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Three Layers of the English Anglo-Saxon, Latin, and Greek
Language


Percentage of English Language that 20-25%
is Anglo-Saxon


Percentage of the English Language 60%
that is Latin

, Percentage of the English Language 10-12%
that is Greek


Characteristics of Anglo-Saxon Short, common, every day, down to earth; many
words have non-phonetic spellings


Examples of Anglo-Saxon words Number names, names of farm animals


Anglo-saxon words that begin with wr, kn, and wr


Latin words technical and sophisticated words


Latin words Schwa sounds are often found in these words


Latin words Examples: audience, contradict, disruptive, retract,
survival


Greek words specialized words for science


Greek words combining forms


Greek words examples: atmosphere, chromosome, thermometer


Number of syllable types six


4 characteristics of a letter name, shape, sound, feel


This is the only stable characteristic name
of a letter


Identifiers to determining ASAP: Accent, syllable, adjacent letters, position
reading/spelling situations