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Language structures - Coggle Diagram
Language structures
Homophones
Words that sound the same, but are spelt different and mean different things.
meat / meet
week/weak
two, to, too
Contractions
making language more informal
joining two words together with an apostrophe
is not - isn't
will not - won't
Prefixes
Add to the beginning of the root word to change its meaning
un
re
dis
Suffixes
Add to the end of a root word to change it's meaning
ed
ing
ly
Similes
When we compare two things with each other
Uses 'as'
I am as hungry as a horse
Figurative and Literal
Figurative: Uses word 'like'
He screamed like a pig.
Literal: Exactly what the words say.
I see a pig eat food.