Divide and Conquer
Name: ______________
Date: __________
Prefixes: col-, com-, con = “with, together”
Divide each word with a (-) example: concern = con-cern
1.
college ___________________________
2.
collide ____________________________
3.
community ___________________________
4.
conduction
5.
collect ______________________________
6.
complete ______________________________
7.
convection _______________________________
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8.
concentrate ________________________________
9.
consumer _________________________________
Why do you think there are three different ways to spell the prefix meaning
“with, or together?”
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Prefixes: col-, com-, con = “with, together”
“Divide” the words by separating the prefix from the base and writing the
meaning, then “Conquer” the word by writing the meaning of the word.
Word
1) college
2) collide
Prefix and Define
Root and Define
col-=
together
-lege=
Col=
-lide= strike or hit
to read
3) community
-(m)unity= one
4) conduction
-duction= lead or bring
5) collect
A place to
Bring together
-lect = to gather
6)complete
7)convection
Conquer! (meaning)
-plete= finish
Con = together
Finish with it
-vection= carry
8)concentrate
centrate: center, or
central
9)consumer
sumer= one who takes
To center ___________________
One who takes with
(think an animal takes food “with”
them)
How does knowing the prefix com- help to understand the Commutative
Property in math? Use complete sentences:
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Can you think of any other com/con/col words? Here are some helpful roots!
Add to the peninsula throughout the week!
-pact: joined or packed
-bine: merge or join
-press: push
-plete: filled or finished
-cern: worry
Word Study Test
Name: ________________________
Date: __________________
Our word part (affix) this week is a (circle one): prefix, root, suffix
We are studying __________________________ which mean: ____________________________
(there are three!)
Spell the Word
Prefix and
Define
Root and Define
Conquer! (meaning)
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9)
Use each word study word to correctly fill in the blank of these sentences.
1) A rabbit is a primary ____________________________. We can also call a rabbit an herbivore because it
only eats producers!
2) Sometime it is hard to ________________________ when other people are talking while I am trying to
work.
3) When heat is carried around in boiling water, it is called ____________________________.
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4) Jordan will _________________________ basketball cards.
5) Henry will _____________________ his drum tests every morning before class.
6) You will go to __________________________. This is a place where you will read, write and discuss
topics together with peers and professors.
7) When a cold object touches a warm object and heat is transferred, we call this ______________________.
8) We have a ___________________________ contract. This is how we commit to respect.
9) You may ____________________ with others in the hallway if you are not paying attention.