Word Families. Word formation
Upstream Upper-Intermediate B2+ Unit 5
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Word families representation
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Adjective
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Combination Entertainment Exaggeration Impression Establishment Expense Competition Survival Difference Success | Combine Entertain Exaggerate Impress Establish Expend Compete Survive Differ Succeed | Combined Entertaining Exaggerated Impressive Established Expensive Competitive Surviving Different Successful | - Entertainingly Exaggeratedly Impressively - Expensively Competitively - Differently Successfully |
It may sound a bit weird but words also need love, that is why they form word families. And it doesn't come as quite as surprise that many of them trace back to the ancient times. In fact, we must give credits to those Roman and Latin guys who actually contributed greatly to the lexicon of the English language we have now.
Why do we need to know all that roots? Well, if you come across some article, for example, and see unknown word but the prefix is truly familiar, then you can generate some ideas about what that word could theoretically mean.
What's more, such prefixes may help you in the learning process, as you can automatically recognize the word if you know what its root means. Thus, you dispose all your words in the groups with the same root and similar meanings that decreases your suppression. The advantage of learning these roots is transparent because it gives you many opportunities to build up your vocabulary.
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