Resource Room: Reading Comprehension - Word Parts

JECT

JECT means TO THROW

I. FOR EACH WORD:

1. Write the word

2. Write what it means

3. Draw a picture to go with it

4. Answer the question about it.

word	meaning and example	what to draw	question to answer (you may draw your answer, too)
eject	to throw out of, like a videotape from a VCR or a player from a baseball game	something being ejected	What are 3 examples of things or people being ejected?
inject	to shoot into something, like a needle injecting insulin	something being injected
reject	to fail to accept, or to throw back (like a fish that is too small)	something rejected or thrown back	What are 2 examples of things or people being rejected?
projectile	something being thrown, like an arrow or a cannon. Projectile can also be the path taken by something being thrown	a projectile smaller than a football or larger than you	What are three things that could be projectiles?
<advanced> conjecture	speculation - "throwing forward" a possible idea to think about		What are three things people make conjectures about besides the weather?
<advanced> abject	total and hopeless (as if thrown down); abject poverty is the state of being hopelessly poor	someone feeling abject fear	What would a man in abject fear say? What might a man say in abject love?

Some other words you might see with "ject" in them:

Choose one of the "ject" words to complete the sentence.

1. My VCR will not _______________________ my tape.

2. The pen became a__________________________________ when it was thrown across the room.

3. A diabetic may have to ____________________________ insulin with a needle.

4. Do you really know they will get married, or is that just __________________?

5. The school will automatically ____________________ your application if you don't pay the fee first.