📚 Part 1: Prefix and Root Word Meanings

1. Match each prefix or root word with its meaning:

1. im-

2. ex-

3. migr

4. tele-

5. milli-

A. one thousand

B. to move

C. out of, from

D. not, into

E. far, distant

2. Circle the correct meaning for each root word:

terr means:

earth, land

water

air

cess/cede means:

to run

to go, yield

to see

🔤 Part 2: Word Building

3. Complete these words by adding the correct prefix or root:

a) ______possible (not possible)

b) ______port (to carry out)

c) ______phone (device for distant communication)

d) ______metre (one thousandth of a metre)

e) ______itory (relating to land/earth)

4. Build words using the root "migr" (to move):

5. Create three words using "cess" or "cede":

✅ Part 3: Word Recognition

6. Check all the words that contain the prefix "ex-":

export

import

exclude

include

exit

enter

7. Which words contain the root "tele"? Check all that apply:

telephone

television

telescope

terrible

telegraph

📝 Part 4: Definitions and Usage

8. Write the meaning of these words based on their prefixes and roots:

a) immigrant: ________________________________

b) secede: ___________________________________

c) territory: _________________________________

d) millennium: _______________________________

9. Use each word in a sentence:

exclude:

process:

emigrate:

🎯 Part 5: Word Analysis

10. Break down these words into their parts and explain their meanings:

Example: impossible = im (not) + possible = not possible

a) telephone = _______ + _______ = _________________

b) millimetre = _______ + _______ = _________________

c) territory = _______ + _______ = _________________

d) recession = _______ + _______ = _________________

11. Create a word family tree for the root "migr":

12. Explain the difference between "emigrate" and "immigrate":

🌟 Part 6: Challenge Questions

13. Think of two more words that use each prefix or root:

se- (apart, away):

e- (out, from):

14. Write a short paragraph using at least 5 words from today's lesson:

Root Words and Prefixes

Root Words and Prefixes

📚 Part 1: Prefix and Root Word Meanings

🔤 Part 2: Word Building

✅ Part 3: Word Recognition

📝 Part 4: Definitions and Usage

🎯 Part 5: Word Analysis

🌟 Part 6: Challenge Questions

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