1. Word Dissection
Introduction

2. Background English is a hybrid language
Over 75% of our words derived from Latin and Greek
By learning to recognize word parts, we can decode thousands of unfamiliar words

3. Examples Gastroenterology = gastro enter(o) ology
Necessary = ne cess ary
Microcosm = micro cosm
Maximum = maxim um
Imperceptible = im per cept ible
Translucent = trans luc ent
Heterogeneous = hetero gene ous

4. Flash Cards Example Words: Therm/thermo = heat
Re ________ = back (again)
Write the word part on one side of the card and the meaning on the other.

5. Flash Cards
therm/
thermo
heat
Re _____
Back (again)

6. How to Study
Read the word part to yourself and say its meaning out loud. Picture the meaning in your head.
After you have memorized the word parts in the lesson, try to dissect and decode sample words.

7. Word Dissection
Lesson 1

8. Lesson One 1. ______ity/ty = being (condition of being)
2. _____ology = study of (science of)
3. bio = life
4. ge/geo = earth
5. anthrop/anthropo = man (human)
6. psych/psycho = mind (soul)
7. soci/socio = companion (social)

9. 10. _____ism = being/belief in 11. pre_____ = before
8. zo/zoo = animal
9. mono = one
10. _____ism = being/belief in
11. pre_____ = before
Note: pre before en e requires a hyphen as in pre-election
A hyphen is used before a capital letter as in pre-Thanksgiving.