Word Microscope in Four Steps

This page gives you a quick look at the main steps in running Word Microscope.

1. Start: you choose a specimen word to investigate.

   Specimen word: <insight>

   (The Word Microscope character Skopo can help with suggestions.)

2. Analysis: you find a word sum for your specimen word, made up of its prefixes, bases and suffixes.

   in  +  sight  ->  insight

   ( Skopo can suggest possible word sums and do various checks.)

3. Synthesis: you build on your chosen base to form a family of related word sums and their word matrix. You might come up with:

   foresight

   insight     insights

   sighting     sightseeing     sightseer

   ( Skopo can help you find family members and their word sums.)

4. Presentation: you print off a log of your investigation.

   Word Microscope Findings

   The Investigation

   Specimen word: <insight>

   Working base: <sight>

   Word Family

   foresight

   insight     insights

   sighting     sightseeing     sightseer

   Word Matrix

   fore     in	sight	ing     s
   		see	er     ing

   Word Family Sums (6)

    fore  +  sight  ->  foresight 
    in  +  sight  ->  insight 
    in  +  sight  +  s  ->  insights 
    sight  +  ing  ->  sighting 
    sight  +  see  +  ing  ->  sightseeing 
    sight  +  see  +  er  ->  sightseer 
   

   Investigation made on Monday 13 September 2010

   You can also share your log as a web page.

   Word Microscope automatically updates your log as you go along. It builds the matrix automatically, too.