen
geographmetertherm/thermo
cause,birth,produce,raceearth,groundwrite,writtenmeasureheat
SUFFIX
-al like,relatedto;anactionorprocess
-ia condition-ic-y
like,relatedtostateof,quality,act;body,group
DIRECTIONS: InColumnA,identifytheelementsineachwordbycirclingrootsandunderliningprefixesandsuffixes.ThenmatcheachwordwithitscorrectmeaningfromColumnB.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
1. c h r ono t h e rma l ____ a. conditionofreducedtemperature2. g e o t h e rma l ____ b. relatingtobothtimeandtemperature3. t h e rmome t e r ____ c. oforrelatedtoheat;causedbyheat4. h ypo t h e rm i a ____ d. recordingavisualimageofbodyheatusinginfrared
devices(Medical)5. t h e rma l ____ e. producingheat(Physiology)
6. t h e rmog r aphy ____ f. instrumentwhichmeasuresheat
7. t h e rmogen i c ____ g. relatedtotheheatoftheearth’sinterior
DIRECTIONS:ChoosethebestwordfromColumnAforeachsentence.Useeachwordonlyonce.
1. Themotheruseda____________________tocheckherchild’stemperature.
2. Achangeintemperatureovertimeisa____________________phenomenon.
3. Theswimmerremainedinthecoldwatersolonghesufferedfrom____________________.
4. Heuseda____________________sensortodetectareasofheatlossinthehouse.
5. _____________________isusedinscanningbreasttissueforpossibletumors.
6. Numerouscompaniesmarket____________________weightlossproductsthatwillburnfat.
7. HomesinIcelandareheatedusing____________________powerstations.
FOCUS: therm/thermo
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