reg, rect, rig - straight; right; rule;

lead

correct

• to straighten up; free from errors

• Mr. Kayser had to correct Mrs. Graham-Wright when she made a mistake in class.

direct

• to manage, conduct or lead (verb); straightforward (adjective)

• The policeman had to direct traffic when the stoplight wasn’t working.

indirect

• not straightforward

• I was late to my friend’s party because I took an indirect route to get to his house.

direction

• management of an activity

• The group worked well together because the leader gave direction.

directive

• an order handed down as a ruling

• The general gave his troops a directive before they headed into battle.

regulation

• a rule meant to control or to govern

• The government’s regulation of oil caused the prices to go up.

regulator

• a person or thing that controls by rules

• Warren G’s considered himself a regulator because he was in charge.

rectify

• to set right; to straighten

• After the boy spilled his soda on the girl, he attempted to rectify the situation by getting her a napkin.

REMEMBER!!!

• the suffix -ion is a noun marker

• the prefix -in means “not”