Week 7 Word Roots, Year 1
ven- / -vent
Latin venire A base word meaning:
come Word Examples: advent, convention, event, intervene
invention, venture |
pre-
Latin prae- A directional prefix meaning:
before, in front of, in advance Word Examples: precede, predict,
prediction, prefix, prepare, prescribe, prescription |
-clud / -clus / -clos
Latin claudere A base word meaning:
shut, close Word Examples: conclude, conclusion, disclose, enclose, enclosure, exclude, recluse, reclusive, seclusion
Special Note: Remember to add silent "e" when this root word appears at the end of the word. |