by sheila_admin | Jun 19, 2012 | Vocabulary & Spelling
Homographs are words which have the same spelling but different meanings. They may or may not have the same pronunciation. Here the word has the same spelling and pronunciation, but different meanings: bear – beə (a big animal living in Yellowstone park) bear...
by sheila_admin | Jun 17, 2012 | Parts Of Speech, Vocabulary & Spelling
A root is the very simplest form of a word without any affixes or changes. It cannot be made any smaller and is sometimes known as the base word. For example, take the word important. This consists of 3 parts: im (a prefix) + port (the root) + ant (a suffix]) So the...
by sheila_admin | Jun 17, 2012 | Vocabulary & Spelling
A Synonym is a word which has almost exactly the same meaning as another word. For example: student – pupil old – ancient Note: Compare this with antonyms which are words of opposite meanings. In English, there are no perfect synonyms. Two words may be...
by sheila_admin | Jun 17, 2012 | Technology & TEFL, Vocabulary & Spelling
A Word A Day is a simple daily email which anyone can sign up to which sends out a word and definition each day which is useful to help enrich and enlarge vocabulary. For TEFL teachers it is ideal; with students it is perhaps better suited to advanced learners. The...
by sheila_admin | Jun 17, 2012 | Linguistics, Vocabulary & Spelling
Homophones are words that sound the same but with very different meanings. The words are usually spelt differently or, if they are spelt the same, come from different roots. For example, the words may be spelt the same, such as rose (as in the flower) and rose (as in...
