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(negative, implying falsehood)
9. He told a funny story, (neutral)
There's something funny about the letter, (negative, implying cause for suspicion) What connotation does
the underlined word have in the following sentences?
10. That was a fantastic meal. ( )
He was troubled by fantastic dreams. ( )
SECTION VI
A STRUCTURAL APPROACH TO WORD STUDY
Internal Structure/Context
Prefixes — Bases — Suffixes (see Unit 1 of WP Appendix [Section X])
6.1 Decoding the word correctly (noting exactly how the word looks)
Read aloud each of the following sets of words and think about the meaning of each word in the set. What
element/s is/ are important for distinguishing between the different words? Add a word or a pair of words to
each set, showing the same element of difference.
1. boot, booth; book;__________ (different end consonants)
2. bed; bud;___________________ (different vowels)
3. scheme — scene;____________(the addition or omission of a consonant before and/or after the vowel)
4. undeveloped-underdeveloped;_______ (a change in the prefix) underemployed-unemployed;
5. apprehensive-apprehension _______ (a change in the suffix, indicating a different part of speech)
6.2 Recognition of Consonant Blends in English
In the following list, circle consonant blends that you recognize as being found in English words. Supply a
word using each of the latter blends (i.e. «ph» = phenomenon).