1.3-Bell-ringers, Etymology Activity

January 3, 2018                                                                      Mr. Spivy

Bell-ringer: Directions—write the sentences and then define the underlined words using context clues and prior knowledge.

1. Even though we had practiced for weeks, our presentation was a fiasco, not a success.

2. The fishmonger sold us three grouper and nine trout for ten dollars.

3. Her temperature fluctuated throughout the night—it was never consistent.

4. Because he is frugal, my father buys all of his clothes at Goodwill and uses coupons.

5. The gamester lost all of his money playing poker.

Spelling Activity
Directions: Write down the spelling word for each of the clues below. Make sure you spell each word correctly. Do this on your own sheet of paper.

1.     This word, from Old French, is the opposite of “tranquility.”

2.     Adverb form of a word meaning “clandestine.”

3.     Derived from a Medieval Latin word meaning “to a point.”

4.     This word is the combination of a prefix that has negative force on the word and a word meaning capable of speaking

5.     Comes from a medieval Latin word meaning “to look closely at”

6.     Contains a suffix that transforms verbs to nouns, means “tenant”

7.     Means “to come to understand absent any reasoning”

8.     Root word is the Latin word for “worthy”

9.     In falconry, it means “untamed;” in all other instances, it means gaunt or wild

10.                        A Latin derived word meaning “to enslave”

11.                        Derives from the Greek word for “hidden”

12.                        Antonym of the word unusual

13.                        Adverb form of a word that is opposite of a word meaning “capable of producing the desired effect”

14.                        Word that means to reduce to powder

15.                        Antonym of one of the other spelling words