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Word Dissection Lesson 1
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Language - English
7th Grade
01/10/2012

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Term

    -ity / ty

 


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Definition

condition of being

 

examples: 1. legality-condition of being legal 

             2. reality- condition of being real

                     3. modesty- condition of being modest

                     4. absurdity- condition of being absurd

 

Term

     -ology  

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Definition

study of / science of

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term

         bio    

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Definition

life

examples: 1. biology- the study of life


NOTE: bio = bi + vowel (biology)

Term

pysch / psycho

 

 

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Definition

mind or soul


examples: 1. psychology- the study of the mind or soul

Term

ge / geo

 

 

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Definition

 

earth or Earth

think- land and soil along with planet Earth!



 

examples: 1. geology- the study of the earth


NOTE: geo = ge + vowel (geology)

Term

soci / socio

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Definition

relationships or living things

 

examles: 1. sociology- the study of the relationships of living things

Term

anthrop / anthropo 

 

 

 

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Definition

early man

 

examples: 1. anthropology- the study of early man

Term

zo / zoo  

 

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Definition

animal

 

examples: 1. zoology- the study of animals

Term

mono


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Definition

one

 

examples: 1. monosyllable- having one syllable

      2. monotone- having one tone

   3. monorail- having one rail

     4. monoacid- having one acid

 

spelling: mono = mon + vowel

Term

-ism

 

                         

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Definition

belief in

think- theories, practices, or processes

 

examples: 1. Americanism- belief in being American

                  2. terrorism- belief in terror as a method of change

            3. Catholicism- belief in being Catholic

      4. alcoholism- addiction to alcohol

Term

- pre --

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Definition

before

NOTE: in time and place

 

examples: 1. predate- before a specific date  

                     2. prehistoric- before recorded history

                 3. preschool- before regular school

 

spelling- an "e" following "pre" has two dots (dieresis) or hyphen:

INCORRECT: preelection  CORRECT:pre-election


a hyphen appears before a capital letter:

pre-Thanksgiving

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