Etymology and Vocabulary

Etymology and Vocabulary

Etymology is the study of the arrival of a word from another language into English and how that happened. Etymology discovers how the word developed and what words might be related to it.

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Etymology

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Etymology is

• The study of insects

• A fancy word for vocabulary

• The history of English

• The study of the origins of words

English was originally brought to what is now called Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers from northwest Germany, West Denmark and the Netherlands. But the language that we nowadays  call English has been changed almost out of recognition by the passing of time, and even more influentially, the impact of other languages.

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Etymology

Multiple Choice

Where did the English language originate?

• Germany & The Netherlands

• America

• England & Spain

It is estimated that words borrowed from other languages make up around 80% of the English language. One of the reasons why English has such a huge vocabulary-estimated to be more than two million words, though not all are in current use-is that English has borrowed words from up to 350 other languages. Some of the biggest contributions come from Latin and Greek, and French-via the Norman invasion of 1066.

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Etymology

Multiple Choice

Approximately how many words are there in the English language?

• 170,000

• More than two million

• Between 20,000 and 30,000

Multiple Choice

What percentage of English words actually have their origin in a different language?

• 20%

• 5%

• 80%

Multiple Choice

How many languages is it estimated English has “borrowed” words from?

• 55

• 380

• 10

Affixes, Derivatives and Roots

Words Can Be Broken in Smaller Parts

Word Parts include Base Words, Roots, Prefixes and Suffixes

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Word Structure

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word is a word part that by itself is also a word

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word is a word part that by itself is also a word.

​SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS

Synonyms are words that mean the same thing--they might have similar denotations but different connotations

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SYNONYMS

Multiple Select

Select all the words that are synonyms for enjoy.

• like

• hate

• brave

• appreciate

• savor

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Select all the words that are synonyms for fast.

• quick

• rapid

• clarify

• obtain

• hasty

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Select all the words that are synonyms for happy.

• gain

• encourage

• cheerful

• tickled

• glad

Multiple Select

Select all the words that are synonyms for look.

• see

• watch

• stare

• inform

• show

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Which word in the sentence is an antonym for imaginary?

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real

animal

horn

forehead

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Antonym=Opposite

Multiple Choice

Which word in the sentence is an antonym for ancient?

• famous

• historical

• new

• halls

Multiple Choice

Which word in the sentence is an antonym for sharp?

• busy

• frustrated

• grown

• dull

Multiple Select

Select all the words that are antonyms for light.

• short

• heavy

• dark

• bright

• burn