суббота, 4 марта 2017 г.

Word Families. Word formation


Upstream Upper-Intermediate B2+ Unit 5 

THE MAGIC OF PANTOMIME 
Word families representation


Noun 
Verb 
Adjective 
Adverb 
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
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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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