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Mr. Johnson 7th Grade ELA |
7th ELA StemsStudy your stems! Current Stems: lun- moon (lunar, circumlunar, lunatic) phon- sound (telephone, cacophony, dictaphone) mis - hate (misanthropic, misogynist, misery) spir- breathe (respiratory, perspiration) ject- throw (eject, reject, project) Past Stems: trans- across (transportation, transfer, Transatlantic) duc/duct- lead (producer, conductor, deductive) capit- head (decapitation, captain, recapitulate) greg- group (congregation, gregarious, egregious) aqua- water (aquatic, aquamarine, aquarium) astro- star (astrology, astronomical, astronaut) chron- time (chronological, chronicle, chronic, chronometer) poly- many (polygon, polytheistic, polygamy) intra- within (intrastate, intracellular, intervenously) ic/ical- having the characteristics of (heroic, allergic, frantic, statisical) proto- first (prototype, protoplasm, protogenitor) gen- origin (genetics, gene, protogenitor) intro- into (intruder, introduction, introvert, introspective) ver-truth (verify, aver, veracious, verdict) super-over (supercede, superb, superior) matri-mother (matricide, matron, maternity) phyt-plant (phytography, phytologist) cred-believe (credibility, discredit, incredible) ness-quality (kindness, redness, stillness) frater-brother (fraternity, fraternize, fraternal) omni-all (omipotent, omnivore, omniscient) eco-house (ecosystem, economy, ecology) zo-animal (zoology, zoo, Mesozoic) corp-body (corpulent, incorporeal, corporation) muta-change (immutable, mutant, mutagen) pater/patri-father (patronize, paternal, patriarch)
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