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Word Dissection

English is a hybrid language with over 75% of its vocabulary derived from Latin and Greek. By learning to recognize word parts, we can decode thousands of unfamiliar words. This guide introduces the concept of word dissection, providing examples such as "gastroenterology" and "imperceptible." Flashcards are recommended for memorization, allowing students to engage with the meanings of root words and affixes. This lesson covers essential prefixes, suffixes, and root words, helping learners build a robust English vocabulary through understanding the components of words.

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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.

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