1. Word Stems – Lesson Four

2. BEN = good Benefit A benefit is a good thing.

3. BEN = good Benevolence Benevolence is a feeling of charity and good will.

4. BEN = good Benediction A benediction is a good saying, or a blessing. What does dict mean?

5. SON = sound Song A song is a sound with melody.

6. SON = sound Unison Speaking in unison is speaking with one sound. What does uni mean?

7. SON = sound Dissonance Dissonance is a clashing noise. (away from sound) What does dis mean?

8. NOV = new Innovation An innovation is a new idea.

9. NOV = new Novice A novice is someone who is new at something.

10. NOV = new Novelty A novelty is something new and different.

11. CONTRA = against Contrast A contrasting color stands out against another color.

12. CONTRA = against Contrary If you are being contrary, you are going against what others want.

13. CONTRA = against Contradict If you contradict someone, you go against what they are saying. What does dict mean?

14. MAN = hands Manicure A manicure is beauty treatment for your hands.

15. MAN = hands Maneuver You need your hands to maneuver a car.

16. MAN = hands Manual Manual labor is work done by hand.

17. JECT = throw Eject If you are ejected from the game, you are thrown out of it.

18. JECT = throw Interject If you interject into a conversation, you throw your remark between their comments. What does inter mean?

19. JECT = throw Dejection If you feel dejected, you feel thrown down.

20. VIV = life Vivacious Someone who is vivacious is very lively.

21. VIV = life Survive Struggling to survive is struggling to live.

22. VIV = life Revive If you are unconscious and are revived, you come to life again. What does re mean?

23. MAGN = mighty Magnificent Something magnificent is great and mighty.

24. MAGN = mighty Magnify If you magnify something you make it larger and more mighty.

25. MAGN = mighty Magnitude If something has magnitude, it is very mighty.

26. VER = true Verify To verify something is to check it to see if it is true.

27. VER = true Verdict A verdict is the jury’s decision of truth in a trial

28. VER = true Very If you say the rose is very red, you are emphasizing how true your statement is.

29. PUT = think Input If you give your input, you are saying what you think.

30. PUT = think Reputation Your reputation is what others think of you.

31. PUT = think Dispute If you are having a dispute, you are thinking away from one another. What does dis mean?

32. Based on what you learned about stems, what is most likely the definition of sonorous? a. To give off a vapor or a gas b. Producing loud, rich sounds c. A star that becomes brighter d. To cut apart piece by piece B

33. Based on what you learned about stems, what is most likely the definition of magnate? a. To bring back to a more youthful appearance b. To put something out of its normal place c. To fill with light d. Someone who is very powerful, especially in business D

34. Review Stemmeaning JectVivMagnVerPut throw live true mighty think

35. Review Stemmeaning BenSonNovContraMan good sound against new hand

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