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English for Tourism & Hospitality (108) by Prof. Adel AlSheikh 2020/2021

 Women are often very good at multitasking.
 He is multilingual. He speaks six languages.

12. Root Word: script
Meaning: to write
Words: scripture, manuscript

 You can read it in the scripture.
 He had seen a manuscript of the book.
Exercise I: For each of the following words, underline/circle the
root word:

1) lovely loving love unloved

2) use user useful used

3) cooking cooked cooks cook

4) action acting inaction act

5) cared careless cared careful

6) darker darkness dark darkest

7) friendship friendly unfriendly friend

8) sadness sad sadder sadly

9) happiness unhappy happier happy

10) excitement exciting excite excited

11) decisive deciding decide decided

12) cakewalk walking walked walk

13) talking talk backtalk talked

14) taller tallesttall tallness

15) lightning light lighter lightest

Exercise II Check your word root knowledge:

1. Lum: (a) sum (b) light (c) one hundred (d) heavy

2. Ambi: (a) both (b) none (c) either (d) fluid

3. Hypo: (a)below (b) aware (c) above (d) soul

4. Psycho: (a) self (b) mad (c) spirit (d) mind

5. Phil: (a) full (b) love (c) brother (d) many

6. Chron: (a) time (b) order (c) continue (d) metal

7. Tele: (a) move (b) talk (c) far (d) tell

8. Phon: (a) sound (b) fake (c) transmit (d) loud

9. Therm: (a)heat (b)measure (c) distance (d) raise

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