Name______Date______Period___Quiz Date_____

Word Within a Word

Stems List #5

Stem / Meaning / Sample Words
homo / same / homophone, homonym
spec / look / spectacles, spectator
duct / lead / conduct, ductile
fer / carry / transfer, ferry
pend / hang / pendulum, suspend
micro / small / microscope, micron
hydro / water / dehydrate, hydrogen
photo / light / photograph, photosynthesis
poly / many / polygamy, polyphonic
penta / five / pentagon, pentathlon

Monday—Make flashcards with the word on side one, underline stem and define it—definition of the word on side 2.

Tuesday—Read each sentence below. The underlined word contains a stem from this week’s list. Using your knowledge of the stem’s meaning and context clues, guess what the underlined word means. Then, look the word up and write down the dictionary’s definition along with the part of speech the word is used as.

  1. The teacher placed the students into homogenous groups.
  2. It was a specious argument, but it sounded convincing.
  3. The aqueduct supplied water to many rural villages.
  4. The patent is still pending on that product.
  5. The two bacteria were only a micron apart.

Wednesday—Read each sentence below. The underlined word contains a stem from this week’s list. Using your knowledge of the stem’s meaning and context clues, guess what the underlined word means. Then, look the word up and write down the dictionary’s definition along with the part of speech the word is used as.

  1. When you exercise you need to hydrate your body.
  2. An overexposure to the sun’s photons caused skin damage.
  3. He wore a pentagram on his sleeve, not a pentagon.
  4. You should defer to an expert on that matter.
  5. The boy was instructed to draw a polygon in math class.

Thursday—Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Make sure you answer all parts of the question.

  1. How would you feel if someone accused you of using specious reasoning, and did so in front of your friends? How long would your feelings last?
  2. What does respect have to do with the word look? What makes you respect a person?

Friday—Complete the following analogies. Use a dictionary if needed.

1. pentameter :pentarchy :: ______2. polyphonic : polygamy :: ______

poetry : governmentpantheism : religion

government : poetryhydroponics : deduction

distance : fivehomologous : monotone

ruler : measuremelody : marriage

Name______Date______Period___Quiz Date_____

Word Within a Word

Stems List #5

Stem / Meaning / Sample Words
homo / same / homophone, homonym
spec / look / spectacles, spectator
duct / lead / conduct, ductile
fer / carry / transfer, ferry
pend / hang / pendulum, suspend
micro / small / microscope, micron
hydro / water / dehydrate, hydrogen
photo / light / photograph, photosynthesis
poly / many / polygamy, polyphonic
penta / five / pentagon, pentathlon

Monday—Make flashcards with the word on side one, underline stem and define it—definition of the word on side 2.

Tuesday—Read each sentence below. The underlined word contains a stem from this week’s list. Using your knowledge of the stem’s meaning and context clues, guess what the underlined word means. Then, look the word up and write down the dictionary’s definition along with the part of speech the word is used as.

  1. The teacher placed the students into homogenous groups.
  2. It was a specious argument, but it sounded convincing.
  3. The aqueduct supplied water to many rural villages.
  4. The patent is still pending on that product.
  5. The two bacteria were only a micron apart.

Wednesday—Read each sentence below. The underlined word contains a stem from this week’s list. Using your knowledge of the stem’s meaning and context clues, guess what the underlined word means. Then, look the word up and write down the dictionary’s definition along with the part of speech the word is used as.

  1. When you exercise you need to hydrate your body.
  2. An overexposure to the sun’s photons caused skin damage.
  3. He wore a pentagram on his sleeve, not a pentagon.
  4. You should defer to an expert on that matter.
  5. The boy was instructed to draw a polygon in math class.

Thursday—Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Make sure you answer all parts of the question.

  1. How would you feel if someone accused you of using specious reasoning, and did so in front of your friends? How long would your feelings last?
  2. What does respect have to do with the word look? What makes you respect a person?

Friday—Complete the following analogies. Use a dictionary if needed.

1. pentameter :pentarchy :: ______2. polyphonic : polygamy :: ______

poetry : governmentpantheism : religion

government : poetryhydroponics : deduction

distance : fivehomologous : monotone

ruler : measuremelody : marriage