Greek Roots Warm-Up

1. Greek Roots Warm-Up

2. Words and Definitions 1997-2007

3. dec*i*mate (v.) • World War II decimated people throughout Asia and Europe, as well as a large number of U.S. troops.

4. dem*i*god (n.) • The Disney animated feature, Hercules, gave a humorous account of the mythical demigod’s life.

5. sem*i*an*nu*al (adj.) • Many stores have a semiannual sale, which occurs twice a year.

6. hem*i*sphere Northern • When they traveled to Australia from their home in Yorba Linda, Julie’s family changed hemispheres. Southern

7. Words and Definitions Directions: Write the WORDS that belong in these sentences into your spiral (GR) using your list. Do not write the sentences. • Every ______________, the San Diego Chargers seem to come alive and _______________ the rest of the teams on the NFL. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen this past Sunday.  • Vera attends the _______________ sale at Nordstrom in the summer and in the winter. • Mr. Barnes is a ______________ when it comes to the sport of fishing. He is that talented. • Antarctica is on a different ____________ than the U.S. is. • When I go to a movie late at night, it’s hard not to fall asleep. Even if I don’t fall asleep, I am usually _______________ by the end.

8. Greek Roots Warm-Up In Greek mythology, both Achilles and Hercules were considered to be demigods. While Hercules was born of Zeus and a common woman, Achilles was dipped in the River Styx. This rendered him immortal, save for the tiny spot on his ankle which gives us the term Achilles’ heel. Write a paragraph about yourself as a demigod. What kinds of powers would you have? What would your ONE weakness be?

9. Greek Roots Warm-Up • What are FIVE things you’d like to decimate? List them in a large “NO symbol” like you see to the right.  • (Please keep this one school-appropriate and certainly don’t use any names!) racism rude people gas-guzzling cars criminals homework