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Vocabulary/Spelling #16 Test on March 11, 2011 Suffix to study: -ment which means action, state of, result of Notice that -ment turns words (usually verbs) into nouns.
1. government gov - ern - ment Extra credit: “Govern” comes from a Latin word meaning “to steer” as in steering a ship.
2. equipment e – quip – ment Extra credit: “Equip” comes from an Old Norse (Scandinavia/Norwegian) word meaning “ship” because it originally had to do with fitting out (preparing everything needed for) a ship. 3. environment en-vi-ron-ment Extra credit: “En” means “in.” “Viron” comes from “around, circle, turn.”
4. amendment a-mend-ment Extra credit: “Amend” means to “correct, or to free from fault.” (It has “mend” in it.) Do you know about any of the amendments to the Constitution of the United States?
New Spelling Assignment:
Vocabulary/Spelling #17 Test on March 18, 2011 Prefix to study: re- which means again
1. receive Extra credit: capere to take Receive = "to take again"
“i before e except after c”2. review Extra credit: vidēre, to see Review = "to see again"
3. revise Extra credit: vidēre, to see Revise = "to see again"
4. revoke Extra credit: vocāre to call Revoke = "to call again"
Vocabulary/Spelling #16 Test on March 11, 2011
Vocabulary/Spelling #17 Test on March 18, 2011
Prefix to study: re- which means again
“i before e except after c”
2. review Extra credit: vidēre, to see Review = "to see again"
3. revise Extra credit: vidēre, to see Revise = "to see again"
4. revoke Extra credit: vocāre to call Revoke = "to call again"
