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Word Dissection

Word Dissection. Introduction. Background. English is a hybrid language Over 75% of our words derived from Latin and Greek By learning to recognize word parts, we can decode thousands of unfamiliar words. Examples. Gastroenterology = gastro enter(o) ology Necessary = ne cess ary

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Word Dissection

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  1. Word Dissection Introduction

  2. Background • English is a hybrid language • Over 75% of our words derived from Latin and Greek • By learning to recognize word parts, we can decode thousands of unfamiliar words

  3. Examples • Gastroenterology = gastro enter(o) ology • Necessary = ne cessary • Microcosm = micro cosm • Maximum = maxim um • Imperceptible = im per ceptible • Translucent = trans lucent • Heterogeneous = hetero gene ous

  4. Flash Cards • Example Words: • Therm/thermo = heat • Re ________ = back (again) • Write the word part on one side of the card and the meaning on the other.

  5. Flash Cards

  6. How to Study • Read the word part to yourself and say its meaning out loud. Picture the meaning in your head. • After you have memorized the word parts in the lesson, try to dissect and decode sample words.

  7. Word Dissection Lesson 1

  8. Lesson One • 1. ______ity/ty = being (condition of being) • 2. _____ology = study of (science of) • 3. bio = life • 4. ge/geo = earth • 5. anthrop/anthropo = man (human) • 6. psych/psycho = mind (soul) • 7. soci/socio = companion (social)

  9. 8. zo/zoo = animal • 9. mono = one • 10. _____ism = being/belief in • 11. pre_____ = before • Note: pre before en e requires a hyphen as in pre-election • A hyphen is used before a capital letter as in pre-Thanksgiving.

  10. Lesson 1 Practice Words Biology Study or science of life

  11. Geology Science of studying the earth

  12. anthropology The study of man.

  13. psychology The science of the study of the mind

  14. sociology The science of the study of society.

  15. Society The state of being with another person

  16. Monosyllable

  17. Monorail

  18. Monotone

  19. Americanism

  20. Catholicism

  21. Alcoholism

  22. Terrorism

  23. Predate

  24. Prehistoric

  25. Preschool

  26. Preheat

  27. Lesson 2 • __oid = resembling (looks like) • Poly = many (much) • ___ic/tic (adjective form) = having to do with • ___ic/tic (noun form) = person who is • ___ologist/ = specialist (expert) • Meter/ometer = measuring (device/person) • Ex-___ = former (past)

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