Harness the power of suffixes while adding more than 4,000 words to your Spanish vocabulary

How do you turn a boat into a boatload in Spanish? Or change bread into a baker?* It isn't magic, it's suffixes. When attached to base terms, they have the ability to change meanings to indicate quantity, profession, gender, size, status, relationship, style, and much more. Mastering these word endings will enable you to increase your vocabulary greatly. Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Vocabulary Building with Suffixes presents 150 commonly used suffixes accompanied by their meanings, English equivalent when applicable, part of speech, and gender. Grouped by difficulty level, each suffix is fully explained and followed by a list of terms using the specific word ending.

Like all Practice Makes Perfect workbooks, you will get plenty of practice, practice, practice using your newly acquired vocabulary. And for convenient study on the go, download the free companion app that features hundreds of words in a flashcard format. Whether you are learning on your own or taking an advanced beginning or intermediate Spanish class, Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Vocabulary Building with Suffixes will help build your confidence in using your new language.

*el barco (boat) becomes la barcada (boatload); el pan (bread) becomes el panadero (baker)

This workbook helps you:

• Learn how to use suffixes to expand your Spanish vocabulary
• Determine the meanings of unfamiliar terms by understanding their word endings
• Become more comfortable communicating in Spanish

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 10/23/2014
ISBN: 9780071835282
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.79lbs
Size: 10.83h x 8.54w x 0.68d