STEMS LIST 1

STEMS LIST 1

All stems have a meaning and help us determine the meaning of new/unknown words.

ante

Ante means before

Example: antedate

What does antedate mean?

anti

anti means against

example: antibodies

What do you picture for antibodies?

bi

bi means 2

example : bicycle

circum

circum means around

Example: Circumnavigate

com

com means together

Example: communicate

con

con means together

Example: Conjunction

Multiple Select

What ate the two stems that mean "together"?

• ante / anti

• com/con

de

de means down

Example: descend

dis

dis means away

Example: disqualify

equi

equi means equal

Example: equitable

extra

extra means beyond

Example: extraterrestrial

Multiple Choice

Extra means

• away

• equal

• beyond

inter

inter means between

Example: international

intra

intra means within

Example: intravenous

intro

intro means into

Example: introduction

mal

mal means bad

Example: malice

mis

mis means bad

Example: mistrust