"Many words in Spanish are nearly the same as their English counterparts, except for the word ending. This unique book identifies the 24 most common word-ending patterns between these languages and provides over 4,000 words that follow them. For example, many English words that end in "-ance" (distance, importance, etc.) correspond to "-ancia" in Spanish (distancia, importancia, etc.). Similarly, English words ending in "-ary" (necessary, ordinary, etc.) correspond to"-ario" in Spanish (necessario, ordinario, etc.). Using this system for learning, students can add thousands of new Spanish words to their vocabulary." -- back cover