Unit 20A G/L Roots: Meet Me In The Middle

_________ is a root word that means "middle"

• med

• semi

• hemi

• equ

__________ and __________ are both root words that mean "half"

• med

• semi

• hemi

• equ

__________ is a root word that means "even" or "level"

• med

• semi

• hemi

• equ

-in the middle of a range of possible sizes, amounts, etc. (adjective)

• medium

• median

• mediocre

• mediate

- a mathematical term that refers to the middle value in a series of numbers arranged from smallest to largest - (noun)

• medium

• median

• mediocre

• mediate

- not very good, but not very bad either- (adjective)

• medium

• median

• mediocre

• mediate

- to work with opposing sides in an argument in order to bring about an agreement- (verb)

• medium

• median

• mediocre

• mediate

I wasn’t sure I could finish a large coffee, so I ordered a ____________________one.

• medium

• median

• mediocre

• mediate

To find the ____________of a set of numbers you must first put them in order and then count inwards until you to get to the middle number(s).

• mediocre

• mediate

• median

• medium

Since I didn’t dedicate much time to practicing, I was just a ____________ piano player.

• median

• mediocre

• medium

• mediate