Word Cell
Assignment
#2
Number Word Cell
Instructions:
Name:
For each word cell,
provide the definition,
three derived words
and their P.O.S and
meanings.
Meaning
Date:
Of the air
1. aerosol – noun; a substance dispensed from a
pressurized container
Root, Prefix,
Suffix
1
Aero - root
Class:
Derived Words, Definitions, and Part of Speech
Provide three for each cell.
2. aerobatics – noun: spectacular flying feats and
maneuvers
3. aeronautics – noun; the science of aircraft
operation
2
Lic - root
allow, permit
1. license
2.
3.
3
Anti – prefix
or anti(co) root
against/opposed
old
1. antidisestablishmentarianism – (prefix)
2. antique (root)
3.
Auto - prefix
self
1. autocracy
2.
3.
5
Corp/corpus- body
prefix
1. corpse
2.
3.
6
De - prefix
away, down, removing
1. derogatory
2.
3.
7
Dorm - root
to sleep
1. dormant
2.
3.
8
Ecto - prefix
on the outside
1. ectoderm
2.
3.
9
--ee - suffix
someone who
1. employee
2.
3.
10
Endo - prefix
on the inside
1. endocrine
2.
3.
11
Flu, fluc, fluv
- root
to flow
1. influence
2.
3.
12
Frater prefix
brother
1. fraternity
2.
3.
13
Fum
smoke or vapor - root
1. fumigator
2.
3.
14
--ject
to throw- root
1. reject
2.
3.
15
Lit
letter - root
1. literal
2.
3.
16
Loc
a place/public - root
1. allocate
2.
3.
17
Matri
mother/woman - root
1. matrimony
2.
3.
18
Migra
to move - root
1. migratory
2.
3.
19
Naut
sailor/sea/ship - root
1. nautical
2.
3.
20
Nov - root
new/beginning
1. novice
2. nova
21
--ology suffix
3. innovate
1. philology – the study of how languages and
words develop
study of
2.
3.
22
Oxy - root
sharp; acute; pointed –
literal or figurative
1. oxymoronic – death benefit; jumbo shrimp
2. oxygen
3.
23
Pan/pam root
all
1. panoramic
2. pandemic
3.
24
Part - root
portion
1. bipartite
2.
3.
25
Phon - root
sound
1. homophone – their, there, they’re
2.
3.
26
Plu/plum root
feather
1. plumage
2.
3.
27
Poten -
power; strength
1. potential
2. impotent
3.
28
Pseudo
false
1.
2.
29
Punct
point
3.
1.
2.
3.
30
Pyro
fire
1.
2.
3.
31
--scope
to view or look
1.
2.
3.
32
Semi
half
1.
2.
3.
33
Sum
highest point
1.
2.
3.
34
Vac
empty
1.
2.
3.
35
Val
strength
1.
2.
3.