Abbreviations and affixes — use the words
Student sheet · Grade 7 · Lesson 9
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Name ______________________________ Date ______________
Prove the meaning from words you already know.
1. MATCH
Draw a line from each academic word to the everyday word that means about the same.
inter- — ________________
trans- — ________________
counter- — ________________
multi- — ________________
anti- — ________________
post- — ________________
semi- — ________________
-ology — ________________
-ity — ________________
e.g. — ________________
2. CHOOSE
Fill each gap with the right word. Word bank: counter-, e.g., inter-, multi-, post-, trans-.
Word bank: counter-, e.g., inter-, multi-, post-, trans-.
________ational trade grew.
________ort moves goods across land.
He made a ________argument.
A ________ultural city.
The ________war period.
Some plants, ________ cactus, need little water.
3. FRAME
Finish each sentence.
Because ___, the inter- ___.
We use inter- when ___.
Write the whole sentence, not just the missing word.
4. PRODUCE
Write your own sentences using the academic words. Target: 4 paragraphs. A + means more than one sentence in that slot. You may use the frame for two of your three. Try the third without it.
inter-
trans-
counter-
multi-
anti-
post-
semi-
-ology
-ity
e.g.