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STEM INTRODUCTION TABLE
WEEK #13 Vocabulary
Stems
Vocabulary Stem
and meaning
Word Examples:
tele (far)
telescope, telephone, telepathy, teleport, telecast, telekinetic, telemarketer, telecommunicate, telegram
vid (look)
video, evidence, vivid, avid, individual, invidious
omni (all)
omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, omnivore
ex (out)
exit, excise, expunge, exonerate, exclusion, excerpt, exacerbate, exact, exaggeration, excavate
poly (many)
polygon, polygamy, polytheism, polynomial, polyphony, polygenic
Vocabulary Stems Homework Assignment
(Parts 1-6)
DIRECTIONS: Complete all 6 parts of the homework assignment before the due date. You will turn in the HW with your Stems Quiz.
You will earn 5 points for each part of the hw you complete, totaling 30 points towards your final stems quiz grade.
GRADING:
Correct meaning for all stems (cumulative)
Completion and accuracy of stems homework
= 70 points
= 30 points
TOTAL = 100 points as a formal assessment grade
Part 1: Stem Word Sentences: Directions: Write 1 complete sentence for each stem
(tele, vid, omni, ex, poly) using one of the word examples in the first box.
Ex: Many families have done away with their home telephones in exchange for cell phones.
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Part 2: Mystery Questions
Part 3: Analogies
Directions: Answer the following questions with complete sentences
defining the stem used in the sentence:
Ex: Does an interstate highway stretch across more than one state?
Yes, it goes between (inter) at least two states.
Directions: Pick the pair of words that has the most logical
relationship to the word pair given.
1. Is polygamy marriage to more than one person?
Ex:
bird : nest :: bear : cave
bird (is to) nest (as) bear (is to) cave
A bird lives in nest and a bear lives in a cave.
CLUE: location or home
1. ______ video : audio ::
a. book : novel
b. film : movie
2. If a culprit is exculpated, is he out of trouble?
c. television : radio
2. ______ telegram : telephone ::
3. Does an omniscient narrator know the thoughts and feelings of
just one character in the story?
a. magazine : newspaper
b. letter : email
c. text : cell phone
4. Does an omnivore eat a diet that only consists of meat?
3. _______ expunge : erase ::
a.
retract : extend
b
excise : remove
c.
exit : enter
Part 4: Synonyms
Directions: Using your knowledge of each of the Week 13 stems, choose the best synonym for the
vocabulary stem words below.
synonym = same meaning
1. vivid
2. omnipotent
3. exclusion
4. televise
5. avid
6. exonerate
a) dull
a) helpless
a) welcome
a) suppress
a) lukewarm
a) blame
b) bright
b) powerless
b) inclusion
b) broadcast
b) enthusiastic
b) acquit
c) understated
c) invincible
c) addition
c) conceal
c) apathetic
c) reproach
d) muted
d) incapable
d) rejection
d) censure
d) indifferent
d) accuse
Part 5: Antonyms
Directions: Using your knowledge of each of the Week 13 stems, choose the best synonym for the
vocabulary stem words below.
antonym = opposite meaning
1. evident
2. omniscient
3. exacerbate
4. exact
5. polytheism
6. omnipresent
a) clear
a) ignorant
a) worsen
a) precise
a) dualism
a) pervasive
b) obscure
b) sagacious
b) intensify
b) meticulous
b) monotheism
b) universal
c) apparent
c) all-knowing
c) aggravate
c) sketchy
c) pantheism
c) absent
d) obvious
d) wise
d) soothe
d) careful
d) animism
d) ubiquitous
Directions: Find 4 words from the answer choices in Part 4 and Part 5 that were unfamiliar to you. Define those words on the lines below.
Example: sagacious (adjective) insightful and wise
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Part 6: Stem Word Maps
Directions: Break apart the meaning of your stem words. Complete each of the stem maps with the correct information using your
knowledge of the stem’s meaning, word examples, and parts of speech. You may use a dictionary for this part of the homework.
1. Complete the Word Map for the stem (tele) using one of the words from the introduction chart.
Stem:
Word Example:
Definition:
Part of Speech:
Illustration:
Sentence:
2. Complete the Word Map for the stem (vid) using one of the words from the introduction chart.
Stem:
Word Example:
Definition:
Part of Speech:
Illustration:
Sentence:
3. Complete the Word Map for the stem (omni) using one of the words from the introduction chart.
Stem:
Word Example:
Definition:
Part of Speech:
Illustration:
Sentence:
4. Complete the Word Map for the stem (ex) using one of the words from the introduction chart.
Stem:
Word Example:
Definition:
Part of Speech:
Illustration:
Sentence:
5. Complete the Word Map for the stem (poly) using one of the words from the introduction chart.
Stem:
Word Example:
Definition:
Part of Speech:
Illustration:
Sentence:
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