Activities with word derivations
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Using your dictionary or the internet, find at least two English words which are derived from the following French words.
| French | English | French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| digne | appeler | ||
| chambre | mort | ||
| coucher | facile | ||
| comprendre | chanson | ||
| temps | langue | ||
| utile | coffre | ||
| céleste | terminer | ||
| rougir | porte | ||
| tard | malade | ||
| pendre | dormir | ||
| pensée | chandelle | ||
| brun | cygne | ||
| escalier | année | ||
| orner | avion | ||
| libre | femme | ||
| soleil | lune | ||
| terre | lumiére | ||
| petit | donner | ||
| vérité | vin | ||
| arbre | laver | ||
| jaune | vendre | ||
| nom | matin | ||
| ami | blanc | ||
| pont | mur | ||
| parler | fil |
Using your dictionary or the internet, find at least two English words which are derived from the following Latin words.
| Latin | English | Latin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| avis | alter | ||
| gradus | rota | ||
| gratus | vagor | ||
| vestis | frater | ||
| linum | sanctus | ||
| tremo | filum | ||
| fames | verus | ||
| barba | augeo | ||
| locus | erro | ||
| festum | canis | ||
| durus | feles | ||
| granum | flos, floris | ||
A prefix is a group of letters which go infront of a word to make another word. Sometimes prefixes change the word's meaning to the opposite.
Look at the prefix column below, then the derivation column.
Use the following table to find words in English which come from the following roots.
| Prefix | Derviation | Meaning | Your word |
|---|---|---|---|
| in | credo | believe | |
| in | fides | faith | |
| port | folium | leaf | |
| co | opus, operis | work | |
| re | frigus | cold | |
| con ; dis | tribuo | give | |
| e ; in | numerus | number | |
| in | anima | life, breath | |
| e | rumpo, ruptum | break | |
| e ; inter | radix | root | |
| e ; im | migro | remove ; depart | |
| cor | rodo | gnaw |
