Word origins

Linguists often get called the grammar police as what they have to say about language often sounds boring, but when it comes to etymologies, everyone seems to start listening and marvelling at language.

Continuing in our series of study and writing tips, we offer you this article on common Greek and Latin word roots. Undoubtedly, before the College Board changes its cash cow, the SAT, in 2016, many…

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A root word is the basis of a word and it typically does not stand alone. More than half of the words in the English language have Latin or Greek roots – this is especially true in content areas suc

Teach students about root words with these ideas and activities.

Exposing students to a variety of new words and having them engage with those words is extremely important for vocabulary acquisition, but we know there are other skills students also need to develop in order to know the meaning of the words they are reading. One of those skills is the ability to breakdown a ... Read More about Root of the Week to Expand Vocabulary

Another word for Wonderful, What is another, synonym word for Wonderful? Every language spoken around the world has its own characteristics. When learning a new language, it will be very useful to learn words for that language. In addition, in a language learning process, learning the words together with their synonyms will be even more useful when memorizing words. Learning a word with its synonyms increases our competence in that language. It helps us speak more fluently and clearly. +800…

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Other words for BEAUTIFUL

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