Word Within the Word
Stems List 6
Do you know these words?
Stem
germ
Stem
Definition
vital or related
Examples
Select ONE to define!
germ, germinate, germane, germicide
greg
group
aggregate, congregate, gregarious
mar
sea
marina, maritime, submarine
prim
first
prime, primary, primate
pyro
fire
pyromaniac, pyrogenic
clam
cry out
clamant, exclamation
plu
more
plus, plural, plurality
tang
touch
tangible, tangle, tangential, tangent
string
bind
string, stringent
liber
free
liberate, libertine, deliberate
junct
join
conjunction, juncture
clud
close
exclude, include, conclusion
se
apart
segregate. sedition, sedulous, secede
trib
pay
contribution, tributary, tribute
dign
worthy
dignify, dignity, condign
Definition
(Part of Speech MUST be included!)
luc
light
translucent, lucid
rupt
break
disrupt, interrupt, corrupt
grat
pleasing
grateful, gratifying, ingrate, gratitude
medi
middle
medium, mediate, median, mediocre
soph
wisdom
sophist, philosophy, sophisticated
curr
run
current, incur, recurrent
tempor
time
temporarily, temporal
migr
wander
migrate, migrant, immigrant
trans
across
transcend, translate, transfer
gamy
marriage
polygamy, bigamy, monogamy
Assignment
HW 1 - Complete Context Clues on worksheet
HW 2 - define words
HW 3 - define words
HW 4 – Visually illustrate at least 3 words in one picture OR
illustrate at least 3 separately
Due Date
HW 1: Context Clues. Using your knowledge of stems, select the word that best fits in the blank. Write the word on the blank line
AND circle your choice!
DO NOT USE A DICTIONARY FOR THIS SECTION!!
___1. The government convicted the men of acts of _____________________ for trying to start a rebellion and break away from the state.
a. sedition
b. polygamy
c. pyromania
d. germicide
___2. The ____________________ poison caused a great fever in the young woman that ultimately caused her body to “overheat”.
a. recurrent
b. tangential
c. pyrogenic
d. temporal
___3. Each child sold just a few tickets, but the ____________________ total was a whopping $28,000.
a. deliberate
b. astringent
c. sophist
d. aggregate
___4. Even though he was older, Mr. Smart E. Pantz was still considered a(n) _______________ because his ability to analyze problems and
situations was far above everyone else’s.
a. tangent
b. sophist
c. tempus fugit
d. pyrotechnic
___5. The country singer was able to make fans all over the world because her new song _____________________ different audiences. Even
rap fans liked it.
a. pluralized
b. germinated
c. transcended
d. disrupted