Word Within the Word
Stems List 18
Do you know these words?
Stem / Stem Definition / ExamplesPICK ONE TO DEFINE! / Definition (Part of Speech MUST be included!)
atmo / vapor / atmosphere, atmolysis, atmometer
cardio / heart / cardiology, cardiovascular, cardiac
cosmo / world or universe / cosmos, cosmopolitan, cosmonaut
counter / against / counteract, counterproductive, counterpoint
cranio / skull / craniology, intracranial, cranium
cyclo / circle / cyclone, cyclotron, bicycle, encyclopedia
gno / know / agnostic, prognosis, Gnostic, diagnosis
oss / bone / ossify, ossification, ossicle
xylo / wood / xylophone, xyloid, xylograph
monger / seller / fishmonger, warmonger, costermonger
sept / seven / September, septillion, septangular
xeno / stranger / xenophobia, xenoliths, xenon
vas / vessel / vase, vascular, cardiovascular
fore / front / forehead, forecast, foresail, forefront
ish / like / greenish, smallish, outlandish, snobbish
less / without / fruitless, hopeless, motherless, bootless, hapless
baro / pressure / barometer, barograph, barometry
ferro / iron / ferrous, ferrite, ferronickel
quasi / somewhat / quasar, quasi-military, quasi-stellar
nesia / island / Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia
lepsy / attack / narcolepsy, epilepsy, catalepsy
let / little / booklet, piglet, hamlet, coverlet
nano / billionth / nanosecond, nanoplankton, nanosomnia
pico / trillionth / picofarad, picosecond, picogram
ideo / idea / ideology, idealism, ideograph
Assignment / Due Date
HW 1 - Complete Context Clues (on worksheet)
HW 2 - define words
HW 3 - define words
HW 4 – Mystery Questions done in complete sentences
HW 1: Context Clues. Using your knowledge of stems, select the word that best fits in the blank. Write the letter in the margin AND circle your choice! Do not use a dictionary for this section!!!
___1. Some think that high fashion is a ______for stock market trends.
a. forehead b. booklet c. ideograph d. barometer
___2. The storm ______for the coming week was hot and humid.
a. ossicle b. forecast c. quasar d. forebode
___3. There are a thousand ______in one nanosecond.
a. picograms b. nanoseconds c. milliseconds d. picoseconds
___4. The flood of immigration stirred the ______of the citizens.
a. warmonger b. xenoliths c. xenophobia d. xenons
___5. The ______measures the rate of evaporation of water.
a. atmosphere b. atmometer c. ideogram d. cyclone
HW 4: Mystery Questions. Answer the following questions in complete sentences in the Academic Vocabulary section of your 5 subject notebook.
Be sure to explain your answer and define the words in the analogies.
1.) Is a prognosis a disease?
2.) Would a magnet attract a ferrous particle?
3.) Is the Statue of Liberty a monument to xenophobia?
4.) Is September the seventh month of the year?
5.) Is an agnostic a know-it-all?
6.) hapless : luck ::
fruitless : results
motherless : orphan
bootless : useless
feckless : ineffective
7.) diagnosis : prognosis ::
sickness : health
analysis : forecast
ideology : ideologue
prediction : weather