Chapter 1 Basic Word Structure .................................. 1
1.1 Overview ........................................................................................ 2
1.2 Word Analysis ................................................................................ 2
1.3 Basic Patterns of Word Formation .............................................. 3
1.4 Combining Vowels ......................................................................... 4
1.5 Suffixes ........................................................................................... 5
1.5.1 Noun Suf?xes ─ Meaning "Condition"............................................. 5
1.5.2 Noun Suf?xes ─ Meaning "Specialty or Specialist" ......................... 6
1.5.3 Adjective Suf?xes ─ Meaning "Pertaining to".................................. 6
1.6 Prefixes ........................................................................................... 7
1.7 Order of Combining Elements ..................................................... 7
1.8 Competing Forms ......................................................................... 8
Exercises .............................................................................................. Chapter 2 Pronunciation, Spelling and Plurals ......... 13
2.1 Overview ........................................................................................ 14
2.2 Pronunciation ................................................................................ 14
2.2.1 Pronunciation of the Vowels ............................................................... 14
2.2.2 Pronunciation of the Consonants........................................................ 14
2.2.3 Accents ............................................................................................... 16
2.3 Spelling ........................................................................................... 17
2.3.1 Combining Form and Name of Object ............................................... 17
2.3.2 Silent Letters....................................................................................... 17
2.3.3 Similarity of Sound............................................................................. 18
2.3.4 Similarity of Spelling ......................................................................... 18
2.4 Plurals............................................................................................. 18
Exercises .............................................................................................. 19
Chapter 3 Human Body as a Whole............................. 21 |