1. Word Study Lesson 9 Latin bases Serv,Servat = “save, keep, serve”

2. Most of you will recognize such words as serve, servant, and service. You may have even encountered the words serf and servitude in history lessons. The Latin noun servus means “slave,” referring to a person who “serves” a master.

3. Serv and servat have two different meanings so they produce words with a variety of meanings. By focusing on this, we will better understand that the same word can have multiple meanings. The meanings often depend of the context in which the word is being used. For example, to make reservations at a restaurant is to “keep” a table “back” for yourself, but to have reservations about doing something is to feel doubts that “keep” you “back.”

4. Use these clues to figure out the two meanings of serv, servat. A life preserver can save the life of someone drowning. The job of a waiter or waitress of to serve food to customers.

5. Can you and your partner figure out which of these serv, servat words means “save, keep” and which means “serve”? Join the armed services Strawberry preserves Wildlife conservation Reserve a library book Serve a meal

6. 1. reserve Prefix Base wordMeaning Re Again Serv Save To save something for yourself again. I need to reserve some seats to that we will have a place to sit during the performance.

7. 2. conserve Prefix Base wordMeaning Con Together Serv Keep To keep resources together. You need to conserve your energy since you have an important game this afternoon.

8. 3. servile Prefix Base word Meaning Serv Serve Characteristic of one who serves (a slave) Even today, according to the UN, 200 million people work in servile conditions throughout the globe.

9. 4. preserves Prefix Base wordMeaning Pre Before Serv Keep To keep fruit before it spoils. My granny used to make the best strawberry preserves.

10. 5. conservation Prefix Base wordMeaning Con Together Servat Save Keeping resources together I would like to travel to a wildlife conservation in Africa and see the gorillas.

11. 6. subservient Prefix Base wordMeaning Sub Under Serv Serve To serve under a boss or master Before the Civil War, slaves had to be subservient to their masters.

12. 7. reservoir Prefix Base wordMeaning Re Again Serv Keep An artificial lake that keeps water for use again During the summer, when there is very little rain, the reservoir can get dangerously low.

13. 8. observatory PrefixBase wordSuffixMeaning Serv Keep Tory Place A place to keep a close watch on something. Some brave scientist chose to place an observatory on top of a volcano so that they could study it before it erupts.

14. 9. servitude Prefix Base wordMeaning Serv Serve The condition in which one serves another Southern plantation owners relied on the servitude of purchased people for their crops to thrive, and make money.

15. 10. unreserved Prefix Base wordMeaning Un Not Re Again Serv Keep Not able to keep something again for yourself We are not going to be able to make it to dinner on time; we need to call and make sure our table gets unreserved.