Name: _______________________________

Vocabulary Tree: Lesson 21 Root suffix ive

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a- or ab- ________________________
inter- ___________________________
uni- ____________________________
aud- ____________________________
corp-____________________________
-dur- ____________________________
hydr-____________________________
nav- ____________________________
psych- __________________________
sent/sens- ______________________
sol-_____________________________
ee_____________________________
ian/-ion ________________________

2. circ- and circum-____________________________

4. mal-_______________________________________
6. agr-_______________________________________
8. bene- _____________________________________
10. dict- _____________________________________
12. equi- _____________________________________
13. luna- _____________________________________
15. ped-/pod- ________________________________
17. sci-_______________________________________
19. sol- ______________________________________
21. -spec- ____________________________________
23. -ette/-et __________________________________
25. ive ______________________________________

Match each vocabulary word with its antonym.

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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

destructive
active
corrective
detective
passive
abrasive

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_____
_____
_____
_____
_____

a. smooth
b. passive
c. criminal
d. creative
e. harmful
f. active

Answer the following questions.

1. Rank these three items in order of destructive power, from least to greatest: illegal drugs, guns,
abusive parenting._______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
2. List some things you can do to stay active for at least 60 minutes a day. ____________________
______________________________________________________________________________
3. What are some influences in your life that can exert a corrective action?____________________
______________________________________________________________________________
4. Name a famous detective youve read about, whether real or fictional._____________________
______________________________________________________________________________
5. If a verb is passive, what does that mean? ____________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
6. What is the benefit of using abrasive materials? _______________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

Name: _______________________________
Vocabulary Tree: Lesson 21 Root suffix ive
Draw a picture in each box to help you remember what the word means.
destructive

active

corrective

detective

passive

abrasive

ab/a

circum/circ

inter

mal

uni

agri

aud

bene

corp

dict

dur

equ

hydr

luna

nav

ped/pod

psych

sci

sent/sens

sol

sol

spec

-ee

-ette/-et

Name: _______________________________
Vocabulary Tree: Lesson 21 Root suffix ive

Write a sentence that shows you know what each word means.
1. destructive: ____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
2. active:_________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
3. corrective:______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
4. detective: ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
5. passive: _______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
6. abrasive: _______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
7. fusion: ________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

Name: _______________________________
Vocabulary Tree: Lesson 21 Root suffix ive

destructive

active

corrective

detective

passive

abrasive

The wily old _______________________ was hot on the trail of another criminal. This time, he
was following a set of clues that led him to believe this was a particularly _________________ bad guy:
clues were showing up all over town, and quickly too. As the old detective interviewed people who had
been affected by the criminal, he kept hearing over and over peoples overwhelming sadness at the
_____________________ acts that the criminal was perpetrating.
He knew it was time to exert _________________________ action. This baddie had to be
stopped, and he had to be stopped now. The time for ______________________ observation had
passed. He rubbed his hands together in anticipation and realized that his rough hands had become
quite _______________________ over the years.
Nevermind that, he was on the hunt now.