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"Al-gebra is a very fearsome cult, indeed", the
Attorney General said. "They desire average
solutions by means and extremes, and
sometimes go off on a tangent in a search of
absolute value. TheyThe consist ofunder
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although they are frequently referred to as
"unknowns", we know they really belong to a
common denominator and are part of the axis
of medieval with coordinates in every country.
"As the great Greek philanderer
Isosceles used to say, there are three
sides to every triangle."
When asked to comment on the arrest,
President Bush said, "If God had wanted
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us to have better weapons of math
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doghouse
birdbath
pigeonhole
bookcase
Word formation
3. Compounding uses two or three
words put together to make a full form.
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Study the following words for 1 minute. Then, write
down as many compound words for 2 minutes.
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WA WORK
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Word formation
4. Blending is formed by fusing or putting
two words together. Usually the first part
of one word is blended or fused with the
last part of another.presentation
The are blended word
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then gets its meaning from
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put together.
sitcom - situational + comedy
modem - modulator + demodulator
camcorder - camera + recorder
smog – smoke + fog
Word formation
4. Blending is formed by fusing or putting
two words together.
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cliché (French)
concerto (Italian)
café (French)
yacht (Dutch)
robot (Czechoslovakia)
Word formation
5. Borrowing is the integration of a word
from one language into another.
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déjà vu
karaoke
ramen
silk
smorgasbord
Word formation
6. Clipping means to cut off the beginning or
the end of the word. It may mean cutting
from both ends, leaving a part to stand for
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phone
math
fax
Word formation
6. Clipping means to cut off the
beginning or the end of the word. It may
mean cutting from both ends, leaving a
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blog memo
chem pub
psycho gas
exam pop (music)
flu sci-fi
Word formation
7. Coinage is the creation of a novel or
new word for something, many times
something that is new to the language.
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Sandwich (from the Earl of Sandwich)
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Plexiglas (which is also a blend of
plastic, flexible, and glass)
xerox
Volt, hertz, Celsius (science)
Eponym - A person whose name is or is thought to be the
source of the name of something, such as a city, country, or era.
For example, Romulus is the eponym of Rome.
Word formation
8. Derivation is formed by adding
derivational morphemes to existing ones.
anti + dis + establish + ment
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Vocabulary Development
port carry
GREEK ROOTS
scrib, script write
spec look., see
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re = again, back
super = over and above, very large
trans = across, beyond
un = not, the opposite of
Vocabulary Development
SUFFIXES – one who does something
ant – accountant
eer – electioneer
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er – stenographer
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ist – typist
ian – physician
or – inventor
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SUFFIXES – one who does something
ance – reluctance
ence – dependence
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hood – childhood
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dom –freedom
ment – improvement
ness – shyness
ship – authorship
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SUFFIXES – full of
ous – hazardous
ose – grandiose
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acious – sagacious
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ful – painful
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ive – creative
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ative – talkative
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ant – defiant
ic – Arabic
ical – philosophical
al – lyrical
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SUFFIXES – abstract words
ation – determination
tion – correction
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ice – cowardice
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ism – socialism
tude – gratitude
ty – loyalty
ity – equality
Vocabulary Development
Word families - a word family is a
group of words that have a common root.
grammar, telegram, program, anagram,
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credit, incredible, discredit,
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attribution.
credence
geography, geology, geometry
vision, televise, revise, visible, visit
station, thermostat, statue, status,
stationary
Vocabulary Development
Word families - a word family is a
group of words that have a common root.
disaster, aster, asteroid,
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bibliomania
dictate, dictaphone, prediction,
benediction, malediction
Contextual Clues
1. Definition is considered the simplest and
most obvious way by which the meaning of a
word is revealed. The be verb is used to
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word in the sentence.
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Morphology is a sub
discipline of linguistics
that studies word
structure.
Contextual Clues
2. Restatement may be in the form of
synonyms, examples, elaboration by
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related words. It isor usually
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by signal words: that is, for example,
such as, like, in the way, that, in other
words, what this means, etc. It may
also be signaled by the dash and the
parentheses.
Contextual Clues
Restatement
• It is refreshing to see students so
excited and enthusiastic in doing
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their projects,
with properbecause their zeal in
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examination.
Multiple Context
• Collocation
• Cline
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TYPES OF COLLOCATION
1. Verb + noun - throw a party
accept responsibility
2. Adjective + noun - square meal
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grim determination
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unacceptable behavior
8. Adjective + preposition - guilty of /
blamed for / happy about
Vocabulary Cs - CLINE
1. sometimes, perpetually, often, repeatedly
sometimes, often,
repeatedly, perpetually
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2. tepid, boiling, hot, warm
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POSSIBLE SENTENCES
Topic: Computer
1. Study the following words. As a group, define the words, and
then select pairs of related words from the list.
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Administrator
ISP (internet service provider)
URL (universal resource locator)
Hyperlink
Websites
search engine
F. Possible Sentences
POSSIBLE SENTENCES
Topic: Nature
1. Study the following words. As a group, define the words,
and then select pairs of related words from the list.
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• global warming
• carbon footprint
• aerosol
• illnesses
• La niña
• El niño
F. Possible Sentences
POSSIBLE SENTENCES
Topic: Computer
POSSIBLE SENTENCES
Topic: Computer
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H. List-Group-Label (Taba, 1967) also
called semantic mapping (Johnson and
Pearson, 1984) helps in activating
students’ schema about related concepts.
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associate terms related to a
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SPORTS FEATURES
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I. Feature Analysis
FEATURES Traditional Stories
Fable Fairytale Legend Myth
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It combines fact and fiction.
Characters are not humans.
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The story includes some sort of magic.
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Revolves around the lives of gods and
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The story ends with specific moral or
lesson
I. Feature Analysis
FEATURES Traditional Stories
Fable Fairytale Legend Myth
The story is fictitious.
It combines fact and fiction.
Characters are not humans.
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The story includes some sort of magic.
It is popularly regarded as true.
Revolves around the lives of gods and
goddesses.
The story ends with specific moral or
lesson
Vocabulary instruction requires patience
and preparation. It is an on-going
process. However, the love for words
and the strategies The
in learning words start
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