Mastering the English Language… one morphological word part at a time

Parts of Speech Noun Verb Adjective Adverb Article Pronoun Preposition Conjunction Interjection

Noun, Verb, Adjective, and Adverb Noun: A person, place, thing, or idea. Verb: Tells a noun’s action or state of being. There are action verbs and linking verbs Adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun Adverb: Describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. It tells how, how often, when, and where.

Vocabulary Words Agnostic can be a noun or an adjective Amoral is an adjective Anarchy is a noun Anecdote is a noun Anomaly is a noun Atheist is a noun Atheistic is an adjective Atypical is an adjective What do you notice about all of these words?

Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes Prefixes, roots, and suffixes: morphological (meaning-based) word parts Prefix Root Suffix Element added to the beginning of a word Element that gives you the basic meaning of a word Element added to the end of a word

Why learn roots? Many English words have Greek and Latin origins. Thus, many English words contain Greek and Latin roots. Learning these roots enables you to create connections between words with the same roots, so that you can learn and remember greater numbers of vocabulary words.

Why is it important to have a large vocabulary? Words, words, words Why is it important to have a large vocabulary? Freedom of Thought, Power, Respect, Law, Biology, Sciences, Medicine, Journalism, ect.

A, AN Prefix A, AN: Not, without, unusual or irregular agnostic, amoral, amorphous, analgesic, anarchy, anecdote, anemia, anesthetic, anomaly, anonymous, apathetic, apathy, asymmetrical, atheist, atom, atypical

A, AN — Not , without, unusual or irregular Agnostic (n or adj): (A not + GNOS to know) one who does not know whether there is a God or dieties Amoral (adj): without morals, unable to distinguish between right and wrong Anarchy (n): (An without + ARCH ruler) without a ruler; political disorder and chaos Anecdote (n): (AN not + EKDOTOS given out) originally, a story not published and kept private; now it is a short account of something. Anomaly (n): (AN not + HOMO same) not the same as others; an exception; an oddity Atheist (n): (A without + THE god) one who is without god; one who does not believe in the existence of deities. Atheistic (adj): (A without + THE god) denying the existence of god. Atypical (adj): not typical

Greek and Latin Words from Harry Potter arma – weapons, armour dens – a tooth dormio – I sleep lumen – light ludo – I play nox – night, darkness nunquam (or numquam) – never patronus – a protector or sponsor