VOCABULARY: UNITS 15 & 16
Name_______________________________
UNIT 15
Part 1: Use a dictionary to find 2 words that include each root. For each word you find, write the definition in the
last column.
Root
1. kine, kinesis
Definition
movement
Words You Found
Definitions
a.
kinesthetic
a.___________________________
b. ________________ b.___________________________
2. log, logos
study of
a.
theology
a. ___________________________
b. ________________ b. ___________________________
3. mega
large
a.
megalomania
a. ___________________________
b. ________________ b. ___________________________
4. meter, metr
measure
a.
barometer
a. ___________________________
b. ________________ b. ___________________________
5. morph
form
a.
amorphous
a. ___________________________
b. ________________ b. ___________________________
6. neo
new
a.
neophyte
a. ___________________________
b. ________________ b. ___________________________
7. neuro
nerve
a. neurotic
a. ___________________________
b. ________________ b. ___________________________
8. onym
name, word, law
a.
pseudonym
a. ___________________________
b. ________________ b. ___________________________
9. ortho
straight, correct
a.
orthodox
a. ___________________________
b. ________________ b. ___________________________
10. pan
all, entire
a.
pandemonium
a. ___________________________
b. ________________ b. ___________________________
Part 2: For each of the 5 words below, look up the definition, and write a sentence using the word using this
week’s sentence pattern.
Vocab Word
1. logic
Definition
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Sentence
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2. neurosis
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3. homonym
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4. orthopedic
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5. pandemic
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UNIT 16
Part 1: Use a dictionary to find 2 words that include each root. For each word you find, write the definition in the
last column.
Root
1. path, pass
Definition
disease; feeling
Words You Found
Definitions
a.
psychopath
a. ___________________________
b. ________________ b. ___________________________
2. ped
child
a.
pediatric
a. ___________________________
b. ________________ b. ___________________________
3. phil, philia
love, loving
a.
philander
a. ___________________________
b. ________________ b. ___________________________
4. phobia
fear
a.
hydrophobia
a. ___________________________
b. ________________ b. ___________________________
5. phon
sound
a.
phonetic
a. ___________________________
b. ________________ b. ___________________________
6. physi
nature
a.
physiology
a. ___________________________
b. ________________ b. ___________________________
7. pseudo
false
a.
pseudoscience a. ___________________________
b. ________________ b. ___________________________
8. psych
mind, soul
a.
psychedelic
a. ___________________________
b. ________________ b. ___________________________
9. pyr
fire
a.
pyre
a. ___________________________
b. ________________ b. ___________________________
10. saur, saurus
lizard
a.
megalosaurus a. ___________________________
b. ________________ b. ___________________________
Part 2: For each of the 5 words below, look up the definition, and write a sentence using the word, following this
week’s sentence pattern.
Word
Definition
Sentence
1. apathy
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2. bibliophile ________________
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3. claustrophobia ________________
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4. phonograph ________________
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5. psyche
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