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intra-
(IN-truh)within or inside
Latin for within. Intramural sports happen within one school; an introvert turns inward.
prefixLatin
Place & directionSpellings:intraintro
Example words
introvert
a person who turns inward
introduce
to lead someone in
intramural
within the walls (of a school)
Who it is for
Grades served: 7, 8
Level 3Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
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Place & direction. Roots that locate things: under, over, between, before, after.
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