Stems Week 5

Front

meter

Back

measure

Front

calli

Back

beautiful

calligraphy - beautiful writing

calliope - musical instrument similar to an organ

Front

micro

Back

small

microbiologist

microscope

Front

penta

Back

five

pentagon - five sided figure

pentathlon - event that combines five different sports

Front

sept

Back

seven

septagon - seven sided figure

septuagenarian - someone who is in their 70s

Front

hetero

Back

different

heterogeneous - made up of different parts

heterotroph - an organism that does not make its own food (like people!)

Front

vert

Back

turn

verse - literally, the turn of the plow (lines of poetry look like rows in a field)

revert - to turn back

extrovert - literally, to turn outside (an extrovert is someone who is outgoing)