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

Parts of Speech

1.Noun2.Verb3.Adjective4.Adverb5.Article6.Pronoun7.Preposition8.Conjunction9.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

1. Agnostic can be a noun or an adjective2. Amoral is an adjective3. Anarchy is a noun4. Anecdote is a noun5. Anomaly is a noun6. Atheist is a noun7. Atheistic is an adjective 8. 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.

Words, words, words

Why is it important to have a large vocabulary?

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

1. Agnostic (n or adj): (A not + GNOS to know)one who does not know whether there is a God or dieties

2. Amoral (adj): without morals, unable to distinguish between right and wrong

3. Anarchy (n): (An without + ARCH ruler) without a ruler; political disorder and chaos

4. Anecdote (n): (AN not + EKDOTOS given out) originally, a story not published and kept private; now it is a short account of something.

5. Anomaly (n): (AN not + HOMO same) not the same as others; an exception; an oddity

6. Atheist (n): (A without + THE god) one who is without god; one who does not believe in the existence of deities.

7. Atheistic (adj): (A without + THE god) denying the existence of god.

8. Atypical (adj): not typical

Greek and Latin Words from Harry Potter

arma – weapons, armourdens – a toothdormio – I sleep lumen – lightludo – I playnox – night, darknessnunquam (or numquam) – neverpatronus – a protector or sponsor