ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

’23-’24 EAPP LECTURE // FIRST SEMESTER

UNIT 1: READING AND

ANALYZING ACADEMIC TEXT

DEVELOPING YOUR VOCABULARY

ACADEMIC TEXT
- The vocabulary has changed as well from one to
two syllable words in your early grades to three to
five syllable words as you move to Senior High
School.
2. Suffixes
TAKE NOTE: Your vocabulary will affect your reading
 Suffixes are intended to change
comprehension.
the form of a word.
WAYS TO IMPROVE VOCABULARY ○ Examples of Suffixes:
1. Context Clues
2. Analyzing Word Structure
Noun Verb Adjective
CONTEXT CLUES -acy -ed -ible
- Words or sentences surrounding the unfamiliar -ness -fy -ish
words. -ist -ate -able
-al -ise -some
TYPES OF CONTEXT CLUES
-en -d -en
1. Example Clues
 Easy to spot -ise -ify -ful
 Words or phrases that signal -tion -ize -like
clues such as: for example, such -or -ure -less
as, etc.
3. Root
2. Synonym Clues  Roots are the core of a word.
 The meaning of unfamiliar word is  They can stand alone.
given in the sentence.  Not all root words are from
 Ex: in other words, or, etc. modern origin.
3. Antonym Clues o Examples of Root words:
 The opposite meaning.
 Ex: however, in contrast. English Roots Greek/Latin Roots
4. General Clues act biblio
 The unknown word is explained arbor chrome
with the sentence or in the crypt cosm
proceeding sentence.
 It is our prior knowledge in the legal byss
sentence itself. soul auto
spirit bio
ANALYZING WORD STRUCTURE heat anti
1. Prefixes
 “pre” means “before” skill path
 “fix” means “to attach” joy tele
 “to attach before the word”
 Prefixes are intended to make a
new word.

o Example of Prefixes:

un- bi-
non- multi-
in- deca-
dis- super-
tele- under-
sub- em-
inter- fore-
trans- mid-
mono- ex-

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