Name:____________________________________

Date:_______________________Period:________
PREFIX

DATUS/DARE
given/to give

Comtogether
Subnear

SUFFIX

ROOT
-al

MANIS

below,

relating to

(adjective)

Hand

MERCMerce
(n)

Trade

URBIS Urban

City

Focus:

-an
of (adj)

relating to; native

-ize

forms verbs

-tion
(noun)

the act, or state of

URBIS

Directions: Match each word in column A to its dictionary definition in

column B. WRITE THE LETTER ON THE LINE!!!

COLUMN A

COLUMN B

1. c o mmer c e _ _ _ _

A . v.

to make

like a city in nature or character.

2. c o mmer c i a l i ze _ _ _ _

B. adj. A

residential area or community outlying a city.

3. ma n d a t e_ _ _ _

C . n.

The

activity of buying and selling

4. s u b ur b _ _ _ _ _
D . both v. to give
(someone) authority to act in a certain way;
n. An official order to do something
5. u rb a n i za t i o n _ _ _ _ _ _

E . v. To apply methods

of business to for profit, often at

the expense of quality.

Directions: Use the words from Column A for each sentence. Use each
word only once.
1. Many families choose to live in a ____________________________________,

rather than a city, for a quieter and slower pace of life.

2. One reason for the growth of trade and

____________________________________ in the Song Dynasty, was that

wealthy land owners were eager to buy luxuries.
3. ____________________________ increased during the Song dynasty as cities

sprouted up all over China.

4. According to the __________________________ of Heaven, Heaven had
chosen a particular dynasty to rule, as long as things were going well.

Name:____________________________________
Date:_______________________Period:________

It is a Federal______________________________ that all male citizens of the

US must register for the Armed Services when they turn 18; it is the
law.
5. Valentines Day is a good example how businesses are able to
_________________________________________ a simple expression of love.
PREFIX

SUFFIX

ROOT

Comtogether

DATUS/DARE
given/to give

Subnear

MERCMerce
(n)

Trade

URBIS Urb

City

MANIS

below,

-al

relating to

(adjective)

Hand

-an
of (adj)

-ize
-tion
(noun)

relating to; native

forms verbs
the act, or state of

Defining Words Using the Word Parts

Define the following words using their word parts and identify the part
of speech:
Example:
Induction: (3 )Prefix: in

Suffix: ion

Root: duct

meaning: the act of leading into (Part of speech: noun

1. Commerce: (2)

Prefix: ________ Root:____________________ Suffix:

___________
Meaning: _____________________________Part of speech:
(_____________________)
2. Commercialize: (4) Prefix: ________ Root:________________ Suffix:

_____________
Meaning: _____________________________Part of speech:
(_____________________)
3. Mandate: (2) Prefix: ___________ Root:________________ Suffix:

_____________
Meaning: _____________________________Part of speech:
(_____________________)

Name:____________________________________
Date:_______________________Period:________
4. Suburb: (2) Prefix: ____________ Root:___________________ Suffix:

____________
Meaning: _____________________________Part of speech:
(_____________________)
5. Urbanization: (4) Prefix: _______ Root:_____________ Suffix:

___________________
Meaning: _____________________________Part of speech:
(_____________________)