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Spelling Contract#19 Latin Roots 1
Many words are made up of the Latin roots ject, meaning “to throw”: rupt,
meaning “to break”: pend, meaning “to hang”: and duct, meaning “to lead”:
projector, disruptive, suspended, conductor.
projector
bankrupt
conjecture
pendulum
trajectory
objective
suspended
dejected
impending
interjection
injection
appendix
rupture
deductive
disruptive
conductor
corruption
induction
Challenge Words
perpendicular
eruption
productivity
pendant
abduction
expenditure
aqueduct
Complete the attached worksheets
Pick three “Think-Tac-Toe” activities from the new sheet for the
third nine weeks. You need to make three in a row this week!!!
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Write the list word that answers each question.
1. What do you get when given a tetanus shot? _______________
2. What might you find at the end of a book? _______________
3. Who might take your ticket when you are aboard a train?
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4. What is the explosion of a volcano called? _______________
5. What does a movie theater use to show movies? _______________
6. What term can mean the same as goal? _______________
7. What kind of behavior might cause disorder? _______________
8. What might a person who cannot pay his or her debt be?
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Write the list word that means the same as the underlined word or words.
9. The spider was hanging from a strand of silk. _______________
10. The glossary is one addition at the back of the book.
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11. With the new technology, the workers could increase their power to make
goods. _______________
12. The orchestra prepared to play as the director raised her baton.
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13. One goal of our team is to go to the state meet. _______________
14. The rules say that disorderly students will be sent to detention.
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15. During the 1930’s many farmers went deep into debt and lost their
farms. ______________
16. The explosion of Mount St. Helens was in 1980. _______________
17. She made a guess based on what she knew. _______________
18. That business is financially ruined. _______________
19. I was hypnotized by the swinging gold ball. _______________
20. It’s dangerous when a volcano has a violent outburst.
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21. Jack had an organ removed at the hospital. _______________
22. The office ad the mark of dishonesty. _______________
23. The cold weather caused the water pipes to explode.
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24. The ornament hanging from the chain that she wore was glass.
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Write the list word that completes the sentences.
25. He went to the health clinic to get an _______________.
26. Passing the class was his main _______________.
27. The sound of the drill was very _______________.
28. The weather bureau predicted the ________________ snowstorm.
29. Because of the weather, the game was _______________.
30. We read about the child’s _______________ in the paper.
Worksheet #20
Write the list word suggested by each pair of words.
1. guess, opinion _______________
2. break, tear _______________
3. in debt, penniless _______________
4. sad, discouraged _______________
5. disorderly, destructive _______________
6. leader, director _______________
7. aim, goal _______________
8. dishonesty, wickedness _______________
9. hanging, locket _______________
10. outburst, explosion _______________
11. coming, threatening _______________
Write the list word that answers each question.
12. What is one device you can use to show a film? _______________
13. If you deduce a conclusion, what kind of reasoning do you use?
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14. What swings back and forth in a pattern? ________________
15. What would a kidnapper be accused of? _______________
16. What is one quality of a successful factory or farm?
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17. What might you get when you visit the doctor? _______________
18. If you induce a conclusion, what kind of reasoning do you use?
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19. What is something that surgeons often remove? ________________
20. What is the condition of a lamp that is hung from a ceiling?
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Write the list word that goes best with each clue.
21. This happens when a volcano “blows its top.” _______________
22. This is why some people don’t like to visit the nurse. _______________
23. You hope this never happens to your bank! _______________
24. This person stands up and leads an orchestra. _______________
25. This is said of people in the audience who stand up, move around, and talk
during an orchestra concert. _______________
26. You would be amazed if a magician actually did this to the assistant.
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27. At a factory, if the absentee rate is low, this is probably high.
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28. This is what the goal line is for a football team. _______________
29. Every movie theater has at least one of these. _______________
30. If your stomachache isn’t because of your stomach, it may be because of
this. _______________