The Structure of English Words

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A large vocabulary is always an asset. Students, teachers, politicians, salesmen, lawyers―in fact all of us―are judged by our ability to use words.

It is not surprising, therefore, that many books have been written on the subject of vocabulary enrichment. Most rely heavily on memorization. Fortunately, there is amore efficient and practical way to enlarge your vocabulary. Many words are composed of meaningful elements that occur again and again in English. It, therefore, makes sense to learn word elements rather than whole words whenever possible. This method requires much less effort than it would take to memorize all the words or even the various forms of word elements.

The Structure of English Words:

• is based on modern linguistic principles. These methods allow the reader to analyze words they have never seen before and to understand unusual uses of familiar words.
• is divided into two main sections―the text – which discusses the rules for relating the different forms or word elements, and the glossary, which covers the major Latin and Greek word roots and affixes that occur in English.
• features a glossary of roots in reverse order so that the reader can find a root by looking up its meaning.
• includes an instructors manual with answer keys, additional worksheets, explanations, charts and a note to instructors.