L9 LATIN ROOTS 1
SPELLING FOCUS – Many words are made up of Latin roots. The root fer means “carry,” struct means “build,” and sens or sent means “feel.”
- transfer – Ann will transfer to another school.
- different – The land and sky are different colors.
- conference – Ty had a conference with the teacher.
- construction – The house construction took six weeks.
- instructor – The math instructor teaches algebra.
- reconstruct – We had to reconstruct the tree house.
- sensational – The athlete’s feat was sensational.
- resentment – He felt resentment after being fired.
- sensitivity – Kay has a sensitivity to poison ivy.
- consent – Lea got her dad’s consent for the trip.
- fertilize – The farmer must fertilize the fields.
- preferred – Zoe preferred basketball to soccer.
- referral – Mr. Van gave us a referral to a tutor.
- inference – I made an inference from the facts.
- destructive – That weapon is very destructive.
- obstruction – We came to an obstruction on the road.
- structural – A house fire caused structural damage.
- sensibility – A painter has artistic sensibility.
- consensus – The committee reached a consensus.
- sensitize – The disease may sensitize your skin.
CHALLENGE WORDS
- preferential
- differentiate
- indestructible
- insensitive
- sentimental
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