Lesson 3 Vocabulary

Lesson 3 Vocabulary

Root Words and Prefixes

Review Lessons 1 and 2

Vocabulary

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the root word "graph"?

• Life

• Write

• Light

• Believe

Open Ended

What was one of our vocabulary words with the root "graph" in it?

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the root word "photo"?

• Light

• Write

• Life

• Believe

Open Ended

What was one of our vocabulary words with the root "photo" in it?

Multiple Select

Which of the following prefixes have the meaning of "not"?

• im-, in-, and il-

• de- and dis-

• ir- and non-

• pre-

Root Word: CRED

Has the meaning "to believe"

Open Ended

What are some words that you can think of that have the root "cred" in them?

Your vocabulary root words for this week:

• credential

• creditor

• creed

• credible

• incredulous

Word 1: credential

quality, skill, or experience that makes a person suited to do a job

Multiple Select

Which of the following would be examples of credentials?

• a license

• an education

• a certificate

• experience

Word 2: credible

able to be believed; reasonable to trust or believe

Multiple Choice

Pinnochio's nose grew every time he lied. Would you find Pinnochio to be credible?

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

If credible means able to be believed, then what does incredible mean?

Word 3: creditor

a person, bank, or company that lends money to someone

Multiple Choice

Would you want a credible creditor to loan you money?

• Yes

• No

Word 4: creed

a statement of the basic beliefs of a religion; an idea or set of beliefs that guides the actions of a person or group

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of a creed?

Word 5: incredulous

not able or willing to believe something; feeling or showing a lack of belief

Multiple Select

Which expressions show an incredulous reaction?

Prefixes: de- and dis-

Are added to the front of a word to change the meaning to "opposite or against".

Your vocabulary prefix words this week are:

• displace

• disgrace

• deprive

• decode

• decline

Word 6: displace

to take the job or position of someone or something; to force people or animals to leave the area where they live; to move something so that it is no longer in its original or regular location.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of displace?

Word 7: disgrace

to cause someone to feel ashamed; to cause someone or something to lose or become unworthy of respect or approval.

Multiple Choice

If you are not credible, could that make your parents feel disgraceful?

• Yes

• No

Word 8: decode

to find or understand the true or hidden meaning of something; to change from a set of letters, numbers, and/or symbols you cannot understand into words you can understand.

Multiple Choice

Are decode and solve:

• synonyms (mean the same)

• antonyms (mean the opposite)

Word 9: deprive

to take something away from someone or something; to not allow to have or keep something.

Open Ended

What is something you would hate to be deprived of?

Word 10: decline

to become lower in amount or less in number; to become worse in condition or quality; to say that you will not or cannot do something.

Multiple Select

Which sentences are using the word "decline" correctly?

• I'm sorry. I have to decline your invitation to the wedding.

• Unfortunately, the patient's health began to decline.

• I want to sit and decline.

• Since the student was not doing their reading homework, their grade began to decline.

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the root word "cred"?

• Light

• Write

• Believe

• Life

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the prefixes "de- and dis-"?

• Not

• Before

• After

• Opposite/against