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Word Study & Vocabulary 4: Unit 10: Greek and Latin prefixes quadr-/quar-, quint-/pent-, oct-, dec-, cent- ©2010 Benchmark Education Company, LLC

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

centennial

centimeter

centipede

decimal

decimate

octave

octet

pentagon

percentage

quadrangle

quarter

quartet

quartile

quintessence

quintuplets

Word Cards (BLM 3)


Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Spelling Pattern SortParent Directions: Have your child read each word in the word bank and then write it in the correct category according to its prefix: quadr-/quar-, quint-/pent-, oct-, dec-, or cent-.

Word Bank

quintuple decathlon quart quadruped

decimeter octagon pentameter October

decade quadruple centigrade octopus

century centennial quintessential octave

quadr-/quar- quint-/pent- oct-

dec- cent-

Take-Home Activity (BLM 6)


Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Choose the WordDirections: Read the sentences and choose the word that is spelled correctly AND makes sense in the sentence. Write the correct word in the blank.

1. Of the five events in the __________________, Jane is best at swimming.

centennial quintennial pentathlon quadrathlon

2. Our social studies class is studying the history of the twentieth __________________.

decibel century centibel decury

3. Ms. Lopez thinks that she will be able to __________________ her earnings at her new job.

centimate centuple quintuple decimate

4. The children are looking forward to the winter break, which starts in __________________.

December octagon Centember quintagon

5. Sam found it difficult to read the map because he did not know what __________________

they were in. quadrant pentet quintet decrant

Directions: Read the sentences, choose the word from the word bank that best completes each sentence, and write the word in the blank.

Word Bank quadruplets October quadrennial octogenarian octagonal

6. The museum has an unusual __________________ room with paintings hung on all eight

sides.

7. Grandmother becomes an __________________ today, and we are going to celebrate her

eightieth birthday.

8. The parade is a __________________ event; if we miss it today we’ll have to wait another

four years.

9. The __________________ are impossible to tell apart when they wear the same clothes.

10. __________________ is Lisa’s favorite month because she loves dressing up for Halloween.

Classroom Activity (BLM 7)


Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Take a Nature Inventory Have you ever taken a nature inventory? This unique outdoor

investigation is something you can do almost anywhere with some very

simple equipment. First, locate an outdoor area that you want to learn

more about, such as a field or forest. Remember to get permission to take

inventory in the area you’ve chosen, if necessary.

To set up your nature inventory, simply use a long piece of rope and

wooden stakes to mark off a plot of land that is about twenty square feet.

As another option, you might wish to rope off a larger area and divide

it into quadrants; that way, you and three friends can each do your own

investigation and then compare your discoveries. If you’d like to do this,

consider including different features in each quadrant, such as a grassy field

in one quadrant and a bubbling stream in another quadrant.

To take your nature inventory, examine every last centimeter of your

square. Record all of the flora and fauna you find, from flowers and trees to

tadpoles and centipedes. If possible, complete a nature inventory for this

plot of land at least once during each quarter of the year. An inventory taken

in December will be very different from one taken in May or in October, and

you might learn some surprising things!

Reading Passage (BLM 9)

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Word Study & Vocabulary 4: Unit 10: Greek and Latin prefixes quadr-/quar-, quint-/pent-, oct-, dec-, cent- ©2010 Benchmark Education Company, LLCAnchor Chart (BLM 1)

Greek and Latin Number Prefixes quadr-/quar, quint-/pent-,

oct-, dec-, cent-

Prefix Meaning Example Words

quadr-/quar- four (4) quadruple, quartet

quint-/pent- five (5) quintet, pentameter

oct- eight (8) octet

dec- ten (10) decimal

cent- one hundred (100) centimeter


Word Study & Vocabulary 4: Unit 10: Greek and Latin prefixes quadr-/quar-, quint-/pent-, oct-, dec-, cent- ©2010 Benchmark Education Company, LLCCategory Cards (BLM 2)

quadr-/quar- quint-/pent-

oct- dec-

cent- four

five eight

ten one hundred



3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

centennial

centimeter

centipede

decimal

decimate

octave

octet

pentagon

percentage

quadrangle

quarter

quartet

quartile

quintessence

quintuplets

Word Cards (BLM 3)



4 4

4 4

4 4

4 4

4 4

4 4

4 4

4 4

bicentennial

centigrade

decade

decathlon

decimeter

octagon

octane

octopus

pentameter

quadruped

quadruple

quart

quintessential

quintet

Word Cards (BLM 4)



5 5

5 5

5 5

5 5

5 5

5 5

5 5

5 5

century

decagon

December

decibel

octagonal

October

octogenarian

pentathlon

percent

quadrant

quadrennial

quadruplets

quintillion

quintuple

Word Cards (BLM 5)



Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Spelling Pattern SortParent Directions: Have your child read each word in the word bank and then write it in the correct category according to its prefix: quadr-/quar-, quint-/pent-, oct-, dec-, or cent-.

Word Bank

quintuple decathlon quart quadruped

decimeter octagon pentameter October

decade quadruple centigrade octopus

century centennial quintessential octave

quadr-/quar- quint-/pent- oct-

dec- cent-




Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Choose the WordDirections: Read the sentences and choose the word that is spelled correctly AND makes sense in the sentence. Write the correct word in the blank.

1. Of the five events in the __________________, Jane is best at swimming.

centennial quintennial pentathlon quadrathlon

2. Our social studies class is studying the history of the twentieth __________________.

decibel century centibel decury

3. Ms. Lopez thinks that she will be able to __________________ her earnings at her new job.

centimate centuple quintuple decimate

4. The children are looking forward to the winter break, which starts in __________________.

December octagon Centember quintagon

5. Sam found it difficult to read the map because he did not know what __________________

they were in. quadrant pentet quintet decrant

Directions: Read the sentences, choose the word from the word bank that best completes each sentence, and write the word in the blank.

Word Bank quadruplets October quadrennial octogenarian octagonal

6. The museum has an unusual __________________ room with paintings hung on all eight

sides.

7. Grandmother becomes an __________________ today, and we are going to celebrate her

eightieth birthday.

8. The parade is a __________________ event; if we miss it today we’ll have to wait another

four years.

9. The __________________ are impossible to tell apart when they wear the same clothes.

10. __________________ is Lisa’s favorite month because she loves dressing up for Halloween.

Classroom Activity (BLM 7)



Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Choose the WordParent Directions: Have your child read the sentences and choose the word that is spelled correctly AND makes sense in the sentence. Have your child write the correct word in the blank.

1. We went to the aquarium on a school trip and saw a shark and an

__________________.

octave octopus quintave centopus

2. Mom’s favorite __________________ for music is the 1980s.

quadrer quarter centade decade

3. On the __________________ scale of temperature, water freezes at zero degrees.

quadrennial octigrade centennial centigrade

4. A cat is an example of a __________________ because it has four feet.

quadruped quadtet quartet octruped

5. We were able to __________________ the size of the plant by giving it lots of sun

and water.

quintimeter quadruple decimeter quaruple

Parent Directions: Have your child read the sentences, choose the word from the word bank that best completes each sentence, and write the word in the blank.

Word Bank

quintessential decathlon quintet quart pentameter

6. In the __________________, athletes must compete in ten different events.

7. A line of poetry written in __________________ contains five metrical feet.

8. Hector plays the clarinet in a woodwinds __________________.

9. To halve the recipe, we needed to know that there are four cups in a

__________________.

10. Sylvia is so dramatic and funny; she is the __________________ actress.




Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Take a Nature Inventory Have you ever taken a nature inventory? This unique outdoor

investigation is something you can do almost anywhere with some very

simple equipment. First, locate an outdoor area that you want to learn

more about, such as a field or forest. Remember to get permission to take

inventory in the area you’ve chosen, if necessary.

To set up your nature inventory, simply use a long piece of rope and

wooden stakes to mark off a plot of land that is about twenty square feet.

As another option, you might wish to rope off a larger area and divide

it into quadrants; that way, you and three friends can each do your own

investigation and then compare your discoveries. If you’d like to do this,

consider including different features in each quadrant, such as a grassy field

in one quadrant and a bubbling stream in another quadrant.

To take your nature inventory, examine every last centimeter of your

square. Record all of the flora and fauna you find, from flowers and trees to

tadpoles and centipedes. If possible, complete a nature inventory for this

plot of land at least once during each quarter of the year. An inventory taken

in December will be very different from one taken in May or in October, and

you might learn some surprising things!

Reading Passage (BLM 9)



Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Spelling Dictation

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Sentence

Spelling Dictation (BLM 10)



Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Spelling Peer CheckDirections: Work with a partner. Follow the directions from your teacher to use this BLM to write your spelling words.

Second Try (if needed)

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Spelling Peer Check (BLM 11)


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WordStudy 4 10 - Benchmark Education Companyblresources.benchmarkeducation.com/pdfs/G6U4W1_WS_BLMs.pdfquintessential decathlon quintet quart pentameter 6. In the _____, athletes must