Words Under Construction

Words Under Construction
R. L. Cherry
298 pp. / 6.0 x 9.0 / 1989
Paper (978-0-8165-1040-5)

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- Language

All too often, vocabulary building is accomplished through rote memorization. A more effective approach is through the study of the Latin word roots on which thousands of English words are

Tailored for the average high school students, this new vocabulary text has been shaped by recommendations from high school teachers throughout America. . . . It is a book that anyone can use to learn more about the words used in everyday conversation and communication.

—Vero Beach Fla.,Press Journal

based. This new vocabulary text offers such an approach for high school students. Patterned after the popular text English Words From Latin and Greek Elements by Donald Ayers—published by the University of Arizona Press in 1966 and used widely in colleges, universities, and many high schools—Words Under Construction offers a course in word study tailored to the abilities of younger readers. Not only does it show students how to analyze words for the meanings of their prefixes, roots, and suffixes, it also reinforces its instruction through the use of context sentences drawn from media and literature with which high school students are familiar. A wide variety of exercises is included.

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