Structural Analysis > is a process of decoding unfamiliar words by visually examining the words to discover component parts which may lead to pronunciation and meaning. one who uses structural analysis must be able to recognize the root word or base word; inflectional endings (-s, -ed, -ing), affixes (prefixes and suffixes), and compound words.
A. Rootwords > A word from which other words are formed by adding a beginning part (suffix) is called a rootword.
the underlined part of each of the words is the root:
rewrite kindness reading hopeful
Exercise 1 - Identify the roots and write them.
1. addressee ___________ 6. faithful _____________
2. dictionary ___________ 7. kindly _____________
3. irrelevant ___________ 8. honesty _____________
4. particular ___________ 9. untidy _____________
5. interview ___________ 10. likely _____________
____________1. beauteous, beautiful, beautify
____________2. divided, divisible, undivided
____________3. implication, implied, implicit
____________4. resign, designate, signature
____________5. deserve, serviceable, disserve
____________6. condense, density, condensation
____________7. completion, incomplete, completely
____________8. disgraceful, gracious, gracefully
____________9. inform, conform, deformity
____________10. unearth, earthly, earthenware
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