Labor & Lud/Lus

Match the following terms with their definitions.

• A root word that means work

• inter-

• A prefix that means between

• labor

• Root words that mean play or trick

• pre-

• A prefix that means with or together

• lud/lus

• A prefix that means before

• col-

Match the following terms with their definitions.

• usually referring to music played before an event

• interlude

• requiring much work or effort

• laborious

• working to create a careful plan with many details

• prelude

• to work with one or more people on a project

• elaborate

• usually referring to music played between acts of a play in the theatre

• collaborate

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The definition of ________ is "to conspire with others to deceive."

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The definition of ________ is "difficult to catch or grasp."

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The definition of ________ is "a false belief, resulting from the mind playing tricks."

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The definition of ________ is "to refer to another event or person in an indirect or playful manner."

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The definition of ________ is "to escape capture" (because they might be difficult to catch or grasp, like a similar vocab word!)

The creators of The Simpsons are (a)   to a very famous album by the Beatles called Abbey Road.

• alluding
• colluding
• collaborating
• eluding
• preluding

Collaborate and collude are something that you do.

Select the part of speech that matches that definition.

Laborious and elusive are descriptive words.

Select the part of speech that matches that definition.