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FOCUS: log
SUFFIX
ROOT
PREFIX
eux
gram
log/o
mania
mono*
neo*
1
-ic
-ism
-y
good, well
write, written
word, reason
like, related to
acL state, condition
state, quality, act
intense craving, loss
of reason
one
new, recent
*combining form
IIIRECTIONS: In Column A, identify the elements in each word by circling roots and underlirtiri
:
prefixes and suffixes. Then match each rvord rvith its correct meaning from Column B.
COLUMN B
COLUMN A
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2. eulogy
3. logogran-r
4. logomania
5. monolog
6. neologism
a.
b.
c.
ne
cl.
rclated to theory of reasoning (Phil.)
e.
f-
speech in praise of someone
abnormal talkativeness
long speech given by one person
lv rvord or phrasc
letter or symbol used to represent an entire word
DIRECTIONS: Choose tl-re best rvord from Column A for each sentence- Use each word only oncc.
1.
The talk show host's
2.
The professor asked the student to explain the
3.
Her
4.
The advertising agent tried to create
product.
5.
The mayor gavc
6.
The$isa
lasted for over fifteen minutes.
behind his theory.
seemed to occur whenever she was nervous.
the
a
to draw attention to the nerv
at the senator's funeral.
uscd to represcnt the word dolLar.
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FOCUS: ideo
PREFIXlnoorlsuFFIX
rule
crac
government,
gen
gram
birth, produce, race
ideo*
phob
phon
idea
write,
I
written
-ia
-ology
| -V
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1
condition
study of, science
state, quality, act
fear
sound
*combining form
DIRECTIONS: In Column A, ictenrify rhe elements in each rvord by circling roots and underlinirrrl
prefixes and suffixes.'l'hen match each word with its colrect meaning from Column B'
COLU\1N
A
COI,UN,IN B
a.
b.
l. fiZEMDdv
\ _-\__-rZ. ideOgeny
3. ideogr-ant
4. ideophobia
5. ideOlOgy
6. ideopl"rone
origin of ideas (Phil')
sound or pattern of sounds uscd to rePrcscnt a concept
c. government based on an all-cntbracing ideii or thcory
d. system of interrelated social beliels and values
__
e.
graphic symbol used to represent a concept or rvord
f.
f'ear or distrust
of ideas
DIR.ECTIONS: Chcose the best u,ord from Column A for each sentence. LIse each word only once.
_-
l.
Books are a focus of attack for those with
2.
Her theory of concept formation appea-rs to be at odds with Aristotelian
3.
A picture of a light bulb is an
4.
The student studied socialism's
5.
The Russian government in the 1950s was a form of totalitarian
6-
Many Alrican dialccts usc a combination of
meaning idea or solution.
and its effects on Eastem Europe
(s) and rvords
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