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EX
EX means OUT
or AWAY FROM
Ex is the fourth root to be featured on the Resource Room
found often in scientific contexts.
Some of these words have more than one possible meaning,
or different connotations used in different settings. Take
the time to explore these!
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.
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word
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meaning and example
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what to draw
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question to answer
(you may draw your answer, too)
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exit |
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verb: to leave
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noun: a way out
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an exit ramp and a way to exit where
you are |
What are 10 different ways to exit
from something or somewhere? Say how you're exiting,
and what you're exiting from |
exhaust |
" |
1. An exhausted person. Write beneath
the picture how you know the person is exhausted.
2. car or bus exhaust - label the "exhaust."
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What are three ways you could tell
someone was exhausted? |
express |
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to send out a message, usually
in words. (I expressed my opinion when I told him
I thought he had been very brave)
-
a fast and direct way to get from
one place to another without stopping (the 'express
bus'
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1. Someone expressing him/herself
2. An express route |
What are five ways to express yourself? |
explode |
to burst forth suddenly
and violently from internal energy ("the bottle
of soda exploded") |
something exploding |
What are three different things that
could explode? |
expand |
to open out, spread out,
get bigger ("he expanded his arms," "you
need to expand this report from a paragraph to 3 pages"
"the balloon expanded as I blew it up... then it
exploded!") |
something expanding |
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export |
ship out to another place
(such as cars from Japan to U.S.A., grain from U.S.A.
to another country) |
something being exported |
What are three ways to export something
from one country to another? |
extinct |
no longer existing (an
animal) OR
no longer active (volcano) |
An extinct volcano |
What is one animal that is extinct? |
exoskeleton |
hard supporting structure
that is on the outside of an animal. For insects, their
crunchy shell is their "exoskeleton." |
an animal with exoskeleton an exoskeleton |
What is one advantage that an exoskeleton
has over having bones on the inside? |
excessive |
going outside a limit
(excessive speed, excessive eating) |
Someone doing something excessive |
What are three things that it can
be dangerous to do excessively, and why? |
exude |
to ooze or send out or
spread in all directions (we exude sweat when we exercise
heavily, a car could exude oil, or someone could be
said to "exude anger" by clenching his fist,
frowning, growling, etc.) |
something exuding something |
How could you tell if someone were
"exuding sadness?" |
exclude |
to close out, not let
in (a window screen to exclude flies, a rule to exclude
young children from a club) |
A sign about excluding something |
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Complete these sentences with the ex - word. Be sure to mix
these sentences with words learned in previous lessons.
exit exclude exuding excessive extinct express exhausted
explode expand export exoskeleton
1. You had better be sure that volcano is _______________________________
before you move near it!
2. I knew the car had a problem by the way it was ___________________________
oil.
3.You will have to ______________________________ the names
of the people in your report because they do not want people
to know who they are.
4.We gave the food and water to the hurricane victims until
our supplies were________________________.
5.How can I ________________________ how much I love the
mountains?
6. I thought that having 500 pairs of shoes was a bit __________________________
7. If we have too many shirts to sell here, we can always
______________________________ them to other countries.
8. We decided to ________________________ the book from two
chapters to ten.
9. There are no beetles the size of cars because the _____________________
of beetles would make their bodies too heavy to move, or would
crush their insides.
10. The fire department requires _________________________________
signs in public buildings so people can find their way out.
11. The science teacher was planning to ___________________________
a test tube in the lab today, so we all wore goggles and got
ready to duck.
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