RSVP - Root Specific Vocabulary Puzzles
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Teachers and parents have asked Vocabulary Univerity® to create something that serves as a quick "lesson plan" for teaching vocabulary. We have found a good solution with what we call "RSVP-Root Specific Vocabulary Puzzles".

We introduce below a series of six Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® brand puzzles (3 for junior/middle school and 3 for highschool/college prep) that feature 24 words from two separate roots (in this instance the roots are CEPT and DICT).

There is a word bank of at least 50 different words that are all derived from the same two roots at the very bottom of this web page. It is the student's job to select the correct 12 words in his/her selected grade level that fit in the puzzle word blanks. The correct answers are also at the very bottom of this web page. ENJOY this visual, educational exercise!
We have created a Root Matrix to make it easier for everyone to navigate around these RSVP puzzles & sentences.

NOTE: For other exercises using specific roots and multiply-derived words, go to Word City #1 or #2.
Remember, the answers to all six puzzles and their word banks are at the bottom this web page.

Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® RSVP Puzzle #1 - Junior High-Middle School:
Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® RSVP Puzzle #2 - Junior High-Middle School:
Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® RSVP Puzzle #3 - Junior High-Middle School:
Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® RSVP Puzzle #1 - High School:
Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® RSVP Puzzle #2 - High School:
Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® RSVP Puzzle #3 - High School:
Word Bank of CEPT & DICT (for both the junior high/middle school and high school) root-form words:
  • DICT (19 words): dictionary, prediction, verdict, dictate, indicate, condition, contradictory, jurisdiction, edict, addicted, maledict, dictatorship, benediction, unconditional, malediction, indication, dictation, indicator, predicament
  • CEPT (35 words): acceptable, concept, exceptional, reception, deceive, intercept, deceptive, precept, susceptible, inception, imperceptible, inconceivable, acceptance, conception, preception, conceivable, receive, misconceive, preceive, conceit, deceit, capable, captive, captor, captious, capability, emancipate, anticipate, incipient, participant, municipal, principal, recipe, recipient, participate

Answers:
Please visit our new, easy to navigate pages here. We continue to create both "grade-level" sessions, "thematic" features, word lists and SAT/ACT test prep activities.
Reminder:
Don't forget to complete other activities and educational exercises from our six sessions. Go to www.vocabulary.com and click on the menu bar "Root Word Lesson Plans.
Please try all our previous SAT*/ACT*features:
Most Important SAT* Words #1 and Most Important SAT* Words #2

There are 10 additional sets of SAT/ACT-type words at this link:
216 Most Important SAT/ACT-type Words.

  • See a list of all TOP 180 SAT* words we have put in puzzles from SAT#1 -thru- SAT#10.

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