Name:____________________________________

Date:_______________________Period:________

Focus: poly, theo, vinc/vict

PREFIX

Con/com-

with, together , beside

near, around

Mono
Pro-

one, single, alone

before

ROOT
Poly

many (adj.)

Theo

God (n.)

Vert
Vinc/
Vict

to turn (v.)
to conquer (v.)

SUFFIX
-ist

one who (forms nouns)

-ary/
-ery/-ory

a place

-ism

(for doing something)

system, manner,
condition, characteristic

Directions: In column A, identify the parts of each word by boxing the roots and
underlining the affixes. Match each word to its meaning in column B.

COLUMN A

COLUMN B

1 . mo nas tery ____

a . belief in a single God

2 . po ly theis t ____

b. (n. ) a person who adopts new beliefs.

(v.) to turn to another or a particular use or
purpose; to cause to adopt a different religion

3 . co nvert _ _ _ _

c. a place for living alone; a place of residence for

nuns/monks.

4 . mo no theis m _____

d. a division of a country or empire; literally, before

conquered

5 . pr ovi nce ______

e A person who believes in more than on god

Directions: Use the words from Column A for each sentence. Use each word only once.
1. In the prophet Muhammads day, most people were __________________________,
or believed in more than one god.
2. In 643 CE, Iraq was not a country, yet; it was a _______________________________.
3. The faith of Islam is based on ______________________________________, or the
belief in a single God.
4. Literally, ___________________________________means a place to be alone, but
we know it as a place where religious people go to study their faith and live.
5. To change from one belief to another is to __________________________________.
As a noun, it means a person who does this.

Name:____________________________________
Date:_______________________Period:________

Defining Words Using the Word Parts

PREFIX

Con/com-

with, together , beside

near, around

Mono
Pro-

one, single, alone

before

ROOT
Poly

many (adj.)

Theo

God (n.)

Vert
Vinc/
Vict

to turn (v.)
to conquer (v.)

SUFFIX
-ist

one who (forms nouns)

-ary/
-ery/-ory

(for doing something)

-ism

a place

system, manner,
condition, characteristic

Define the following words using their word parts and identify the part of speech:
Example: Induction: the act of leading into (noun)

1. mo nas tery : _____________________________________________________

_____________________Part of speech: (______________________________)
2. po ly theis t : ______________________________________________________
____________________ Part of speech: (______________________________)
3. co nvert : ________________________________________________________
________________________________ Part of speech: (______________________________)

4. mo no theis m : ___________________________________________________
____________________ Part of speech: (______________________________)
5. pr ovi nce : _______________________________________________________
____________________ Part of speech: (______________________________)