Word Within the Word

List 8

Stem 1

• Sed: sit• Examples:• Sediment: material that sits at

the bottom of a liquid• Sedentary: requires much

sitting

Stem 2• Leg: read• Examples: • Legible: possible to

read

Stem 3• anim: mind• Example:• animated- movement of

the mind/thing

Stem 4• Tort: twist• Examples:• Contorted: twisted out of

shape• Distort: twisted out of focus

Stem 5

•Nym: name•Examples:•Pseudonym- false name for a person

Samuel Clements

Mark Twain

Dr. Seuss = theodore Giesuel

Stem 7• Meta: change• Example:• Metamorphosis: change from

one shape to another

Stem 8

• Petr: rock• Examples:• Petrify: when item

turns into rock

Stem 9• Mir: wonder• Examples: • Miracle: an amazing or

wonderful happening• Mirage: wonder if it is real

Stem 10• Man: hand• Examples:• Manicure: care of the hands

and nails• Manual: doing it with your

hands

Stem 11

• Rect: right• Examples:• Correct: to make right• Rectangle- having right

angles

Stem 12

• Volv: roll• Example:• Revolve: to turn or roll on

an axis

Stem 13• Demi: half• Examples:• Demigod: a half god, half

human• Demitasse: small cup for

serving espresso

Stem 14• Retro: backward• Examples:• Retroactive: backward to the

start• Retrospect: a looking back on

things past

Stem 15

• Sens: feel• Examples:• Sensitive- feelings are very

acute

Stem 16

• Fy: make• Examples:• Fortify: to make strong• Rectify: to make right

Stem 17

• Ocul: eye• Examples:• Binocular: eye glasses to look

through• Ocular: relating to the eye

Stem 18• Cur: care for• Examples:• Cure: care for the illness• Curator: one who cares for

a museum

Stem 19• Ultra: beyond• Examples:• Ultraviolet: beyond the visible

spectrum• Ultraconservative:

conservative to an extreme

Stem 20• Oid: appearance• Examples:• Android: appearance of a

man• Asteroid: appearance of a

star

Stem 21• Gest: carry• Examples:• Gestation: pregnancy

Stem 22• Apt: fit• Examples:• Adapt: to make to fit

Stem 23• Tact: touch• Example:• Tactile: able to be touched• Contact- to touch

Stem 24• Voc: voice• Examples:• Vocal: relating to the

voice

Stem 25• Rid: laugh• Example:• Ridicule: to laugh at• Ridiculous- laughable