1. Mrs. Pope 7th Grade Reading
Lesson 17
RED HOT ROOT WORDS
The Size of Things
Mrs. Pope
7th Grade Reading

2. Red Hot Root Words Prefixes Meaning Words You Already Know mega
large, great
megaphone
multi
many
multiply, multivitamin
poly
polygon
semi, hemi
half
semicircle

3. hemisphere
noun
half of the world or globe

4. hemisphere
Canada is in the located in the northern hemisphere.

5. megalith
noun
a large prehistoric stone monument

6. megalith
Stonehenge consists of several megaliths arranged in a circle.

7. megalopolis
noun
very large city or urban area

8. megalopolis
The Lost City of Atlantis is a megalopolis located somewhere on the ocean floor.

9. multifaceted adjective
having many facets, as in precious stones; having many talents

10. multifaceted
Leonardo da Vinci, with his many talents, was the ultimate multifaceted person.

11. multinational adjective
having interests in many foreign countries; many nations

12. multinational
The multinational force moved in to help bring peace to the region.

13. multitude
noun
a great number of people or things; a crowd

14. multitude
The multitude impatiently waited to be let inside the building.

15. polychromatic
adjective
having many colors

16. polychromatic
My Little Pony is polychromatic.

17. polytheistic
adjective
the belief in more than one religion or gods

18. polytheistic
The ancient Greeks had polytheistic religions with gods and goddesses for different forces in nature.

19. semimonthly
adjective
something happening twice a month

20. semimonthly
The baseball club met semimonthly on the first and third Monday.

21. semitransparent
adjective
partially allowing light to pass through

22. semitransparent
Only a small amount of light came through the semitransparent glass.

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