NCEE Preparation
Monday, October 17th
Write on Board:
Related Greek and Latin Prefixes:
GreekLatinEnglishMeaningGreek Derivative Examples
a(n) in un notabyss, anemia
apo a(b) (of, off) away fromapostle
amphi ambi on both sidesamphibious
en in in in, intoenergy, ellipse
ek e(x) out ofectopic, exodus
The teacher should point out and mention the above material at some point in class.
Hint: use a different color marker (just as the bold type above) to show the root.
Teachers are encouraged to ask the students to come up with other examples.
Go to to look up an uncertain etymology.
Go to for practice questions based on this root
username = Boehm = 4222068, Longe = 4222070, Harris = 2830553, Sims = 4222072, Olsen = 4222074
password = northgwinnett
If the teacher/class wants more practice…
Prefixes at Work:
apathetic = literally, “without emotion”
asymmetrical = literally, “not similar”
amoral = literally, “not moral”
anarchy = literally, “no government”
apotheosis = literally, “from god”
amphitheater = literally, “two theaters”
endemic = literally, “in a people” (cf. epidemic = “over a people”; pandemic = “all people”)
ekphrasis = a literary description of a place that takes place outside of the main narrative (literally, “out of
speaking”)
NCEE Preparation
Tuesday, October 18th
Write on Board:
Related Greek and Latin Prefixes:
GreekLatinEnglishMeaningGreek Derivative Examples
exo/ecto extra/extro outsideexoskeleton
*hyper super abovehyperactive
*hypo sub/sus, etc. underhypocrite, hyphen
pro pro, pre (for) in front ofproscenium (front part of a stage)
syn con withsynonym
* "h" and "s" are linguistically related
The teacher should point out and mention the above material at some point in class.
Hint: use a different color marker (just as the bold type above) to show the root.
Teachers are encouraged to ask the students to come up with other examples.
Go to to look up an uncertain etymology.
Go to for practice questions based on this root
username = Boehm = 4222068, Longe = 4222070, Harris = 2830553, Sims = 4222072, Olsen = 4222074
password = northgwinnett
If the teacher/class wants more practice…
Prefixes at Work:
ectoplasm = literally, “outside of the form”
hypersensitive = literally, “overly sensitive”
hypoallergenic = literally, “under a different action” from Greek hypo+allo+erg)
program = literally, “written before”
NCEE Preparation
Wednesday, October 19th
Write on Board:
Greek Prefixes of the Day:
PERI- = around
ANTI- = against[don’t confuse with Latin ante, “before”]
ENDO- = within
Examples:
perigee = literally, “around the earth”
antiphony = literally, “against the voice”
endocrine = literally, “to distinguish within”
The teacher should point out and mention the above material at some point in class.
Hint: use a different color marker (just as the bold type above) to show the root.
Teachers are encouraged to ask the students to come up with other examples.
Go to to look up an uncertain etymology.
Go to for practice questions based on this root
username = Boehm = 4222068, Longe = 4222070, Harris = 2830553, Sims = 4222072, Olsen = 4222074
password = northgwinnett
If the teacher/class wants more practice…
Prefixes at Work:
peripatetic = literally, “walking around”
periscope = literally, “to look around”
antidote = literally, “given against”
antipathy = literally, “against emotion”
endoscope = literally, “to observe within”
NCEE Preparation
Thursday, October 20th
Write on Board:
Greek Prefixes of the Day:
TELE- / TEL- / TELO- = far, distant
TELEO- / TEL- / TELIO- / TELO- = end, result, completion
EU- = good, well
Examples:
telescope = literally, “seeing far”
telepathy = literally, “feeling far”
teleology = literally, “explaining the end”
euphonious = literally, “sounding good”
euphemism = literally, “spoken well”
The teacher should point out and mention the above material at some point in class.
Hint: use a different color marker (just as the bold type above) to show the root.
Teachers are encouraged to ask the students to come up with other examples.
Go to to look up an uncertain etymology.
Go to for practice questions based on this root
username = Boehm = 4222068, Longe = 4222070, Harris = 2830553, Sims = 4222072, Olsen = 4222074
password = northgwinnett
If the teacher/class wants more practice…
Prefixes at Work:
telegraph = literally, “writing far”
eulogy = literally, “a good word”
euthanasia = literally, “a good death”
NCEE Preparation
Friday, October 22nd
Write on Board:
Greek Prefixes of the Day: GEO vs. DYN vs. ORTHO
GEO- = earth
DYN- = power, force
ORTHO- = correct, right, straight
Examples:
pangea = literally, “the entireearth”
geography = literally, “writing about the earth”
perigee = literally, “around the earth”
isodynamic = literally, “equalforce”
orthodontist = literally, “straight teeth”
The teacher should point out and mention the above material at some point in class.
Hint: use a different color marker (just as the bold type above) to show the root.
Teachers are encouraged to ask the students to come up with other examples.
Go to to look up an uncertain etymology.
Go to for practice questions based on this root
username = Boehm = 4222068, Longe = 4222070, Harris = 2830553, Sims = 4222072, Olsen = 4222074
password = northgwinnett
If the teacher/class wants more practice…
Prefixes at Work:
geology = literally, “the study of the earth”
geometric = literally, “measurement of the earth”
perimeter = literally, “measurement around”
dynamism = literally, “system of power”
orthography = literally, “written correct”
orthophonic = literally, “sounding correct”