ETHYMOLOGICAL WORK WITH THE WORD AS A BASIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTEREST IN THE STUDY OF THE NATIVE LANGUAGE IN PRIMARY SCHOOL

The efficiency of the etymological analysis application in the lessons of the Ukrainian language at elementary school was confirmed in the paper. The topic of the research is relevant and contains in the pedagogical and methodological explanation of the etymological work with a word, the studying of a word derivation and meaning; the explanation of a word derivation by comparing it with related words of the same or other languages. The most efficient ways of enriching younger pupils’ vocabulary based on the etymological work are substantiated theoretically; practices, forms, and kinds of tasks that favor the teaching efficiency and the increase of younger pupils’ communicative skill level are suggested.During the introduction of the Ukrainian language as the state language, the attitude to the language becomes especially relevant and acute. Ukrainian language lessons are interesting when the student’s desire to penetrate deeper into the research question is stimulated with the help of particularly vivid, emotionally presented facts, and effective language experiments when the child’s desire to engage in the subject of his interest is encouraged.Language is the basis of the spiritual life of a nation. Ukrainian with its bright sound, lexical richness, emotional and philosophical depth, and maximum fusion of forms of content is one of the most developed languages in the world.In the new school, there should be no unnecessary theorizing or verbal memorization of grammatical rules and regulations. The learning process should be carried out in a certain system on the basis of the communicative activity approach. From this point of view, the school subject of the Ukrainian language should be studied in two dimensions: as an integral factor in the formation of the child’s personality, and as a linguistic science. Keywords: etymology; etymological work; etymological analysis; communicative activity; linguistics; vocabulary; word derivation; vocabulary; creative thinking.