Name: ______________________________________
Date: _______________
Block: _______
Vocabulary
Latin Bases: cred and credit
Base
Definition of Base
cred
Base that means “to believe”
Example words using the
base
Example words:
Example words:
credit
Base that means “to believe”
Please define terms.
credit:
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credo:
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credentials:
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creditor:
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Please circle the prefixes in the following words, if there are any, and then underline the bases.
incredulous
credence
discredit
credible
accredited
incredible
creditably
credo
In the word “discredit”, the prefix “dis” means “take away” or “not”. Combine the meaning of the base with
the meaning of the prefix and write the definition of the word “discredit” on the lines below.
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In the word “incredulous”, the prefix “in” means “not” and the suffix “-ous” means “to be full of”. Combine
the meaning of the base with the meanings of the prefix and suffix, and then write the definition of the word
“incredulous” on the lines below.
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Name: ____________KEY__________________________
Date: _______________
Block: _____
Vocabulary
Latin Bases: cred and credit
Base
Definition of Base
cred
Base that means “to believe”
Example words using the
base
Example words:
credo, credulous, credentials
Base that means “to believe”
Example words:
credit, discredit, creditor
credit
Please define terms.
credit:
belief or trust in someone or something
credo:
any formal or authorized statement of beliefs, principles, or opinions
credentials:
a document verifying to the truth of certain facts are beliefs about someone
creditor:
a person to whom money or an obligation is owed by a debtor (someone who believed you
would pay them back)
Please circle the prefixes in the following words, if there are any, and then underline the bases.
incredulous
credence
discredit
credible
accredited
incredible
creditably
credo
In the word “discredit”, the prefix “dis” means “take away” or “not”. Combine the meaning of the base with
the meaning of the prefix and write the definition of the word “discredit” on the lines below.
To take away the belief of others from someone.
In the word “incredulous”, the prefix “in” means “not” and the suffix “-ous” means “to be full of”. Combine
the meaning of the base with the meanings of the prefix and suffix, and then please write the definition of the
word “incredulous” on the lines below.
Something or someone that is full of disbelief or that is full of doubt.