Vocab 1.1.1 - intro to etymology

​Latin Word Power - 1.1.1

amor, plus an introduction to etymology

​Junior English Vocabulary, Lesson 1, Part 1​

Open Ended

Briefly define "etymology."

Open Ended

What is a "Romance language"?

Multiple Select

Which of the following are Romance languages? CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY

• French

• German

• Italian

• Russian

• Spanish

Multiple Choice

When did the Normans conquer England?

• 1066

• 1266

• 1466

Multiple Choice

The Anglo-Saxons spoke a language similar to the modern version of...

• French

• German

• Italian

• Russian

• Spanish

Multiple Choice

Which language did the Normans speak?

• French

• German

• Italian

• Russian

• Spanish

Open Ended

Use context clues to guess at the meaning of the word "cognate."

Multiple Choice

Most new words that entered English after the Norman Conquest originally derived from this language

• French

• German

• Italian

• Russian

• Spanish

Open Ended

Use what you know about the root word "amor" to make a guess at the definition of AMIABLE

​AMIABLE

Open Ended

Analyze the context clues in these sentences to identify the difference between how AMIABLE and AMICABLE are used

​AMICABLE

​AMICABLE

Multiple Choice

AMIABLE and AMICABLE are both the same part of speech. Which one?

• adjective

• adverb

• noun

• preposition

• verb

​AMITY

Multiple Choice

Which part of speech is AMITY?

• adjective

• adverb

• noun

• preposition

• verb

Open Ended

Use your knowledge of etymology to guess the definition of ENMITY

​ENMITY

Multiple Choice

Which part of speech is INIMICAL?

• adjective

• adverb

• noun

• preposition

• verb

​INIMICAL

Multiple Choice

The opposite of AMIABLE is...

• unfriendly

• unknown

• unconventional

• unavoidable

Open Ended

What's the opposite of AMITY?

Multiple Choice

Who is mostly likely to study ETYMOLOGY?

• an English professor

• an astronomy professor

• a biology professor

• a mathematics professor

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is most likely to be AMICABLE?

• a conversation between two good friends

• a conversation between long-time enemies

• a conversation between the hunter and the hunted

• a conversation between the defendant and the plaintiff

Multiple Choice

In which situation is ENMITY most likely to occur?

• when two nations are on the point of war

• when a legislature passes a popular law

• when a country has suffered a devastating flood

• when a country exports goods to another country

Open Ended

Take a guess: What does the French word AMITIE mean in English?

Multiple Choice

Which word works best in this sentence:

"The bitter _________ that later existed between the two men probably had its inception at this time."

• enmity

• inimical

Multiple Choice

A COGNATE is most likely to share which of the following with another word?

• the same root

• the same number of letters

• the same suffix

• the same number of syllables

Multiple Choice

Which word works best in this sentence:

"I would like to let the record show that Ali and Shohreh probably had the most _____________ divorce in the history of divorces."

• amiable

• amicable