My Stem Word Presentation By: Eric Hudson

Bi Bi means 2. Bi means 2. Ex. Bicycle Ex. Bicycle Bicycle means that a bike has 2 wheels. Bicycle means that a bike has 2 wheels. Ex. Bilingual Ex. Bilingual Bilingual is when you can speak 2 languages. Bilingual is when you can speak 2 languages. Hint two remember: bicycle Hint two remember: bicycle

Ante and Pre Ante means before Ante means before Example: Antecedent Example: Antecedent Meaning: To come before someone or something Meaning: To come before someone or something Hint to remember: antecedent Hint to remember: antecedent Example: pretest Example: pretest Meaning: Before a test Meaning: Before a test Hint: pretest Hint: pretest

Anti Anti means Against Anti means Against ex. Antidote ex. Antidote It’s a cure for poison. It’s a cure for poison. Hint to remember: anti and against start with an A. Hint to remember: anti and against start with an A.

Circum Circum Circum means around Circum means around Ex. Circumvent Ex. Circumvent It means that you try to find your way around a difficult problem. It means that you try to find your way around a difficult problem. Hint: circum has the same amount of letters that around has. Hint: circum has the same amount of letters that around has.

Com and Con Com and Con Com means together Com means together Example: Committee Example: Committee This means that people come together to either help themselves or other people. This means that people come together to either help themselves or other people. Hint: com together. Add an e to com and you get come together Hint: com together. Add an e to com and you get come together Con means together Con means together Example: Connect Example: Connect This mean is that something or someone is touching something or someone This mean is that something or someone is touching something or someone

Extra Extra means beyond Example: extraordinary Rare or unusual Hint: it’s a word and a stem.

Dis Dis Dis means away Dis means away Example: dismiss Example: dismiss Having the permission to leave Having the permission to leave Hint: leaving Hint: leaving

De De means down De means down Example: demolish Example: demolish When you completely crush somebody. (not literally) When you completely crush somebody. (not literally) Hint: demolish Hint: demolish

equi Equi means equal Example: equilateral When a shapes sides are all the same length Hint: equilateral

Intro Meaning: into Example: introduce Meaning: to bring something new to the table Example: introspection Meaning: examining someone thoughts or feelings

Inter Meaning: between Example: Intercept Meaning: to come in between the football and the person that is catching the ball and catch it.

Mis and Mal Meaning: bad Example: maladroit Meaning: a very bad disease. Example: maladjustment Meaning: a bad audible Meaning: bad Example: mistake Meaning: when you have a bad accident Example: misunderstanding When you don’t understand what someone is saying

intra Meaning: within Example: intramuscular Meaning: within a muscle Example: intrastate Meaning: something occurring within a state.

Sub Meaning: under Meaning: under Example: subway Example: subway Meaning: a train that goes underground Meaning: a train that goes underground Hint: underground Hint: underground

Non Meaning: not Meaning: not Example: nonstop Example: nonstop Meaning: Doing something and not stopping at it. Meaning: Doing something and not stopping at it. Hint: nonstop Hint: nonstop

Post Meaning: after Meaning: after Example: posttest Example: posttest Meaning: a test about something you learned over a time period. Meaning: a test about something you learned over a time period. Hint: posttest Hint: posttest

Semi Meaning: sub or half Meaning: sub or half Example: semimonthly Example: semimonthly Meaning: occurring more than once in a month Meaning: occurring more than once in a month Hint: monthly Hint: monthly

un ► Meaning: not ► Example: unstoppable ► Meaning: not able to be stopped ► Hint: unstoppable

tri ► Meaning: 3 ► Example: tricycle ► Meaning: a bike with 3 wheels ► Hint: 1 more than the meaning of bi.

Sym and Syn ► Meaning: together ► Example: symbol ► Meaning: a short name/word for a real name/word. ► Meaning: together ► Example: syncopate ► Meaning: to cut short ► Hint: symbol/cut

super ► Meaning: better/over ► Example: superior ► Meaning: when you are better that someone. ► Hint: better

ician Meaning: specialist Meaning: specialist Example: technician Example: technician Meaning: a person who is a specialist in technology. Meaning: a person who is a specialist in technology. Hint: technician Hint: technician

ard Meaning: always Meaning: always Example: coward Example: coward Meaning: to show fear Meaning: to show fear Hint: both start with A Hint: both start with A

cide Meaning: kill Meaning: kill Example: suicide Example: suicide Meaning: to kill yourself Meaning: to kill yourself Hint: both have 4 letters Hint: both have 4 letters

itis Meaning: inflammation Meaning: inflammation Example: arthritis Example: arthritis Meaning: When you have burning in the joints. Meaning: When you have burning in the joints. Hint: both start with I Hint: both start with I

archy Meaning: government Meaning: government Example: monarchy Example: monarchy Meaning: a type of government that has one person controlling Meaning: a type of government that has one person controlling Hint: SS Hint: SS

Meaning: same Example: homophone Meaning: 2 words that are the same Hint: both have 4 letters

 Meaning: look  Example: spectacular  Meaning: to look very great  Hint: spider-man

 Meaning: lead  Example: deduction  Meaning: to step down from leading  Hint: leader

 Meaning: to carry  Example: infer  Meaning: to find evidence  Hint: it’s my ferry little friend

 Meaning: hang  Example: depend  Meaning: to trust something/somebody  Hint: a friend

 Meaning: small  Example: microscope  Meaning: a tool for “zooming into” space  Hint: space

 Meaning: light  Example: photograph  Meaning: to take a picture  Hint: flash (the hero)

 Meaning: water  Example: hydrography  Meaning: the study of bodies of water  Hint: science

 Meaning: all  Example: panoply  Meaning: full suit of armor  Hint: iron man

 Meaning: 5  Example: pentathlon  Meaning: an event where you have to do 5 things.  Hint: sports

vid  Meaning: look  Example: video  Meaning: to record something  Hint: double “O”

omni  Meaning: all  Example: omnivore  Meaning: an animal that eats both meat and plants  Hint: everything nothronychus

Ex  Meaning: out  Example: exit  Meaning: to leave  Hint: exit

Poly  Meaning: many  Example: octagon  Meaning: An 8 sided polygon  Hint: both 4 letters

Tele  Meaning: far  Example: telephone  Meaning: to talk to a person from a far distance  Hint: phone

Re MMMMeaning: again EEEExample: redo MMMMeaning: to do something again HHHHint: one “E”

Hypo MMMMeaning: under EEEExample: hypothermia MMMMeaning: an peculiarly low body temperature HHHHint: starts with an peculiar letter

Pseudo MMMMeaning: false EEEExample: pseudonym MMMMeaning: a false name HHHHint: false word/stem

Neuro MMMMeaning: nerve EEEExample: neurologist MMMMeaning: a person who studies the nerve system HHHHint: starts with “N”

Tomy MMMMeaning: cut EEEExample: tonsillectomy MMMMeaning: the removal of tonsils HHHHint: both have “T”