Word Roots Tutorial

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Word Roots Tutorial

• What everyone should know about word roots

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Introduction

• What are word roots?
• How can they help you learn English vocabulary?

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• English has most of its origin in Greek and
  Latin. Therefore, many English words contain
  Greek and Latin roots. Learning these roots
  enables you to easily learn and remember many
  vocabulary words.

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Example

• Chron is a greek word root that means time
• Syn is a greek word root that means same
• So, synchronous means happening at the same
  time.
• syn, same chron, time -ous

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Now, expand this

• The prefix a- means not
• Adding this prefix to the word synchronous
  yields asynchronous which mean not happening at
  the same time.
• a-,not syn,same chron,time -ous

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Lets keep going

• Anachronism mean something that is out of its
  place in time.
• ana-,back chron, time -ism
• We can keep chaining these words together into an
  endless list of words, all of which can be easily
  learned and remembered using the roots to unlock
  their meaning.

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SAT test

• Students who have taken this etymology course
  have reported an average increase in SAT scores
  of over 100 points.
• The alternative memorize lists of vocabulary
  words and hope some of them are on the SAT that
  you take. Princeton Review can tell you what
  words were on previous SATs, but they cant tell
  you what is going to be on YOUR SAT.

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What This Means

• Every student needs to know word roots.
  Throughout your life, you will see the Greek and
  Latin word roots that you learn in this course
  over and over again. They will be ubiquitous.
  They will be in biology, computer science,
  medicine, sports, and in common everyday speech
  and writing.

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CONCLUSION!!

• REMEMBER, an impressive vocabulary will
  strengthen your self-confidence and give you a
  distinct advantage in an increasingly competitive
  world. The vocabulary you learn in this course
  and beyond will improve the quality of your life
  as it opens new doors and prepares you for future
  opportunities.