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ACTIVITY 3.2
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Vocabulary Practice
Use the definitions in the Vocabulary Preview or a dictionary to support your work. Practice 1. Circle the word or phrase that means the same as the vocabulary word in bold.
1. prohibit 2. landfill 3. explode 4. scale
forbid say yes site dump shrink level out size land
permit hole blow up distance
Practice 2. Use the words in the box to complete the sentences that follow.
Americans do not realize it, but they are poisoning the planet. They do so by assuming that many things in landfills that could be recycled or reused. Not everything that people no longer want is considered trash . In fact, an entire economy has been created by people who repurpose other people’s trash!
Practice 3. Talk with a partner to see how many words you can come up with using the roots that follow.
1. The Greek root civ means citizen. It appears in the word civilized. civics, civilian, civil, civilization
2. The Latin root dis means apart or away. It is found in the word discard. disappear, disarm, disable, disagree
trash, economy, poisoning, assuming
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