Transcript Word Stems 31-40 - Warren County Schools

Word Stems – Lesson Four
BEN = good
Benefit
A benefit is a good thing.
BEN = good
Benevolence
Benevolence is a feeling of charity and good will.
BEN = good
Benediction
What does
dict mean?
A benediction is a good saying, or a blessing.
SON = sound
Song
A song is a sound with melody.
SON = sound
Unison
What does uni
mean?
Speaking in unison is speaking with one sound.
SON = sound
Dissonance
What does dis
mean?
Dissonance is a clashing noise.
(away from sound)
NOV = new
Innovation
An innovation is a new idea.
NOV = new
Novice
A novice is someone who is new at something.
NOV = new
Novelty
A novelty is something new and different.
CONTRA = against
Contrast
A contrasting color stands out against another
color.
CONTRA = against
Contrary
If you are being contrary, you are going against
what others want.
CONTRA = against
Contradict
What does
dict mean?
If you contradict someone, you go against what
they are saying.
MAN = hands
Manicure
A manicure is beauty treatment for your hands.
MAN = hands
Maneuver
You need your hands to maneuver a car.
MAN = hands
Manual
Manual labor is work done by hand.
JECT = throw
Eject
If you are ejected from the game, you are
thrown out of it.
JECT = throw
Interject
What does
inter mean?
If you interject into a conversation, you throw
your remark between their comments.
JECT = throw
Dejection
If you feel dejected, you feel thrown down.
VIV = life
Vivacious
Someone who is vivacious is very lively.
VIV = life
Survive
Struggling to survive is struggling to live.
VIV = life
Revive
What does re
mean?
If you are unconscious and are revived, you
come to life again.
MAGN = mighty
Magnificent
Something magnificent is great and mighty.
MAGN = mighty
Magnify
If you magnify something you make it larger
and more mighty.
MAGN = mighty
Magnitude
If something has magnitude, it is very mighty.
VER = true
Verify
To verify something is to check it to see
if it is true.
VER = true
Verdict
A verdict is the jury’s decision of truth in a trial
VER = true
Very
If you say the rose is very red, you are
emphasizing how true your statement is.
PUT = think
Input
If you give your input, you are saying
what you think.
PUT = think
Reputation
Your reputation is what others think of you.
PUT = think
Dispute
What does dis
mean?
If you are having a dispute, you are thinking
away from one another.
Based on what you learned about stems,
what is most likely the definition of
sonorous?
B
a.
b.
c.
d.
To give off a vapor or a gas
Producing loud, rich sounds
A star that becomes brighter
To cut apart piece by piece
Based on what you learned about stems,
what is most likely the definition of
magnate?
D
a.
b.
c.
d.
To bring back to a more youthful
appearance
To put something out of its normal place
To fill with light
Someone who is very powerful,
especially in business
Review
Stem
Ject
Viv
Magn
Ver
Put
meaning
throw
live
mighty
true
think
Review
Stem
Ben
Son
Nov
Contra
Man
meaning
good
sound
new
against
hand
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