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Name _____________________________
Date ___________________

Root Words
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes

inter = between, among
per = through		ob = against
in = into
Root Words

nat = birth, born
ject = to throw
manu = hand
radic = root		lud = to play
liter = letter
viv = life
corpor = body


1. 
international inter- , _______________  +  nat , _______________  +  ional
2. 
interlude inter- , _______________  +  lud , _______________  +  e
3. 
object ob- , _______________  +  ject , _______________
4. 
literate liter , _______________  +  ate
5. 
manual manu , _______________  +  al
6. 
vivace viv , _______________  +  ace
7. 
percolate per- , _______________  +  colate
8. 
radical radic , _______________  +  al
9. 
incorporate in- , _______________  +  corpor , _______________  +  ate

Match each definition with a word.
1. 
_______________ a person who can read and write
2. 
_______________ pass through
3. 
_______________ arising from or going to the root
4. 
_______________ from or between other countries
5. 
_______________ form a corporation
6. 
_______________ a brief show (music or dance etc) performed between the sections of another performance
7. 
_______________ a small handbook
8. 
_______________ lively, in music
9. 
_______________ a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow



Answer Key
Name _____________________________
Date ___________________

Root Words
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes

inter = between, among
per = through		ob = against
in = into
Root Words

nat = birth, born
ject = to throw
manu = hand
radic = root		lud = to play
liter = letter
viv = life
corpor = body


1. 
international inter- ,   between,among    +  nat ,   birth,born    +  ional
2. 
interlude inter- ,   between    +  lud ,   to play    +  e
3. 
object ob- ,   against    +  ject ,   to throw  
4. 
literate liter ,   letter    +  ate
5. 
manual manu ,   hand    +  al
6. 
vivace viv ,   life    +  ace
7. 
percolate per- ,   through    +  colate
8. 
radical radic ,   root    +  al
9. 
incorporate in- ,   into    +  corpor ,   body    +  ate

Match each definition with a word.
1. 
 literate  a person who can read and write
2. 
 percolate  pass through
3. 
 radical  arising from or going to the root
4. 
 international  from or between other countries
5. 
 incorporate  form a corporation
6. 
 interlude  a brief show (music or dance etc) performed between the sections of another performance
7. 
 manual  a small handbook
8. 
 vivace  lively, in music
9. 
 object  a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow


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