Exploring the Roots of Mis and Mit in Vocabulary

The video tutorial explores Latin and Greek root words, focusing on 'miss' or 'mitt' meaning 'send'. It explains various words derived from these roots, such as 'mission', 'missive', 'emit', 'missionary', 'dismiss', 'commit', 'remit', and 'admit'. Each word is broken down into its components, providing definitions and examples of usage. The tutorial concludes with a discussion on the word 'intermittent'.

What does the root 'Miss' or 'Mitt' mean?

• To make

• To send

• To write

• To open

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

What is a 'mission'?

• A place to live

• A book

• A type of missile

• A task one is sent to do

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CCSS.L.5.5C

What does 'admit' mean in the context of sending?

• To deny entry

• To send away

• To ignore

• To allow entry

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CCSS.L.5.5C

What is a 'missionary'?

• A person sent on a religious mission

• A type of mission

• A place where missions start

• A book about missions

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does 'dismiss' mean?

• To gather together

• To send into a cause

• To accept into a group

• To send away

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does 'commit' involve?

• Sending for

• Sending out

• Sending into a cause

• Sending back

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does 'remit' mean?

• To send back

• To hold onto

• To destroy

• To create

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does 'admit' mean in the context of an agreement?

• To send away

• To exclude

• To send into a place or agreement

• To argue against

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CCSS.L.5.5C

What does 'intermittent' mean?

• Never happening

• Happening now and then

• Happening in a fixed pattern

• Happening continuously

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4