Morphology Review Week 5 (Weeks 25-30 on pacing guide)

1. Which two words below use the Latin root -sist- in the same way as resistance?

• persistent

• disastrous

• assistive

• systematically

Which two words below use the Latin root  -stat- in the same way as stationary?

• fantastic

• distasteful

• statue

• statistically

Use your context clues to determine the meaning of the word persistent. The girl was persistent at trying to get a hold of customer service. She continued to call over and over until she got an answer.

• to give up

• to yell at someone

• to hold on

• to continue and follow through

Which two words below use the Latin root  -puls- in the same way as impulse?

• repulsive

• pullover

• expulsion

• pulley

Which two words below use the Latin root  -pet- in the same way as repetitive?

• carpet

• perpetual

• petition

• puppet

What does the word propellant mean? Use your knowledge of prefixes and suffixes to determine the meaning.

• A thing that stops

• A thing that pushes forward

• A thing that goes fast

• A thing that goes slow

Which two words below use the Greek root  -phon- in the same way as headphones?

• triumphant

• homophone

• symphony

• epiphany

Which two words below use the Latin root  -duct- in the same way as productive?

• doctorate

• postdoctoral

• deduction

• misconduct

What does polyphonic mean?

• multiple sounds

• one sound

• a sound made by vibration

• a sound made by one instrument

1. Which two words below use the Greek root tele in the same way as telephone?

• telegraph

• gateless

• television

• platelets