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Name _____________________________

Date ___________________

Root Words

Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.

Prefixes inter = between, among per = through ob = against in = into

Root Words nat = birth, born ject = to throw manu = hand radic = root lud = to play liter = letter viv = life corpor = body

1.  international   inter- , _______________  +  nat , _______________  +  ional

2.  interlude   inter- , _______________  +  lud , _______________  +  e

3.  object   ob- , _______________  +  ject , _______________

4.  literate   liter , _______________  +  ate

5.  manual   manu , _______________  +  al

6.  vivace   viv , _______________  +  ace

7.  percolate   per- , _______________  +  colate

8.  radical   radic , _______________  +  al

9.  incorporate   in- , _______________  +  corpor , _______________  +  ate

Match each definition with a word.

1.  _______________   a person who can read and write

2.  _______________   pass through

3.  _______________   arising from or going to the root

4.  _______________   from or between other countries

5.  _______________   form a corporation

6.  _______________   a brief show (music or dance etc) performed between the sections of another performance

7.  _______________   a small handbook

8.  _______________   lively, in music

9.  _______________   a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

Answer Key

Name _____________________________

Date ___________________

Root Words

Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.

Prefixes inter = between, among per = through ob = against in = into

Root Words nat = birth, born ject = to throw manu = hand radic = root lud = to play liter = letter viv = life corpor = body

1.  international   inter- ,   between,among    +  nat ,   birth,born    +  ional

2.  interlude   inter- ,   between    +  lud ,   to play    +  e

3.  object   ob- ,   against    +  ject ,   to throw

4.  literate   liter ,   letter    +  ate

5.  manual   manu ,   hand    +  al

6.  vivace   viv ,   life    +  ace

7.  percolate   per- ,   through    +  colate

8.  radical   radic ,   root    +  al

9.  incorporate   in- ,   into    +  corpor ,   body    +  ate

Match each definition with a word.

1.   literate    a person who can read and write

2.   percolate    pass through

3.   radical    arising from or going to the root

4.   international    from or between other countries

5.   incorporate    form a corporation

6.   interlude    a brief show (music or dance etc) performed between the sections of another performance

7.   manual    a small handbook

8.   vivace    lively, in music

9.   object    a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

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