Question

weathering the storm: the d - day invasion 1. in 1941, world war ii was not yet involved in the war. then, in december of 1941, japan bombed pearl harbor in hawaii. this surprise attack on an american naval base shocked americans. 2. the united states quickly joined the allied forces in their fight against adolf hitler and the axis powers. the allies decided a surprise invasion in europe was necessary. in 1944, the allies moved forward with a plan to invade the beaches of normandy, france. 3. american general dwight eisenhower was the invasion commander. he worked with other allied leaders to organize the attack. although they made very detailed plans, one thing that the allies could not control was the weather. 4. to help them see, allied troops hoped for clear skies and a bright moon. they also wanted calm seas and very low tides. low tides would help expose the enemys underwater defenses. 5. forecasters from britain and the united states worked together to gather information about storms and tides. they tried read the sentence from paragraph 5. then answer the question. they tried to predict when weather conditions would be best. what is the root of predict? o \dict\ o \edic\ o
e - \ o \pre - \

Explanation:

The word "predict" has the root - dict, which comes from the Latin word "dicere" meaning to say or speak. Prefixes like "pre -" modify the root. Here, "pre -" means before, so "predict" means to say something before it happens.

Answer:

"dict"