Learn about what a root word is, how to identify the parts of a word with this guide for KS3 English students aged 11-14 from BBC Bitesize.

In biblical understanding all these gifts are God-given. Working with the root meaning of biblical words opens the text beyond the surface reading to which many people are limited.

Rule 1: For words ending in two consonants, just add the suffix to the root word. For example: smart + er = smart er Rule 2: For words that end in a short vowel sound followed by a consonant, you ...

British etymologist Michael Quinion, however, writes at World Wide Words (worldwidewords.org) that the meaning of “mosey” in the OED’s earliest examples is ambiguous. Muzzy: This is another ...