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Word structure analysis1. Honeymoonercompound word; honeymoon+ -er, and the suffix -er signals

that the whole denotes a person: the structure is (honey+moon)+ -er. This

word is a derivative.2. Unpleasant - Prefixes are added to the beginning of this words and itchange meaning (the un- in unpleasant); (pleasantunpleasant).

3. Kindness - kind + -ness that mean state of, condition of, or quality of ItIndicate Nouns

4. Colorfulcolor+ -ful, these suffixes mean full of It Indicate Adjectives5. Revisethe prefix re-plus vise in revise means to look at againin other

words, to rethink and change.6. Compel - the prefix com- and the root pel in compel suggest it means feeling

driven to do something.7. Multitudethe multi- in multitude lets me know itmeans many or lots

of.8. Distraction - e the word parts dis-, tract, andtion in distraction. They tell

me that the wordliterally means the condition of havingyour attentionpulled away.

9. Manual - the root (manu) and suffix (-al) in manual indicate its an adjectivemeaning having to do with the hand. This suffixmean relating to or

pertaining to10.Credible - the root and suffix in the word credible tell me the word means

able tobe believed, or in other words, believable.

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Conversion:Verb Noun to alertalert to attackattack to callcall to cloneclone to commandcommand to covercover to crycry to experienceexperience to fearfear to feelfeel to hopehope to increaseincrease to judgejudge to laughlaugh to riserise to runrun to sleepsleep to startstart to turnturn to visitvisitCompounding:noun-noun compound: note + book notebookadjective-noun compound: blue + berry blueberryverb-nouncompound: work + room workroomnoun-verb compound: breast + feed breastfeedverb-verb compound: stir + fry stir-fryadjective-verb compound: high + light highlightverb-preposition compound: break + up breakuppreposition-verb compound: out+ run outrunadjective-adjective compound: bitter + sweet bittersweetpreposition-preposition compound: in + to into

Clipping:advertisementadalligatorgatorexaminationexamgymnasiumgyminfluenzaflulaboratorylabmemorandummemophotographphotopublic housepub

reputationrepsituation comedysitcomtelephonephone

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Blending: advertisement + entertainment advertainment biographical + picture biopic breakfast + lunch brunch chuckle + snort chortle cybernetic + organism cyborg guess + estimate guesstimate hazardous + material hazmat motor + hotel motel prim + sissy prissy simultaneous + broadcast simulcast smoke + fog smog Spanish + English Spanglish spoon + fork spork telephone +marathon telethon web + seminar webinar

Abbreviations:Written Abbreviations Apr. April cmcentimeter(s) d. died, died in dept. department Dr. doctor Jr. Junior Mr. Mister ozounce(s) Sun. Sunday ydyard(s)Spoken-Written Abbreviations A.M. ante meridiem [in the morning] B.C.E. Before Common Era GOPGrand Old Party (Republican Party) HIVHuman Immunodeficiency Virus i.e. id est [that is] JFKJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy OJorange juice PMSpremenstrual syndrome RSVPrpondez s'il vous plait VIPvery important person

Acronyms: ASAPas soon as possible AWOLabsent without leave laser - light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration NASDAQ - National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations PINpersonal identification number radar - radio detection and ranging scuba - self-contained underwater breathing apparatus TESOLTeachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages

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Words structures

Analysis

Tabuica Diana

Gr. EF 21