"For more than forty years, English Words from Latin and Greek Elements, by Donald M. Ayers, has shown
thousands of students the way to a broader vocabulary by teaching them to recognize the classical roots found in
many English words. When the second edition of that text appeared in 1986, it was joined by a workbook that has
proven exceptionally popular in reinforcing those vocabulary skills. Each lesson in the Workbook complements the
text with a variety of exercises: short-answer, matching, multiple choice, word analysis, fill-in-the-blank, and
true-false. The Workbook has now been revised to make it more relevant and useful. It features a new dictionary
exercise and word analysis exercises, the replacement of true-false exercises that have caused the most difficulty
for students, and the elimination of archaic words and other items that have become dated. The authors have also
improved the clarity of the instructions for individual exercises, in some cases adding notes or providing sample
answers. As part of the revised front matter, there is a new introduction written just for students to help them
get the most out of the workbook. English Words and the Workbook have met with unqualified success in English and
Classics courses at both the advanced secondary and college levels. This revision of the Workbook helps to ensure
the continuing relevance of the roots approach to vocabulary building for tomorrow's students."