UNIT 3 Name: ______
ELA Period: ______
-ABLE, -IBLE capable of; worthy of; that which (L-Suff) (a-n)
lov/able (a) worthy of being loved or cared for; as, the little kittens were quite lovable
port/able (a) capable of being carried; as, a portable radio, desk, television set, etc.; (n) anything that
can be moved easily from place to place
aud/ible (a) capable of being heard; as, his weak voice was barely audible.
cred/ible (a) capable of being believed; as, the boy’s story was credible
ed/ible (a), fix/able (a), flex/ible (a), in/cred/ible (a)
-AIRE, -AN, -ANEAN, -ARIAN one who; that which; of or pertaining to (L-Fr-Suff)(n-a)
milli/on/aire (n) one who possesses a million dollars, francs, marks, rubles, etc.
amphi/bi/an (n) any animal capable of living in water or on land, as frogs, beavers, etc.; any airplane
capable of landing on water or on land; (a) of or pertaining to amphibious animals Medi/terr/anean (n) a large sea located between Europe and Africa; literally, that which lies in the middle or
between lands; one who lives in a Mediterranean country; (a) of or pertaining to the
Mediterranean Sea; as, Mediterranean climate, tides, etc.
libr/arian (n) a person who is in charge of a library
ante/meri/di/an (a), billion/aire (n), gramm/arian (n), Luther/an (n-a)
multi/milli/on/aire (n), sub/terr/anean (a), sub/urb/an (a-n), ur/ban (a)
ANT-, ANTI- against; opposite (Gr-Pr)
ant/onym (n) a word directly opposite to another in meaning; as, wet and dry, rich and poor, etc.;
compare homonym (same sounding word) and synonym (same meaning word)
anti/freeze (n) a liquid capable of resisting coldness; as, automobile antifreeze
anti/air/craft (n-a), anti/American (a)
ANTE- before; in front of (L-Pr)
ante/meri/dian (n) literally, that which comes before the middle of the day; A.M.; compare postmeridian
ante/room (n) a room used as an entrance to another room or rooms; as, an anteroom in a doctor’s
office
ante/pasto (Ital-n)
ARCH, ARCHY the most outstanding; rule; ruler (Gr-L-R)
arch/enemy (n) the chief enemy; as, many believe that Satan is considered to be man’s archenemy
mon/arch (n) the sole ruler of a kingdom or empire; as, a king or queen
an/archy (n) without rule; complete absence of government; as, when the monarch was
assassinated, the nation fell into a state of anarchy
arch/angel (n), arch/bishop (n), mon/archy (n)
UNIT 3: NAME: ______
EXERCISE 1: MATCHING: In the spaces provided, supply each word-cell in Column A with the number of its proper definition from Column B.
A B
_____ -arian (1) day
_____ di (2) against; opposite
_____ milli (3) before; in front of
_____ anti- (4) book; books
_____ cred (5) sound; hear
_____ terr (6) the middle
_____ libr (7) a thousand; a thousandth part
_____ ante- (8) belief; trust; faith
_____ aud (9) land
_____ medi (10) one who; that which
EXERCISE 2: DEFINITIONS: In the spaces provided, supply the words being defined. Use the correct form of the word, as necessary.
(1) ______large sea located between Europe and Africa
(2) ______capable of being carried
(3) ______the chief enemy
(4) ______liquid capable of resisting coldness
(5) ______without rule
EXERCISE 3: GOOFY WORDS: Use word cell definitions to find definitions for made-up words.
(1) _____ mediarian a. to carry the day
(2) _____ antearch b. rule hearing
(3) _____ ancred c. one in the middle
(4) _____ diport d. without believing
(5) _____ archaud e. before rule
UNIT 3 NAME: ______
EXERCISE 4: WORD SCRAMBLE: Unscramble the groups of letters so that they correctly spell out words which match their definitions. Capitalize where appropriate.
1. ECRINIBLED ______Not capable of being believed.
2. ABRNU ______Of or pertaining to a city.
3. REMANTIAIACN ______Being against America and Americans.
4. EADUBLI ______Capable of being heard.
5. ARBHISCPHO ______A bishop of the highest rank.
6. ENTARIDNAIME ______Time of day which comes before the postmeridian.
7. ILLERIAMION ______One who possesses a million dollars.
8. EZFREINTAE ______Auto liquid capable of resisting coldness.
9. RETHLUAN ______One who follows the teachings of Martin Luther.
10. EPTANOAST ______Italian dish enjoyed before the main course.
11. NSOTDIMPERIA ______Antonym of antemeridian.
12. ELEXIBFL ______Capable of being bent.
13. OLLNBIAIIRE ______One who possesses a billion dollars
14. MORCAHNY ______Area ruled by a monarch.
15. FILEABX ______Capable of being fixed.
EXERCISE 5: WORD-CELL SCRAMBLE: Unscramble the groups of letters so that they correctly spell out word-cells which match their definitions.
1. UDA ______to hear
2. LILIM ______a thousand; a thousandth part
3. AIER ______one who
4. CDRE ______belief; faith; trust
5. TNA ______against; opposite
6. RUB ______a city
7. ULMTI ______many; much
8. XLEF ______to bend; to turn
9. ARHC ______the most outstanding ; rule; ruler
10. AEBL ______capable of; worthy of; that which
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ACROSS DOWN
1. Capable of being loved 1. Root meaning “book or books”
4. Sole ruler of a kingdom or empire; a king or a queen 2. Prefix meaning “against; opposite”
7. The main or chief enemy 3. Capable of being believed
11. Suffix meaning “one who” 5. Root meaning “earth; dry land”
13. Prefix meaning “below; under” 6. Prefix meaning “same; together; like”
15. Large body of water located between Africa and Europe 8. Capable of being carried
16. One who is in charge of a library 9. Capable of living in water or on land
17. Root meaning “to carry; door or gate; harbor or haven” 10. Prefix meaning “before; in front of”
18. White is an ______of black. 11. Without rule; complete absence of government
19. Root meaning “one; single; alone” 12. A waiting room; a room which comes before another room
14. Prefix meaning “not”
Boffardi unit #3 with Atkinson supplement