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from The Mini Page © 2010 Universal Uclick The Word Builders
How to break the code To figure out the meaning of
words, it helps to know three things: • the root, or main word; • the prefix, or part before the
main word; • the suffix, or part after the main
word. These are the building blocks of
most English words. You can use your knowledge of Latin and Greek, English or Spanish to help you figure out new words. Sometimes this can be tricky because some Latin words take different forms. For example, videre and visus are different forms of “to see.” “Video” and “vision” come from the same Latin root. This happens in English too. For example, the form of “to be” changes. We say, “I am,” “He is,” “We are,” “I want to be.”
They ARE so cute!
Prefixes The prefix is a word part that
comes before the root. For example, in “prefix,” pre comes from the Latin prae, meaning before, or in front of. Fix is from the Latin root “to fix.”
A prefix is fixed before the root. Some common prefixes include: • con-or com-, which means “together,” as in congregation, congress, confide • dis-, meaning “not,” as in disrespect or disapprove • re-, meaning “again” or “back,”
Root form The root word is the base, or
main building block, of the new word. It is what forms, or shapes, the word. For example, portare means “to carry” in Latin. The root form is port, which means “carry.” Out of this root, we get words
such as: • Report, “to carry back”
• Import, “to carry in” • Export, “to carry out” • Transport, “to carry across” • Transportation comes from the
She WILL BE an astronaut.
The Mini Page thanks Dr. Marion Polsky, Scarsdale (N.Y.) High School Latin teacher and author of the series of books “First Latin: A Language Discovery Program,” for help with this issue.
Next week, The Mini Page is about Newbery and Caldecott Honor Book award winners.
Latin noun transportatio. In Latin, “tio” at the end of a word changes a verb to a noun. Can you figure out the meanings of
other words? For example, astra and aster are the roots for “star.” Naut is the root of “sailor.” What is an astronaut? This is an asterisk—
see where it gets its name? *. Can you The Mini Page Staff Betty Debnam - Founding Editor and Editor at Large Lisa Tarry - Managing Editor Lucy Lien - Associate Editor Wendy Daley - Artist
as in regain, remake, redo • sub-, meaning “close to” or “under,” as in submarine.
Suffixes Suffixes come after the root and
change the meaning. Suf comes from “sub.”
Some common suffixes include: •-able or -ible, meaning “worthy
of” or “able to be,” as in likable or visible •-logy, “to study,” as in biology •-or or -er, someone or something
doing something, as in finder, keeper.
Inventing words People can mix languages
to create new words. For example, television comes
from the Greek prefix tele, meaning far, and the Latin root visus.
Circle some words in your newspaper. Can you figure out the root of those words? Check in the dictionary, right next to the word, to see if you are right.
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Supersport: Megan Langenfeld Height: 5-6 Birthdate: 1-17-88 Hometown: Bakersfield, Calif. To UCLA softball fans, Megan Langenfeld has long been a
big hit. Pow! The ball often exploded off the slugging senior’s bat and frequently landed where no fielder could catch it. That’s the way it was in the recent women’s Softball World
Series. Langenfeld batted a whopping .706, with 12 hits in 17 at-bats, including four home runs, and helped the Bruins win
their 10th NCAA title and 11th national championship overall. Langenfeld received the Series’ Most Outstanding Player award. A three-
time All-American, she completed her final collegiate season with a .527 batting average and 20 homers. Oh—and she also compiled a 14-1 record as a pitcher. An economics major, Langenfeld lists math as her favorite subject.
Other things she likes are music, movies, the Los Angeles Dodgers, “Grey’s Anatomy,” mashed potatoes—and winning championships, of course.
All the following jokes have something in common. Can you guess the common theme or category?
Callie: What is the difference between a man painting a shed and an animal losing its hair? Culver: One coats his shed and the other sheds its coat!
Calvin: What kind of coat is always wet when you put it on?
Charles: A coat of paint!
Cecilia: What kind of coat would an octopus wear?
Caesar: A coat of arms! Joe (left) and Justin
Mini Spy . . . • broom • kite
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Mini Spy is learning Latin magic words from reading “Harry Potter”! See if you can find: • golf club • word MINI• letter A • pencil • lips
• snake • heart • arrow
• canoe • tea pot
• candy cane • safety pin • peanut • ladder
Rookie Cookie’s Recipe Spinach Yogurt Dip
You’ll need: • 1 cup plain yogurt • 1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream • 2 cups fresh spinach, chopped • 1/4 teaspoon dried basil • 1/4 teaspoon salt-free seasoning mix • 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
What to do: 1. Mix together all ingredients in a medium-sized bowl. 2. Chill to blend flavors. 3. Serve with vegetables as a dip or spread on crackers.
You will need an adult’s help with this recipe. from The Mini Page © 2010 Universal Uclick Meet the Okee Dokee Brothers
the Okee Dokee Brothers. They aren’t really brothers, but were best friends growing up in Denver. Their newest CD is called “Take It Outside.” Joe began taking piano lessons when he
Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing sing as
Justin learned to play the banjo. Joe got a college degree in Spanish. Justin majored in Spanish and sociology. He taught music and movement to 3- to 5-year-olds in Thailand for six months. They started their own nonprofit band, The Medicinal Strings. This band
gives free concerts in places such as soup kitchens, homeless shelters, low- income day care centers and nursing homes. Joe and Justin now live in Minneapolis. Both have led choirs and classes
in community centers and summer camps and teach guitar to individual students. They also perform concerts at schools, libraries and festivals.
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was 6 years old. He and Justin started taking guitar lessons when they were around 12. Joe then learned to play the mandolin, and
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