Root word ped-/pod 2

Root word ped-/pod 2

​Be sure you read each word on each slide--you will be answering questions about them later. 

​We learned that the root ped-/pod- means foot.

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​We also learned the following prefixes

​bi-two

​tri-three

​quad-four

​centi-100

​milli-1,000

​See if you can determine the meanings of these additional prefixes. What words do all these definitions have in common?

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​​export--to send goods out to be sold. 

​explorer--someone who sets out to discover new things. 

​exclude--to keep someone or something out.

expose--to point something out, make something visible

​exclaim--to shout out.

Multiple Choice

All the definitions have the following significant word in common.

​​export--to send goods out to be sold. 

​explorer--someone who sets out to discover new things. 

​exclude--to keep someone or something out.

expose--to point something out, make something visible

​exclaim--to shout out.

• someone/ something

• in

• out

​In each of these words, ex- means out.

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export--to send goods out to be sold. 

​explorer--someone who sets out to discover new things. 

​exclude--to keep someone or something out.

expose--to point something out, make something visible

​exclaim--to shout out.

​Let's put your knowledge of roots/prefixes together.

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​If ped-/pod- means foot...

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​If ex- means out...

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​An expedition is probably...

Multiple Choice

​If ped-/pod- means foot...

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​If ex- means out...

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​An expedition means...

• The story of someone's life. 

• A journey where people set out or travel with a particular purpose.  In the past, they may have taken this journey on foot. 

• A person who studies living things. 

Expedition​

A journey where people set out or travel with a particular purpose.  In the past, they may have taken this journey on foot. 

​​See if you can determine the meanings of these additional prefixes. What words do all these definitions have in common?

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​impractical--not practical

​immature--not mature

​immeasurable--not measurable

​imperfect--not perfect

​impossible--not possible

Multiple Choice

What words do all these definitions have in common?

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​impractical--not practical

​immature--not mature

​immeasurable--not measurable

​imperfect--not perfect

​impossible--not possible

• in

• not

• above

• below

​​In each of these words, im- means not.

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​impractical--not practical

​immature--not mature

​immeasurable--not measurable

​imperfect--not perfect

​impossible--not possible

​​Let's put your knowledge of roots/prefixes together.

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​​If ped-/pod- means foot...

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​If im- means not...

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​An impediment could mean...

Multiple Choice

​​If ped-/pod- means foot...

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​If im- means not...

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​An impediment could mean...

• Something good; it allows someone to do something positive.

• Something that stands in someone's way; they are not able to do something.

​impediment

​Something that stands (foot) in someone's way; they are not able to do something.

Multiple Choice

What kind of doctor is a podiatrist?

• A hand doctor

• An eye doctor

• A foot doctor

• An ear doctor

Multiple Choice

What does a pedometer measure?

• the number of steps you take

• the time

• the distance your car has driven

• the temperature of something

Multiple Choice

What is a podium?

• a ball on top of a post (on a staircase or bedframe)

• a type of salt

• a small platform on which a person may stand to be seen by an audience

​Great job! If you have at least 90% of the answers correct (you'll see it at the end), go on to the next part of the lesson.

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​If you had less than 90%, try it at least one more time.

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​Hint: If the root ped- or pod- is in the word, look for "foot" in the answer.