1. Latin Root Jeopardy
Words Their Way 2012

2. Latin Root Jeopardy SPECT (to look) FORM (shape) PORT (to carry) TRACT
(draw or pull)
DICT
(to say, speak)
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3. One who watches; an onlooker spectator

4. SPECT 200
The prospect of good to come; anticipation expectation

5. SPECT 300
To regard with suspicion and mistrust suspect

6. SPECT 400
Verb: to esteem Noun: regard, deference Literally: to look again respect

7. SPECT 500
Looking around, watchful, prudent circumspect

8. FORM 100
One “form” or style of clothing such as is worn by nurses uniform

9. FORM 200
One who does not conform nonconformist

10. FORM 300
To form or make anew, to reclaim reform

11. FORM 400
To change into another substance, change of form transform

12. FORM 500
Disfigurement, spoiling the shape
deformity

13. PORT 100
Goods brought into a country from another country to be sold import

14. PORT 200
One who carries burdens for hire porter

15. PORT 300
To remove from one place to another transport

16. PORT 400
To give an account of report

17. PORT 500
A case for carrying loose papers portfolio

18. TRACT 100
Adjective: having power to attract; alluring; inviting attractive

19. TRACT 200
A powerful motor vehicle for pulling farm machinery, heavy loads, etc. tractor

20. TRACT 300
The power to grip or hold to a surface while moving, without slipping traction

21. TRACT 400
An agreement; literally, to draw together contract

22. TRACT 500
To take apart from the rest, to deduct subtract

23. DICT 100
A book containing the word of a language explained dictionary

24. DICT 200
A speaking against, a denial contradiction

25. DICT 300
A blessing often at the end of a worship service benediction

26. DICT 400
An order proclaimed by an authority edict

27. DICT 500
To charge with a crime indict

28. DAILY DOUBLE

29. Double Latin Root Jeopardy
CRED
(to believe)
DUCT
(to lead)
FER
(to bear, carry)
PRESS
(To press)
SPIR
(to breathe)
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30. CRED 200
a system of doing business by trusting that a person will pay at a later date for goods or services credit

31. CRED 400
A set of beliefs or principles creed

32. CRED 600
Unbelievable incredible

33. CRED 800
Verb: prefix meaning “not”; word means to damage the good reputation of discredit

34. CRED 1000
An adjective, prefix ac, word means officially recognized accredited

35. DUCT 200
A person who directs the performance of a choir or an orchestra conductor

36. DUCT 400
To train the mind and abilities of
educate

37. DUCT 600
To enroll as a member of a military service induct

38. DUCT 800
The formal presentation of one person to another introduction

39. DUCT 1000
An artificial channel carrying water across country aqueduct

40. FER 200
(Plants) able to bear fruit. (Animals) able or like to conceive young fertile

41. FER 400
To carry again; to submit to another for opinion refer

42. FER 600
To convey to another place, passed from one place to another transfer

43. FER 800
Endurance of pain; distress suffering

44. FER 1000
Cone bearing, as the fir tree coniferous

45. PRESS 200
A printing machine press

46. PRESS 400
Verb: to utter; Noun: any fast conveyance express

47. PRESS 600
To press against, to burden, to overpower oppress

48. PRESS 800
State of being “pressed down” or saddened depression

49. PRESS 1000
To put down, to prevent circulation suppress

50. SPIR 200
An immaterial intelligent being spirit

51. SPIR 400
To breathe out; to die expire

52. SPIR 600 To breathe through; to emit through the pores of the skin
perspire

53. SPIR 800
To breathe into; to instruct by divine influence inspire

54. SPIR 1000
To plot; to band together for an evil purpose conspire

55. DAILY DOUBLE

56. Source
Bear, D.R., Invernizzi, M. , Templeton, S., & Johnston, F. (2012). Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary and Spelling Instruction. Fifth Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education.