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Stems Units 1-5 Definitions

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 2hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The stems ambi means...

a)

more than one

b)

several

c)

both

d)

many

2.

The stems able means...

a)

both

b)

undo

c)

able to

d)

willing

3.

The stem ible means...

a)

willing to

b)

many

c)

both

d)

able to

4.

Match the following

a)

audible

1.

able to hear

b)

unpronounceable

2.

unable to say

c)

detachable

3.

able to separate

d)

advantage

4.

state of being in a superior position

e)

courage

5.

act of being brave

5.

Match the following

a)

homage

1.

act of showing respect publicly

b)

ambiguous

2.

having a double meaning

c)

ambidextrous

3.

can use both hands

d)

ambivalent

4.

feeling both ways about something

6.

Match the following stems with their meanings.

a)

aqua-

1.

water

b)

-ate

2.

to make or to act

c)

ante-

3.

before, in front

7.

Match the following stems with their meanings.

a)

arch

1.

ruler

b)

-ation, -tion, -sion

2.

act or state of

c)

arbor-

3.

tree

8.

Match the following words with their definitions.

a)

monarch

1.

ruler of a kingdom
or empire

b)

imitate

2.

to act like someone
or something else

c)

antecedent

3.

a thing or event that existed before

d)

emaciated

4.

made thin because of illness or no food

9.

Match the following words with their definitions.

a)

arborous

1.

having many trees

b)

arborist

2.

someone working
with trees

c)

dedication

3.

the act of being dedicated or committed

d)

aquarium

4.

a water container
for fish

10.

Match the following words with their definitions.

a)

aquatic

1.

relating to water

b)

antemeridian

2.

before noon

c)

anticipation

3.

the act of anticipating something

d)

patriarch

4.

the male head
of a family or tribe

11.

The stem audi means...

a)

hear

b)

see

c)

self

d)

a car

12.

The stem auto- means....

a)

self, same one

b)

dependent on another

c)

good or well

d)

to hear

13.

The stem bene- means...

a)

well, good

b)

self, same

c)

to hear

d)

to see

14.

The stem biblio- means...

a)

life

b)

book

c)

good, well

d)

self, same

15.

The stem bio- means...

a)

books

b)

good, well

c)

life, living matter

d)

same one

16.

The stem carn/carni means...

a)

flesh, meat

b)

life, living matter

c)

to destroy

d)

to be alone

17.

Match the following stem vocabulary words to the correct definition.

a)

bibliography

1.

a list of books used as sources

b)

biography

2.

a life story written by another person

c)

carnivorous

3.

flesh-eating

d)

benevolent

4.

showing kindness or goodwill

e)

autograph

5.

a person's own signature

18.

Match the following stems vocabulary words to the correct definition.

a)

audience

1.

people who listen to a program

b)

automatic

2.

moving by itself

c)

beneficial

3.

producing a good effect

d)

audiovisual

4.

relating to sound and vision

e)

biosphere

5.

area inhabited by living things

19.

Demi means

a)

half, less than

b)

more than, over

c)

the light from the moon

d)

small, tiny

20.

dict means

a)

to speak

b)

to think

c)

to write

d)

to type

21.

ego means...

a)

self

b)

you

c)

forward

d)

friend

22.

em-/en- means...

a)

into, cover with, cause

b)

outside

c)

in the past

d)

under

23.

ethno- means...

a)

race, people

b)

plant life

c)

animals

d)

reptiles

24.

ex- means...

a)

from, out

b)

inside

c)

underneath

d)

over

25.

intention to feel like another person

a)

empathy

b)

sympathy

c)

extract

d)

encase

26.

to enclose in or cover with a case

a)

encase

b)

in case

c)

excavate

d)

ethnic

27.

pertaining to a defined group of people

a)

ethnic

b)

demitasse

c)

demigod

d)

egotistic

28.

the study of people and races

a)

ethnology

b)

biology

c)

psychology

d)

archeology

29.

to dig out

a)

excavate

b)

meditate

c)

sedate

d)

shovel

30.

to pull out

a)

extract

b)

retract

c)

create

d)

sedate

31.

half human, half god

a)

demigod

b)

fortune teller

c)

egoistic

d)

excavate

32.

a cup of coffee that is half the size of a normal coup

a)

demitassse

b)

prediction

c)

egomania

d)

latte

33.

to say the opposite of

a)

contradict

b)

predict

c)

excommunicate

d)

meditate

34.

the act of saying what will happen in the future before it actually happens

a)

prediction

b)

subject

c)

rejection

d)

tattling

35.

self-centered

a)

egotistic

b)

extract

c)

demigod

d)

ethnic

36.

excessive preoccupation with oneself

a)

egomania

b)

excessive

c)

moviemania

d)

examine

37.

centi-

a)

one thousand

b)

hundred

c)

tenths

d)

ones

38.

co-

a)

with, together

b)

single

c)

complicated

d)

secret, hidden

39.

com-/con-

a)

condensed

b)

together, common

c)

single

d)

hundredth

40.

crypto-

a)

together

b)

common

c)

secret

d)

announce

41.

cumul

a)

mass, heap

b)

complicated

c)

none, nothing

d)

small amount

42.

centennial means

a)

1000 year anniversary

b)

100 year anniversary

c)

10 year anniversary

d)

1 year anniversary

43.

century

a)

100 years

b)

1000 years

c)

1 year

d)

ten thousand years

44.

coauthor

a)

someone who works to write a book by themself

b)

someone who does not work to write books

c)

someone who works to illustrate books

d)

someone who works with someone else to write a book

45.

community

a)

one person living alone

b)

a group of people living together in the same place

c)

people who work separately

d)

a person who creates art

46.

coeducation

a)

students who receives one on one instruction

b)

educating males and females separately

c)

educating males and females together

d)

students who attend an all girls school.

47.

connection

a)

the act of putting together

b)

the act of pulling apart

c)

the act of acting

d)

the act of separating eggs

48.

cryptography

a)

science of secret codes

b)

the science of life

c)

the science of plants

d)

the science of socializing

49.

encrypt

a)

encode into secret code

b)

to decode a secret code

c)

to create a work of art

d)

to create a cake

50.

accumulate

a)

to gather or pile up

b)

to give away

c)

to separate into groups

d)

to decrease or take away

51.

cumulative

a)

gradually building up

b)

gradually taking away

c)

gradually breaking apart

d)

building up all at once

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