Greek & Latin Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes

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Jur, Jud: law, justice, judge Root

judgment – n. (1) a decision made by a court. The court will announce its judgment. (2) the
ability to make good decisions about what should be done. Use good judgment when deciding
what’s appropriate to wear to school.

jurisdiction – n. the power or right to make judgments about the law and to arrest and punish
criminals. The court has jurisdiction over criminal offenses that occur in the county.

juror – n. a member of a jury (a group consisting of members of the public who are chosen to
make a decision in a legal case). The juror was excused from jury duty because of her chronic
illness.

perjury – n. the crime of telling a lie in court after promising to tell the truth. After she lied on the
witness stand, the judge found her guilty of perjury.

prejudice – n. an unfair feeling of dislike for a person or group based on race, gender, religion,
etc. The company has a history of prejudice against women when promoting executives.

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trans-: across, beyond, change auto-: self, same Prefix

transaction – n. a business deal; an occurrence in which goods, services, or money are passed
from one person or account to another; the act or process of doing business with another
person or company. The entire business transaction took place over the phone.

transform – v. to change something completely and usually in a good way. New paint and
flooring can transform the look of any room.

transition – n. a change from one state or condition to another. She isn’t quite ready to begin the
transition from Kindergarten to first grade.

automatic – adj. having controls that allow something to work or happen without being directly
controlled by a person; happening or done without deliberate thought or effort. When I asked to
go to the party, Mom gave an automatic “no.”

autonomy – n. the state of existing or acting separately from others. Mrs. Dell stresses individual
autonomy in the fifth grade.

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Activity One:
A. Understand Words

Write the vocabulary word for each definition below.

autonomy
1. _______________ the state of existing or acting separately from others

automatic
2. _______________ having controls that allow something to work or happen without
being directly controlled by a person; happening or done without
deliberate thought or effort

transaction
3. _______________ business deal; an occurrence in which good, services, or money
are passed from one person or account to another; the act or
process of doing business with another person or company

transition
4. _______________ a change from one state or condition to another

transform
5. _______________ to change something completely and usually in a good way

prejudice
6. _______________ an unfair feeling of dislike for a person or group based on race,
gender, religion, etc.

judgment
7. _______________ (1) a decision made by a court. (2) the ability to make good
decisions about what should be done drug that is used to kill
harmful bacteria and to cure infections

juror
8. _______________ a member of a jury (a group consisting of members of the public
who are chosen to make a decision in a legal case)

jurisdiction
9. _______________ the power or right to make judgments about the law and to arrest
and punish criminals

perjury
10. _______________ the crime of telling a lie in court after promising to tell the truth

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B. Rewrite Definitions

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Reread the definitions and sentence examples for each word. Then, write your own
definition for each word that contains no more than five words and uses the root or suffix
meaning as part of the definition.

decision made by a court

11. judgment: ____________________________________________

judgments about the law

12. jurisdiction: ____________________________________________

a member of a jury
13. juror: ____________________________________________

lie in court
14. perjury: ____________________________________________

dislike race, gender, religion

15. prejudice: ____________________________________________

a business deal
16. transaction: ____________________________________________

change something completely

17. transform: ____________________________________________

a change
18. transition: ____________________________________________

to happen without being controlled

19. automatic: ____________________________________________

separately from others

20. autonomy: ____________________________________________

Activity Two:
A. Crossword Puzzle

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Read the abbreviated definitions and complete the puzzle.

Across Down

2) unfair dislike
prejudice 1) power to punish criminals jurisdiction
8) existing separately autonomy 3) decision judgment
9) decision maker juror 4) business deal transaction
10) change state or condition transition 5) done without effort automatic
6) telling a lie perjury
7) change in a good way transform
B. Which Word Does Not Belong?

Choose the word that is not related to the vocabulary word given.
11. Judgment b. Jumbled
a. Decision c. Verdict
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d. Official 14. Perjury

a. Harass
12. Jurisdiction b. Dishonesty
a. Power c. Take oath
b. Influence d. Testimony
c. Authority
d. Discussion 15. Prejudice
a. Biased
13. Juror b. Animosity
a. Jury c. Defeated
b. Police officer d. Discrimination
c. Trial
d. Person

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C. Synonyms or Antonyms?

Read the words and decide if they are synonyms or antonyms.

16. transaction/refusal
a. Synonyms 19. automatic/involuntarily
b. Antonyms a. Synonyms
b. Antonyms
17. transform/convert
a. Synonyms 20. autonomy/liberty
b. Antonyms a. Synonyms
b. Antonyms
18. transition/idleness
a. Synonyms
b. Antonyms

Activity 3:
A. Fill in the Blanks

Read each sentence and choose the word that best fits the sentence.

Judgment Transaction
Jurisdiction Transform
Juror Transition
Perjury Automatic
Prejudice Autonomy

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autonomy
1. Set curriculums undermine the ____________________ of teachers, leaving very little
room for creativity.

transform
2. The Holts moved into their new house and wanted to ____________________ it to
make it truly their own.

juror
3. It is essential that a ____________________ not speak to anyone outside of the jury
about the case.

4. Even though Arthur wanted to protect his son, he was not willing to commit
perjury
____________________ on the witness stand.

5. From the demeaning way that Hank talks down to people of other races, it’s obvious he
prejudice
holds a ____________________ against them.

transaction
6. Oliver was unable to complete his ____________________ at the store because he
forgot his wallet.

jurisdiction
7. Most Native American reservations have their own ____________________, so state
police have no authority in their territory.

judgment
8. Granddaddy has great respect for Grammy’s ____________________, so I know he
won’t go against her decision.

automatic
9. I have always preferred a manual transmission over an ____________________ in my
Jeep Wranglers.

transition
10. Some people find the ____________________ from adolescence to adulthood to be
challenging and scary.

B. True or False
Read each statement. If the bold word is used properly in the sentence, circle the T for
true. If the bold word is used incorrectly in the sentence, circle the F for false.

11. Sally was forced to make a judgment call about an appropriate costume.
a. True
b. False

12. The best place to research law information is in a jurisdiction.

a. True
a. False

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13. Once you become of age, you are eligible to be a juror in a trial.
a. True
a. False

14. Perjury is when you are selected to sit on a jury.

a. True
b. False

15. Pierre showed his prejudice when he refused to let the man sit beside him.
a. True
b. False

16. Mia excitedly combed her transaction’s hair.

a. True
b. False

17. The moon rose as the man began to transform into a werewolf.
a. True
b. False

18. Ms. Libby issued a stern transition to her students.

a. True
b. False

19. With his hands full of groceries, Jaylin was thankful for the automatic doors.
a. True
b. False

20. Autonomy is the study of space, including the stars and planets.
a. True
b. False
Activity Four:
A. Fill in the Blanks

Change the form of the vocabulary words below to fill in the table.

judge judgmental judgmentally

perjured
transformation transformed
auto automation automation

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B. Analogies

Fill in the blanks using vocabulary words to complete the analogies.

6. civilian :: officer
jurisdiction
powerlessness :: __________

7. transmit :: transmission
transaction
transact :: __________

8. stay :: stagnation
transform
move :: __________

9. lawyer :: defense team

juror
__________ :: jury

10. heteronomy :: lack of freedom

autonomy :: freedom
__________

C. Using Prefixes

Find a trans- or auto- word for each definition below.

translate
11. ___________________ change words from one language to another (trans-)

transmits
12. ___________________ to send information in the form of electrical signals (trans-)

transport
13. ___________________ to carry from one place to another (trans-)

transparent
14. ___________________ allows light to pass through (trans-)

transpicuous
15. ___________________ easily understood or seen through (trans-)

transcontinental
16. ___________________ spanning multiple continents (trans-)

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autopsy
17. ___________________ an examination of a dead body to determine cause of death
(auto-)

auto
18. ___________________ literally translates to “self-mobile” (auto-)

autograph
19. ___________________ signature of a famous person (auto-)

autotrophs
20. ___________________ an organism able to form nutritional organic substances
(auto-)

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