August 23, 2026

Word	Root	Meaning
Genetic	gen	birth, origin, or produce
Paragraph	graph	write, draw, or record
Predict	dict	say or speak
Uncountable	count	calculate, reckon, or tell
Airport	port	carry, gate, or harbor
Dictator	dict	say or speak
Admit	mit / miss	send or let go
Photon	phot / photo	light
Kilobyte	byte	data unit (prefixed by kilo = thousand)
Megapixel	pixel	picture element (prefixed by mega = million/large)

B) Derived Words

Words derived from each specified root:

Phone (meaning: sound) * Telephone, Microphone, Phonetics
Temp (meaning: time) * Temporary, Contemporary, Tempo
Alter (meaning: other) * Alternate, Alternative, Alteration
Therm (meaning: heat) * Thermometer, Thermal, Thermostat
Pater (meaning: father) * Paternal, Patriarchy, Patriot
Mono (meaning: one) * Monologue, Monopoly, Monotone
Aqua (meaning: water) * Aquarium, Aquatic, Aqueduct
Cent (meaning: hundred) * Century, Percentage, Centimeter
Voc (meaning: to call) * Vocal, Vocabulary, Advocate
Act (meaning: to move / do) * Action, Activity, Actor
Multi (meaning: many) * Multiply, Multilingual, Multicolored
Astra (meaning: star) * Astronomy, Astronaut, Asteroid

Exercises (Page No. 53 – 55)

A) Sentence Word Analysis

#	Sentence & Word	Prefix	Root	Suffix	Meaning Breakdown
1	Salman watched a preview of the movie.	pre-	view	—	pre (before) + view (see)
2	Don’t be so childish!	—	child	-ish	child + ish (like a child)
3	The magician made the pigeon disappear.	dis-	appear	—	dis (away/not) + appear (come into sight)
4	Ayub supervised the correction of the answer scripts.	—	correct	-ion	correct (right) + ion (the act of making right)
5	Radhika asked the actress for her autograph.	auto-	graph	—	auto (self) + graph (writing)
6	Vaishnavi is always methodical in her work.	—	method	-ical	method + ical (done in an ordered way)
7	The biology lab has a microscope.	bio- micro-	log scope	-y —	bio (life) + logy (study of) micro (small) + scope (see)
8	Good temper goes hand in hand with happiness and contentment.	— —	happy content	-ness -ment	happy + ness (state of being happy) content + ment (state of being satisfied)
9	The airport grounded flights due to low visibility.	— —	air + port visible	— -ity	Compound word (air + port) visible (see) + ity (state of)
10	I stood on a balcony overlooking the park.	over-	look	-ing	over (above) + look + -ing
11	Himesh’s story was unbelievable.	un-	believe	-able	un (not) + believe + -able
12	Chandan removed the item from the box.	re-	move	-ed	re (again) + move + -ed (past tense)
13	One should not dress informally in office.	in-	formal	-ly	in (not) + formal + -ly (manner)
14	Tata Motors manufactures cars.	manu-	fact	-ure(s)	manu (hand) + fact (make) + -ures
15	He contradicts everything she says.	contra-	dict	-s	contra (against) + dict (speak) + -s
16	Rithika has a postgraduate degree.	post-	graduate	—	post (after) + graduate
17	I am reading a biography.	bio-	graph	-y	bio (life) + graph (write) + -y
18	Sylvia says she can predict the future.	pre-	dict	—	pre (before) + dict (speak)

B) Fill in the blanks by modifying the words in the brackets as instructed.

1. He wants to unfriend me on Facebook. (friend)

Un (prefix) + friend(root)

2. She underestimated her strength. (estimate)

Under (prefix) + estimate (root) +ed(past)

3. Our team won the hockey championship. (champion)

champion (root) + ship (suffix)

4. It is illegal to kill endangered animals. (legal)

il (prefix) + legal (root)

5. She was given a handful of sweets. (hand)

Hand (root) + ful (suffix)

6. You need a combination of hard work and determination to succeed. (combine)

Combine (root) + ation (suffix)

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📘 Vocabulary Building – MCQs

(Prefix, Suffix, Root Words – Based on your textbook)

🔹 Section A: Root Words

1. What is the root of the word genetic?

A. gene
B. gen
C. get
D. net
Answer: B

2. The root graph in “paragraph” means:

A. speak
B. draw or write
C. carry
D. count
Answer: B

3. What is the meaning of the root dict in “predict”?

A. write
B. count
C. say or speak
D. move
Answer: C

4. In the word uncountable, the root word is:

A. un
B. able
C. count
D. table
Answer: C

5. The root port in “airport” refers to:

A. fly
B. carry or harbor
C. move
D. land
Answer: B

6. Which word contains the root meaning “light”?

A. Dictator
B. Photon
C. Admit
D. Genetic
Answer: B

7. What is the root of the word admit?

A. ad
B. mit / miss
C. admit
D. mid
Answer: B

8. In the word megapixel, “mega” means:

A. small
B. thousand
C. large or million
D. unit
Answer: C

🔹 Section B: Prefix & Suffix Identification

9. In the word preview, what does the prefix “pre” indicate?

A. after
B. before
C. again
D. against
Answer: B

10. In the word childish, what does the suffix “-ish” imply?

A. full of
B. like or resembling
C. without
D. able to
Answer: B

11. What is the meaning of the prefix “dis” in disappear?

A. before
B. not or away
C. again
D. together
Answer: B

12. In the word correction, the suffix “-ion” indicates:

A. quality
B. action or process
C. person
D. place
Answer: B

13. In autograph, what does the prefix “auto” mean?

A. many
B. self
C. before
D. after
Answer: B

14. The suffix “-ness” in happiness refers to:

A. action
B. state or condition
C. person
D. process
Answer: B

15. In the word unbelievable, what does the prefix “un” indicate?

A. again
B. not
C. before
D. after
Answer: B

🔹 Section C: Application & Analysis

16. Which word correctly shows prefix + root + suffix?

A. unhappy → un + happy
B. corrected → correct + ed
C. unbelievable → un + believe + able
D. preview → pre + view
Answer: C

17. In the word manufactures, “fact” means:

A. sell
B. create
C. make
D. produce
Answer: C

18. In contradicts, the prefix “contra” means:

A. before
B. against
C. after
D. with
Answer: B

19. What is the correct breakdown of biography?

A. bio + graph + y
B. bi + ography
C. bio + gram
D. graph + bio
Answer: A

20. Which word contains a prefix meaning “after”?

A. preview
B. postgraduate
C. informal
D. remove
Answer: B