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Unit 2 In Review

Unit 2 In Review. The Language Lives Unit at a Glance. The Origin of Words. As ideas got more complex, so did words. Simple words can be combined to form complex words: road side, bill board, rail road. Many of our words are formed around ROOTS (where the word’s basic meaning is). Roots.

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Unit 2 In Review

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  1. Unit 2 In Review The Language Lives Unit at a Glance

  2. The Origin of Words • As ideas got more complex, so did words. Simple words can be combined to form complex words:roadside, billboard, railroad. • Many of our words are formed around ROOTS (where the word’s basic meaning is).

  3. Roots • Many of our words have LATIN or GREEK roots. • Examples are: • CANIS: dog (Latin) • DENS: tooth (Latin) • OIKOS: house (Greek) • CHRONOS: time (Greek)

  4. Prefixes and Suffixes • ONE word can mean THREE different things just by adding a prefix or suffix! • Example: • Friend + ly (suffix) = friendly • Friendly + un (prefix) = unfriendly FRIEND, FRIENDLY, and UNFRIENDLY

  5. Why is English so challenging? • The same word can have different meanings, depending on HOW it is used! • Example: • He could lead the discussion, if only he would stop playing with his pencil lead. • We also BORROW words from other languages! • Examples: • Armadillo (Spanish), karaoke (Japanese), influenza (Italian), ballet (French), dachshund (German)

  6. Finally… • If getting words from other languages didn’t make things hard enough – the same word can also change its meaning over time! • Examples: • 17th century – CABOOSE: the kitchen on a ship • Today – CABOOSE: the last car on a train

  7. If you don’t know a word… • You shouldn’t jump up to grab a dictionary! • Try using CONTEXT CLUES first! • (read around the word to try to figure out the meaning)

  8. Don't you wonder how we every learned to speak the English language? • The dove dove into the bushes. • A farm can produce produce. • The soldier decided to desert in the desert. • The present is a good time to present the present. • At the Army base, a bass was painted on the head of a bass drum. • I did not object to the object. • The bandage was wound around the wound. • They were too close to the door to close it. • To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow. • After a number of Novocain injections, my jaw got number. • I shed a tear when I saw the tear in my clothes. • I had to subject the subject to a series of tests. • I spent last evening evening out a pile of dirt.

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