Name: _______________________________

Vocabulary Tree: Lesson 2

Root words circ- and circum1. The prefix a- or ab- means _________________________________________________________
2. The root words circ- and circum- mean ______________________________________________
Match each vocabulary word with its opposite.
1. circle

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a. calm, restful place

2. circumference

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b. open circuit

3. circular

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c. area of a circle

4. circus

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d. linear

5. circulation

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e. square

6. circuit

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f. blockage

Answer the following questions.

1. What might the old clich circle the wagons mean? ___________________________________
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2. What is the formula for determining the circumference of a circle? ________________________
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3. What does it mean when someone is a circular thinker?______________________________
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4. Why does circus have circ- as its root word? _________________________________________
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5. If a magazine has a circulation of 10,000 subscribers, what does that mean? _______________
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6. List one thing that moves in a circuit. ________________________________________________

Name: _______________________________
Vocabulary Tree- Lesson 2
Root words circ- and circumDraw a picture in each box to help you remember what the word means.
Circle

Circumference

Circular

Circus

Circulation

Circuit

Circ-

a-, ab-

Circumstance (extra credit!)

Name: _______________________________
Vocabulary Tree- Lesson 2
Root words circ- and circumWrite a sentence that shows you know what each word means.
1. circle: _________________________________________________________________________
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2. circumference: __________________________________________________________________
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3. Circular: _______________________________________________________________________
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4. Circus: ________________________________________________________________________
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5. Circulation: _____________________________________________________________________
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6. Circuit: ________________________________________________________________________
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Name: _______________________________
Vocabulary Tree- Lesson 2
Root words circ- and circum-

Circle
Circulation

circumference

circular

circus

circuit

Okay, class, today we will be learning how to calculate the ___________________________ of a

_________________. You know, those round things that are the same shape as the sun? said Ms.
Smith, the math teacher, on the first day of school. Unfortunately, however, no one heard her, because
the her classroom was so loud and crazy it sounded and looked like a ____________________________.

Evan was sitting in the corner, ignoring his math teacher, and was instead flexing his fingers to get the
blood running back into them. He had always had poor ____________________________, and if he
didnt move often enough, his hands and feet would fall asleep. Since Evan wasnt in the mood to work,
he decided it might be fun to argue: So, Ms. Smith? Why is this important? Why do I need to know
this?

She looked at him and smiled, while her brain performed some rapid calculations. Well, she said, the