Name_________________________________________________ Date____________________
Emily Dickinson's Poetry
Vocabulary Builder
Using the Root -finisA. DIRECTIONS: The root -finis-, often shortened to -fin-, means “end” or “limit.” On the
lines provided, explain how the meaning of the word is conveyed in each of the following
words. Make sure to use the words “end” or “limit” in your answer.
1. define _______________________________________________________________________
2. refinish _____________________________________________________________________
3. finale _______________________________________________________________________
Using the Word List
affliction
ample
eternity
finite
infinity
interposed
surmised
B. DIRECTIONS: On the line provided, write the word from the Word List that best
completes each sentence.
4. From her expression, I _______________that she was not happy to see me.
5. There had to be an end to the tunnel, but it seemed to stretch into______________.
6. An immortal god or goddess lives for all______________.
7. Only a______________number of ways existed to solve the problem.
8. After cooking all day, Sophie had__________amounts of food for her many guests.
9. Don developed asthma at a young age, and this_____________limited his activities.
10. A moth______________between my eyes and the computer screen.
C. DIRECTIONS: Write or circle the letter of the pair of words that expresses a
relationship most like the pair in capital letters.
____ 11.
FINITE : INFINITY ::
a. fatal : fate
c.
b. endless : eternity
d.
____ 12.
AMPLE : PLENTIFUL ::
a. much : little
c.
b. enough : inadequate
d.
____ 13.
SURMISED : SPECULATION ::
a. anticipated : compliment
c.
b. forewarned : prediction
d.
____ 14.
CURE : PNEUMONIA ::
a. thoughtful : serious
c.
b. solution : problem
d.
mortal : immortality
significant : importance
food : drink
sparse : scarce
flattered : insult
pampered : aid
ancient : old
depressed : jolly
ANSWERS
Emily Dickinson's Poetry
Vocabulary Builder
1.
Sample answer: to limit a word to a particular meaning; to provide the limits of a word’s
meaning
2.
Sample answer: to redo the outer limits, or outside, of something (such as a piece of
furniture)
3.
Sample answer: ending (as of a piece of music)
4.
surmised
5.
eternity
6.
eternity
7.
finite
8.
ample
9.
affliction
10.
interposed
11.
12.
13.
14.
C
D
B
B