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inter-
(IN-ter)between
Latin for between. The internet connects between computers; intermission is a break between acts.
prefixLatin
Place & directionExample words
internet
a network between computers
international
between nations
interrupt
to break in between
intervene
to come between
Who it is for
Grades served: 4, 5
Level 1Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
Place & direction. Roots that locate things: under, over, between, before, after.
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