Word within a Word

List 3A

homo (same)• homonym: same

word; different meanings

• homophone: different spellings; same pronunciation

• Blue water

• The wind blew

spec (look)• spectacles:

glasses

• inspect: look over something

• specious: looks true but is not

duct (lead)• conduct: behave

• induct: give someone a new position

• reduction: take away; limit amount used

fer (carry)• transfer: carry

across

• infer: educated guess using hints

• aquifer: water source

pend (hang)• impending: about

to happen

• depend: vary due to circumstances

• suspend: hang from above

micro (small)• microscope:

used to look at small things

• microcosm: miniature version

• microwave: small oven

hydro (water)• hydroplane: skid

on wet road

• hydrophobia: fear of water

• dehydrate: lose body fluids

photo (light)• photometer:

measures light

• photograph: picture taken by a camera

• photosynthesis: making food through sunlight

pan (all)• panorama: 360

degree view: unobstructed view

• panamerican: across America

• pandemic: widespread disease

penta (five)• pentagram: star

with 5 points

• pentathlon: athletic race with 5 events

• pentagon: shape with 5 sides

tele (far)• telescope: used

to see far

• telephone: talk with someone far away

• telepathy: unspoken communication with someone else

vid (look)• video: images on

a tape/DVD

• provide: give

• evidence: proof something happened