Name ____________________________
Date___________________
Vocabulary Builder Unit 5
All in the Mind
STEMS
EXAMPLE WORDS
cogn, gnos – to know,
Complete the following ONLY
on the night assigned.
cognizant, incognito, diagnose
mem – remember, memory
memento, memoir, commemorate
ment – mind
mental, demented, mention
psych – mind, soul
psyche, psychosis, psychology
put – to think, reason
dispute, reputation, computer
sci – to know
conscious, conscience, science
soph – wise, wisdom
sophisticated, philosopher, sophomore
MONDAY – Make flash cards for
the stems and affixes. (21 this
week)
TUESDAY – Separate stems and
affixes for each word and define
each part.
WEDNESDAY – Write a sentence
using each example word
correctly
THURSDAY – Study flash cards
for stems, affixes and definitions
for example words.
Place the correct word from the example words in the stem section.
1. psyche
the human soul, spirit, or mind
2. mental
of or pertaining to the mind
3. cognizant
aware, having knowledge
4. sophisticated
changed by education so as to be worldly wise. Complex or intricate system
5. memento
anything serving as a reminder or warning
6. dispute
to argue against; call in question; to quarrel or fight about
7. conscious
aware of one’s own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
8. diagnose
to determine identity of disease or illness; to ascertain the cause or problem
9. philosopher
a person who establishes the central idea of some movement, cult, etc.
10. psychosis
any severe form of mental disorder.
11. memoir
a record of events written by a person having clear knowledge of them
12. reputation
a favorable recognized name or standing for merit, achievement, or reliability
13. conscience
the sense of what is right or wrong in one’s conduct or motives.
14. demented
crazy, insane, mad.
Name ____________________________
Date___________________
TUESDAY Separate stems and affixes. example: admissible ad – to / miss – send / ible – worth; ability
1. cognizant____________________________________________________________________________
2. diagnose ____________________________________________________________________________
3. memento ___________________________________________________________________________
4. memoir _____________________________________________________________________________
5. mental _____________________________________________________________________________
6. demented ___________________________________________________________________________
7. psyche _____________________________________________________________________________
8. psychosis ___________________________________________________________________________
9. dispute_____________________________________________________________________________
10. reputation __________________________________________________________________________
11. conscious ___________________________________________________________________________
12. conscience __________________________________________________________________________
13. sophisticated ________________________________________________________________________
14. philosopher _________________________________________________________________________
WEDNESDAY Write a sentence for each of the words listed above. You will have to use a piece of notebook paper.
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Name ____________________________
Date___________________