Name ____________________________________ Period ___________________ Date ________________
ROOT WORDS LIST NINE
1, mit = send
2. ped = foot
3. ana = breaking up
4. aqua = water
5. col = together
6. transmit = VERB to send from one person, thing, or place to another
7. pedestrian = NOUN person traveling on foot
8. pedal = NOUN foot-operated part for powering a device
9. analyze = VERB to separate into parts to make it easier to study or determine
10. anaconda = NOUN a large snake of tropical South America that kills its prey by suffocating it in its coils
11. aquarium =NOUN a water-filled enclosure in which fish, other animals and plants are kept
12.collect = VERB to bring together in a group or mass
13. colony = NOUN a group with the same interests concentrated in a particular area.
Use seven words from 6-13 and use them in original sentences. Be sure to show complete understanding of the word.
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MORE ON BACK
1, mit = send
2. ped = foot
3. ana = breaking up
4. aqua = water
5. col = together
A. For each root word in the box above create a hand signal to help you remember the meaning.
B. In the boxes below draw a picture to help you remember each root word.
mit = send
ped = foot
ana = breaking up
aqua = water
col = together
BONUS DEPICTION
C.Use all of the words from 6-13 and write a definition in your own words.
colony _________________________________________________________________________________________
collect _________________________________________________________________________________________
aquarium ________________________________________________________________________________________
anaconda ________________________________________________________________________________________
analyze _________________________________________________________________________________________
pedal__________________________________________________________________________________________
pedestrian ________________________________________________________________________________________
transmit _________________________________________________________________________________________