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Name ________________________________________________________________________ Period ____________

Vocabulary From Latin and Greek Roots

Unit 12 _____/50

CAPITA
Latin CAPUT, CAPITIS, _________________________________________________________

capitalize: __________________________________________________________________________________________

decapitate: _________________________________________________________________________________________

ORA
Latin OS, ORIS, __________________________________________________________________
oral: _________________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________
oratory: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
oration: _____________________________________________________________________________________________

MAN, MANU
Latin MANUS, ____________________________________________________________________

manufacture: _______________________________________________________________________________________

manual: ______________________________________________________________________________________________

emancipate: _________________________________________________________________________________________

LING
Latin LINGUA, ____________________________________________________________________

multilingual: __________________________________________________________________________________________

linguistic: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 1: Complete the sentence in a way that shows you understand the
meaning of the italicized vocabulary word.

1. In order capitalize on the good weather this year, the farmers _______________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. The rubber company has a license to manufacture things like __________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Because she came from multilingual family, Rose _________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. We studied the linguistic features of Spanish in order to _______________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Pam had to take an oral Japanese examination, so she practiced ________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. When the low-flying helicopter decapitated the statue __________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. The Senator’s oration made everyone in the audience ____________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. None of the students liked the classroom’s manual pencil sharpener because __________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9. The prisoners on the island hoped they would be emancipated by ______________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. In order to understand the art of oratory, you have to know things like _____________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise II. Fill in the blank with the best word from the choices below. One
word will not be used.

oration manual multilingual manufacture

1. Once Craig had his shop in working order, he was able to ______________________________
several hundred small clay statues a day.

2. The members of the audience were so moved by the President’s
__________________________________ that they stood up and applauded.

3. The instructional video, which was in Spanish, French, and Chinese subtitles, was made for
a(n) ___________________________ audience.

oral manual linguistic multilingual

4. Researchers are studying the ________________________________ patterns of babies to find out
how we learn to talk.

5. Many of the country’s myths were not written down, but remained in
__________________________________ form.

6. When the surgeon’s complicated instrument stopped working, he had to use a
_______________________________________ technique in which he held the patient’s heart with his
fingertips.

decapitates capitalize emancipated oratory manual

7. The wasp first ____________________________________ the caterpillar, then devours the headless
body.

8. Schoolboys in ancient Rome studied ___________________________________ in preparation for the
speeches they would someday make.

9. Once they had been ________________________________ from their cruel master, the former
servants headed for the city.

10. Because Sarah did not ____________________________ on her tax refund, she has very little
money this year.

Exercise III. Choose the set of words that best completes the sentence.

1. Joey decided to _______________________ on his ________________________ knowledge by taking a
job in language study.
a. decapitate; oral
b. capitalize; linguistic
c. manufacture; multilingual
d. emancipate; linguistic

2. Teresa was _______________________, having grown up in France, Japan, and England, and she
could easily pass ___________________________ and written exams in various languages.
a. linguistic; oral
b. multilingual; oral
c. oral; manual
d. manual; oral

3. The ___________________ farm tool was easier to use that the electric one, but it was also
more dangerous; if handled the wrong way, it could ____________________ a person.
a. multilingual; decapitate
b. linguistic; emancipate
c. oral; manufacture
d. manual; decapitate

4. Some colleges focus on subjects like writing, ___________________________ and acting, while
other school teach students how to __________________________ and sell products for profit.
a. linguistics; emancipate
b. oratory; manufacture
c. capitalization; decapitate
d. oratory; decapitate

5. In his very powerful and emotional ____________________________, the reverend said that all
people should be ______________________ from the bonds of injustice.
a. oration; emancipated
b. linguistics; decapitated
c. decapitation; manufactured
d. oration; manufactured

Exercise IV. Complete the sentence by inferring information about the
italicized word from its context.

1. If the bicycle mechanic pointed out a malfunction in the brakes on your bike, your likely
response would be to __________________________________________________________________________________
2. A quick review of the linguistic study might help Arthur if he _______________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. If Henri decides to capitalize on his family’s good reputation in the community, he may
do things like ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise V. Fill in the blank with the word from the Unit that best completes
the sentence, using the root we supply as a clue. Then, answer the questions
that follow the paragraph.

1. _________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________

1. The best title for this essay would be
a. “Fight for your Beliefs.”
b. “Believe in the Power of Words.”
c. “Frederick Douglass: What Words Can Do.”
d. “Slavery: The Struggle to Abolish It.”

2. Once Frederick Douglass got to the North,
a. he became inspired by a newspaper called the Liberator.
b. he became a speaker for the antislavery movement.
c. he influenced Abraham Lincoln.
d. All of the above

3. The essay explains that
a. reading was unlawful for slaves.
b. Frederick Douglass wanted to get back at his master for not letting him read.
c. Frederick Douglass thought his mistress should have continued teaching him.
d. All of the above

4. This essay illustrates that
a. education is priceless.
b. trouble in life can spur a person on to greater things.
c. things take time.
d. All of the above

Exercise VI. Drawing on your knowledge of roots and words in context, read
the following selection on pg. 77 and define the italicized words. If you cannot
figure out the meaning of the words on your own, look them up in the dictionary.
Note that mission means “sent, released.”

manumission: ________________________________________________________________________________________________

lingo: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________