English 1 Weekly Vocab

Week 1 – Define the following termsUse Webster.com or Webster app & use the first

definition.

▪ commemorate

▪ eulogy

▪predator

▪ sustenance

▪dire

▪ immortality

▪Quarry: one that is sought or pursued

▪ vital

▪ epitaph

▪ longevity

Week 1 – Match each term to its definition

1. commemorate

2. eulogy

3. predator

4. sustenance

5. dire

6. immortality

7. quarry

8. vital

9. epitaph

10. longevity

A. to do something special in order to remember and honor

B. extremely important

C. the quality or state of someone or something that will never die or be forgotten

D. a speech that praises someone who has died

E. something written or said in memory of a dead person

F. very bad : causing great fear or worry

G. one that preys, destroys, or devours

H. one that is sought or pursued

I. something that keeps someone or something alive

J. the length of time that something or someone lasts or continues

Select the letter of the answer that best completes each sentence.

1. A eulogy probably would not contain ______.

a. stories about good things the person had done diedb. an excerpt from a poem the person had written c. a detailed description of how the persond. reasons why the person will be remembered

2. An example of sustenance is ______.

a. a bouquet of flowers b. a loaf of bread c. movies on videotaped. toothpaste

3. A person’s epitaph would probably contain ______.

a. the person’s street address b. photographs from a recent vacation c. the person’s baseball card collection

d. the person’s birth date

4. You could commemorate someone by ______.

a. ignoring all of the person’s faults b. taking the person out for lunch c. telling the person why you like him or herd. dedicating a building in the person’s honor

5. A predator would probably not be very successful if it ______.

a. was much weaker than its prey b. could move very fast c. was able to hide itself and remain very still d. had large and powerful jaws

commemorate eulogy predator sustenancedire immortality quarry vitalepitaph Longevity

to do something special in order to

remember and honor

a speech that praises someone who has died

one that preys, destroys, or devours

something that keeps someone or something alive

very bad : causing great fear or worry

the quality or state of someone or something that will never die or be forgotten

one that is sought or pursued

extremely important

something written or said in memory of a dead person

the length of time that something or someone lasts or continues

Week 2 – Prefixes & SuffixesWrite the prefix/suffix & draw a picture to describe

it.▪ Im-:not, in, within, into

▪ dis-/non-/im-/in-/ir-/un-: not

▪ -ous: having, full of, identified by

▪ Ex-: beyond, away from, without

▪ -ist: a doer or follower of something

▪ -able/-ible: able, capable

of

▪ Pre-:before

▪ Post-:after

▪ Mid-:Middle, during

▪ Circu-, Circum-: Around

▪ Trans-: Across or beyond

▪ Sub-:under

▪ Inter-:among or between

Nouns Adjectives

Verbs Adverbs

Write an example with definition using 5 of

the prefixes & suffixes.

For Example:

Gracious: very polite in a way that shows respect.

Use the grammar lesson from

Tuesday and 8 examples from the

vocab words to write a story

entitled, "The Not!"

Videre – to seeMille - LatinCrux - LatinHydr, hydro – GreekViv, vit, vita - Latindic/dict - Latinclaim/clam - LatinSpir - Latincede, ceed, cess - Latin

Week 3 – Greek & Latin RootsDefine the following root words

▪ Videre - Latin

▪Mille - Latin

▪ Crux - Latin

▪ Hydr, hydro – Greek

▪ Viv, vit, vita - Latin

▪ dic/dict - Latin

▪ claim/clam - Latin

▪ Spir - Latin

▪ cede, ceed, cess - Latin

https://www.learnthat.org/pages/view/roots.htmlhttp://www.myvocabulary.com/dir-root-root_master#D

http://www.macroevolution.net/root-word-dictionary.html#.UvownfldVFM

Write a word using each of

the root words.

Define each word.

In The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Mitty is both a hero and a victim.

Do you agree with this opinion? Give a suitable reason for your answer.

This is a SHORT ANSWER QUESTION. Keep it to a few short, yet complete senctences.

Week 4- Word Families

A word family is made up of words that have a common origin or root. Many words in the English language trace their roots to Greek or Latin. The vocabulary words in this lesson belong to two

Latin word families—claudere, meaning “to close,” and

strictus, meaning “to bind.” All of the vocabulary words are related to the theme of facing limitations.

cloister enclosure preclude

strainclose

exclude

restrict stricture

constricting exclusion