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ven
(VEN)to come
Latin for coming or arriving. An event is something that comes; an adventure is something that comes to you.
rootLatin
MovementSpellings:venvent
Example words
convene
to come together as a group
prevent
to come before and stop something
invent
to come upon (discover or create) something new
intervene
to come between
Who it is for
Grades served: 6, 7
Level 2Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
Movement. Roots about going, sending, carrying, and getting somewhere.
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