Unit II: Paired Latin Unit II: Paired Latin BasesBases

trac, tract, treat trac, tract, treat

trud, trustrud, trus

Bases Bases trac, tract, treat = “pull, draw, drag” trac, tract, treat = “pull, draw, drag” and and

trud, trus = “push, thrust”trud, trus = “push, thrust”

Partner InterviewPartner Interview-You have three minutes for each question-You have three minutes for each question

-Write your answers in your Reader’s Response notebook-Write your answers in your Reader’s Response notebook -Write the date and then label in your notebook:-Write the date and then label in your notebook:

Interviewer #1:Interviewer #1:

Interviewer #2: Interviewer #2:

Bases trac, tract, treat and trud, Bases trac, tract, treat and trud, trustrus

Interviewer 1Interviewer 1

After After subtractingsubtracting its cost from her limited its cost from her limited budget, she had to budget, she had to retractretract her offer to buy her offer to buy the the trailertrailer. .

Q- How do subtracting, retract, and trailer Q- How do subtracting, retract, and trailer mean “pull, draw, drag”?mean “pull, draw, drag”?

Interviewer 2Interviewer 2

The uninvited The uninvited intruderintruder tripped over a tripped over a protrudingprotruding chair that stopped her from chair that stopped her from further further intrusion.intrusion.

Q- How do Q- How do intruder, protruding, intruder, protruding, and and intrusionintrusion mean “push, thrust”?mean “push, thrust”?

Bases trac, tract, treat Bases trac, tract, treat and trud, trusand trud, trus

Match the definition with the correct word. Think Match the definition with the correct word. Think about what the prefix means.about what the prefix means.

Write each sentence with the answer in your Write each sentence with the answer in your reader’s notebook reader’s notebook

extractextract distractdistractattractionattraction intrudeintrude

To “draw” or “pull” “out”To “draw” or “pull” “out”To “draw” “in different directions”To “draw” “in different directions”To “push” into a private spaceTo “push” into a private spaceFeeling of being “drawn” “toward” someoneFeeling of being “drawn” “toward” someone

Past,pastor=“shepherd”Past,pastor=“shepherd”greg= “flock, herd”greg= “flock, herd”

Did you know?Did you know?The ancient Romans were superb farmers. Each large farm kept a The ancient Romans were superb farmers. Each large farm kept a

stock of horses and oxen to pull plows and wagons. Horses were stock of horses and oxen to pull plows and wagons. Horses were also used to remove tree stumps from the ground. Farmers also used to remove tree stumps from the ground. Farmers attached one or more horses to a rope and had them pull out the attached one or more horses to a rope and had them pull out the trunks. The horses were so powerful that the Romans used them to trunks. The horses were so powerful that the Romans used them to measure the strength of all animals in units they called horsepower. measure the strength of all animals in units they called horsepower. Over time, however, these powerful farm animals grew old and Over time, however, these powerful farm animals grew old and weak.weak.

Roman horses were “put out to pasture”. In gratitude for their years of Roman horses were “put out to pasture”. In gratitude for their years of hard labor, the farmers let the aged animals spend the rest of their hard labor, the farmers let the aged animals spend the rest of their lives grazing in lives grazing in pastoralpastoral bliss. Today we still use horsepower as a bliss. Today we still use horsepower as a unit of measurement to describe the strengths of automobiles, unit of measurement to describe the strengths of automobiles, tractors, lawn mowers, and even snow blowers!tractors, lawn mowers, and even snow blowers!

Select the best antonym for the word on the left.Select the best antonym for the word on the left.