Thursday, August 14, 2008

The Greek Words

We are having wonderful times in EST lesson today, We had learnt some greek words that are used as prefix in our daily life.
Here are the prefix and their meaning:

uni= 1
bi/du= 2
tri= 3
quad = 4
pent/ quin= 5
hex/sex= 6
sept= 7
oct= 8
dec= 10
cent= 100
mill= 1000

This is how the creative 5A student create a word out of it to show their meanings:

uni= unicent(1 cent), unicorn(1 corn), unibrow(1 eye brow)
du = durex, Durian
bi = bi(buy) bra, bi(bye) bye
tri= Tri(try) again
quad = quadtan( kuantan),
pent= penty(panty)
quin= pen-quin (penguin)
hex= hex sword( a dota weapon)
sex= sexy, sex and the city
oct= october, oct si lang tang (very fierce in cantonese), oct kai ma
cent= center point, centka lin
mill= milimewa

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