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CON
CON means WITH. "Com"
and "con" represent the first of a set of common,
but somewhat abstract, word parts. The words chosen are those
where "com" or "con" clearly means "with,"
but there are many words where it's not so clear.
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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connect |
to become joined (connect
two rooms, connect two puzzle pieces, connect two ideas,
"the leg bone connected to the hip bone...") |
two things that are connected |
What are five examples of things
that should be connected? |
concert |
1. public performance
of music or dancing
2. to act with someone/something else (the Red Cross
and the Salvation Army working in concert at a disaster
scene ) |
a concert |
What are two examples of working
"in concert" with someone else -- but not
making music together? |
conduct |
1. (verb): to lead or
carry (a conductor conducting a band, a person conducting
children across the street, a wire conducting electricity)
2. (noun) the way someone acts or behaves ("his
conduct was calm and dignified") |
something being conducted
from one place to another |
What are five things that could be
conducted |
conform |
To be or act like others
around you, or to go along with rules (conform to the
dress code) |
Someone who is conforming,
and someone who is not conforming to a group (label
them) |
What are three things someone might
do to conform with other people? |
congregate |
to gather together (congregate
in the church, congregate at the bus stop) |
A place where people congregate |
What are five reasons for people
to congregate? |
contemplate |
To study something and
think about it (contemplating the reasons for someone's
conduct, contemplating a work of art) |
Someone contemplating
something |
What are three ways you could tell
someone had been contemplating about something? |
contaminate |
to make impure by adding
something bad (contaminating food with germs) |
something badly contaminated |
What are three things that should
not be contaminated? |
contingent |
likely to happen, but
depending on certain things (rain is contingent on having
clouds; graduation is contingent on passing classes) |
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WHat are five things that are contingent
-- and what are the things that they are contingent
on? |
convey |
1. (concrete)To bring
from one place to another (a bus that conveys people
to work)
2.(abstract) To get a meaning across (conveyed her anger
with a long letter, conveyed his happiness with a big
grin) |
an example of *each:*
meaning of convey |
What are five things that can be
conveyed (concrete or abstract) and how are they conveyed? |
conspire |
to join in a secret agreement
to do something, especially something wrong or unlawful
(conspire to shoot a bald eagle, conspire to start a
rumor) |
people conspiring |
What are three things someone might
say if they were trying to conspire to do something? |
congest |
to clog (traffic, noses) |
something congested |
What are two causes of congestion? |
consensus |
group agreement - not
a 'majority vote,' where some people might be against
an idea, but an idea everyone can agree to (consensus
about a day to have a meeting) |
A group of people who
have reached a consensus about something |
Why is it usually harder to reach
a consensus than to just vote on something and let the
majority win? |
consent |
to give permission (getting
parent's consent to bring a child to a movie or be seen
by a doctor) |
Someone giving consent |
What are three things you could say
that showed you were giving consent? |
contemporary |
happening at the same
period of time
a. "contemporary dress" would mean dressing
like people do today
b. "a contemporary of Abraham Lincoln" would
be someone who was alive at the same time as Abraham
Lincoln |
a scene that is not"contemporary"
- and one that is. |
What are 6 things that would be contemporary
now, but not 100 years ago? |
Other con words: concordance, concomitant, concern, conceive,
concept, confine, configure, confide, congress, consignment,
consequence, conserve, consecrate, contemn, convene, convenience,
convoluted, convert, contretemps, contagious, misconstrue,
consternation, conspicuous.
Complete these sentences with the con- word.. Be sure to
mix these sentences with words learned in previous lessons.
1. Pat tried to _________________________ to the people around
him so he would not look different.
2. Our group will ___________________________ at the mall,
and when everyone is there we will make our plans.
3. It's important that each person is happy with the plan,
so we will talk untill we reach a ______________________________
that everyone is happy with.
4.The band will open for the ________________________ in
the park Friday night.
5.When he tried to ________________________ the two wires,
sparks flew.
6. We might go camping, but it is _______________________
on good weather.
7. I tried to ______________________________ to him that
I really wanted to stay home, but he did not get the message.
8. Harriet Tubman was said to " ________________________
" people along the Underground Railroad because she led
them to freedom.
9. You have to sign this form to show you give your ___________________
for them to take you on this dangerous rafting trip.
10. A traffic accident can _________________________________
the highways for miles and miles.
11. When they saw us congregating at the mall, they were
afraid we were going to _________________________ and commit
some kind of crime.
12. I want some ______________________ furniture, not old
antiques from the last century.
13. The oil truck turned over and people were afraid the
oil would ________________________ the water.
14. Ben likes to take the time to _____________________ about
things he reads to get all the meaning he can out of them.
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