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English Language Arts, Grade 8
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Study Guide Reading-Structural Analysis English Language Arts, Grade 8
READING
–
STRUCTURAL
ANALYSIS
What
is
Structural
Analysis
in
Reading?
In
order
to
derive
the
meanings
of
words,
it
is
helpful
to
analyze
the
structure
of
the
words
in
English:
•
Is
there
a
Latin
or
a
Greek
root
word?
•
Is
the
word
a
base
word
that
can
stand
alone?
•
Are
there
prefixes
and
suffixes
added
to
the
base
word?
•
What
are
the
meanings
of
the
affixes
added
to
the
base
word?
•
Is
the
word
a
shortened
form
of
a
longer
word?
Examples:
•
The
word
autograph
came
from
the
Greek
root
graph
that
means
write.
•
The
word
video
came
from
the
Latin
root
vid
that
means
see.
•
The
prefix
semi-
in
semifinal
means
half.
•
The
suffix
in
the
word
childless,
-less,
means
without.
•
Lunch
is
the
shortened
form
of
luncheon.
Try
This!
1]
The
word
metropolis
came
from
the
Greek
root
poli
that
means
_______.
a]
farm
b]
rural
c]
country
d]
city
2]
The
word
abbreviate
came
from
the
Latin
root
brev
that
means
_______.
a]
shirt
b]
shun
c]
short
d]
ship
3]
Which
word
is
the
shortened
form
of
examination?
a]
exit
b]
exam
c]
extinct
d]
exact
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