STEMS/ROOTs and Meanings U 1 & 2

Match the following

• pull

• tract

• foot

• therm

• eight

• ped

• heat

• mega

• large

• octa/octo

Match the following

• weight

• dec

• time

• man/manu

• hand

• pond

• ten

• chron

• one

• uni

Match the following

• weight

• pond

• heat

• ped

• feet

• therm

• eight

• chron

• time

• octa/octo

A polygon with eight angles and eight sides

• manicure

• megaphone

• octagon

• ponder

a device that makes sound louder and go further

• megaphone

• pedometer

• megabyte

• preponderance

a device that measures the number of steps taken by walking

• octad

• pedometer

• pedestrian

• octogenarian

a greater amount or weight of something

• manipulate

• pedestal

• ponder

• preponderance

to handle or move something with your hands

• manipulate

• manicure

• manual

• manuscript

to think about something carefully

• ponder

• preponderance

• ponderosa

• correspond

a person in their late 80's

• octogenarian

• octagon

• octant

• octopus