English Worksheet ( Set 8 )

JECT
JECT means TO THROW

I. FOR EACH WORD:

1. Write the word

2. Write what it means

3. Draw a picture to go with it

4. Answer the question about it.



word
meaning and example
what to draw
question to answer

(you may draw your answer, too)

eject
to throw out of, like a videotape from a VCR or a player from a baseball game
something being ejected
What are 3 examples of things or people being ejected?

inject
to shoot into something, like a needle injecting insulin
something being injected


reject
to fail to accept, or to throw back (like a fish that is too small)
something rejected or thrown back
What are 2 examples of things or people being rejected?

projectile
something being thrown, like an arrow or a cannon. Projectile can also be the path taken by something being thrown
a projectile smaller than a football or larger than you
What are three things that could be projectiles?


conjecture
speculation - "throwing forward" a possible idea to think about

What are three things people make conjectures about besides the weather?


abject
total and hopeless (as if thrown down); abject poverty is the state of being hopelessly poor
someone feeling abject fear
What would a man in abject fear say?
What might a man say in abject love?


Some other words you might see with "ject" in them:


object

subject

objective

subjective

trajectory




Choose one of the "ject" words to complete the sentence.

1. My VCR will not ___eject___ my tape.

2. The pen became a ___projectile___ when it was thrown across the room.

3. A diabetic may have to ___inject___ insulin with a needle.

4. Do you really know they will get married, or is that just ___conjecture___?

5. The school will automatically ___reject___ your application if you don't pay the fee first.







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