Vocabulary Improvement.
Bonet, Diana.
Vocabulary Improvement. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (150 pages)
TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- DEDICATION -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- CONTENTS -- YOUR VOCABULARY GOALS -- SECTION 1 A Word to the Wise -- CONTROLLING YOUR DESTINY -- DON'T BE A WORD WIMP -- OUR THREE VOCABULARIES -- REWARDS MAKE LEARNING WORTHWHILE -- TIPS FOR LEARNING NEW WORDS -- SECTION 2 Where Did All Those Words Come From? -- IT'S ALL IN THE FAMILY -- OLD ENGLISH: AD 450-1150 -- MIDDLE ENGLISH: AD 1150-1500 -- MODERN ENGLISH: AD 1500 TO THE PRESENT -- ENGLISH TODAY -- SECTION 3 Digging the Dictionary -- WHAT'S IN A DICTIONARY? -- What Dictionary Should You Use? -- Facts About the Dictionary -- USING THE DICTIONARY LESS AND ENJOYING IT MORE -- FINDING GOLD IN THE DICTIONARY -- DEFINITIONS -- SPELLING -- SYLLABLES -- PRONUNCIATION -- PARTS OF SPEECH -- HISTORY (ETYMOLOGY) -- SYNONYMS AND ANONYMS -- A THESAURUS BY ANY OTHER NAME -- HOW TO USE A THESAURUS -- ANSWERS TO SECTION 3 EXERCISES -- SECTION 4 Uprooting Root Words -- MAKING VOCABULARY STUDY EASY -- ROOT WORDS -- PREFIXES -- SUFFIXES -- COMMON LATIN ROOTS -- COMMON PREFIXES -- SUFFIXES -- Noun Suffixes -- Adjective Suffixes -- Verb Suffixes -- ANSWERS TO SECTION 4 EXERCISES -- SECTION 5 Building a Strong Vocabulary -- 50 WORDS MADE EASY -- WORD LIST PRE-QUIZ -- FIRST GROUP: 1. abject-10. benign -- SECOND GROUP: 11. boycott-20. discourse -- THIRD GROUP: 21. docile-30. inherent -- FOURTH GROUP: 31. irony-40. rescind -- FIFTH GROUP: 41. ruse-50. zenith -- ANSWERS TO SECTION 5 EXERCISES -- SECTION 6 Idioms, Slang and Other Mutants -- A DIFFERENT KIND OF GRAMMAR -- STANDARD ENGLISH -- WOUNDED WORDS -- LAZY LIPS -- Banishing Friction from Your Diction -- Syllables and Endings -- Tongue Twisters -- A WORD ABOUT ACCENTS -- IDIOMS -- PRACTICING IDIOMS -- JARGON -- SLANG -- HEADS UP -- ANSWERS TO SECTION 6 EXERCISES -- SECTION 7 Odd Words, Puzzles and Games -- LET'S HAVE FUN! -- ODD WORDS. Don't Give In to Take -- Precision Pays -- Vary Very -- Getting Rid of Get -- Portmanteau Words -- NEOWORDS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- ANSWERS TO SECTION 7 EXERCISES -- DEVELOPING A PERSONAL ACTION PLAN -- PERSONAL ACTION PLAN.
9781560521242
Vocabulary.
Electronic books.
PE1449 -- .B633 1992eb
428.1
Vocabulary Improvement. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (150 pages)
TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- DEDICATION -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- CONTENTS -- YOUR VOCABULARY GOALS -- SECTION 1 A Word to the Wise -- CONTROLLING YOUR DESTINY -- DON'T BE A WORD WIMP -- OUR THREE VOCABULARIES -- REWARDS MAKE LEARNING WORTHWHILE -- TIPS FOR LEARNING NEW WORDS -- SECTION 2 Where Did All Those Words Come From? -- IT'S ALL IN THE FAMILY -- OLD ENGLISH: AD 450-1150 -- MIDDLE ENGLISH: AD 1150-1500 -- MODERN ENGLISH: AD 1500 TO THE PRESENT -- ENGLISH TODAY -- SECTION 3 Digging the Dictionary -- WHAT'S IN A DICTIONARY? -- What Dictionary Should You Use? -- Facts About the Dictionary -- USING THE DICTIONARY LESS AND ENJOYING IT MORE -- FINDING GOLD IN THE DICTIONARY -- DEFINITIONS -- SPELLING -- SYLLABLES -- PRONUNCIATION -- PARTS OF SPEECH -- HISTORY (ETYMOLOGY) -- SYNONYMS AND ANONYMS -- A THESAURUS BY ANY OTHER NAME -- HOW TO USE A THESAURUS -- ANSWERS TO SECTION 3 EXERCISES -- SECTION 4 Uprooting Root Words -- MAKING VOCABULARY STUDY EASY -- ROOT WORDS -- PREFIXES -- SUFFIXES -- COMMON LATIN ROOTS -- COMMON PREFIXES -- SUFFIXES -- Noun Suffixes -- Adjective Suffixes -- Verb Suffixes -- ANSWERS TO SECTION 4 EXERCISES -- SECTION 5 Building a Strong Vocabulary -- 50 WORDS MADE EASY -- WORD LIST PRE-QUIZ -- FIRST GROUP: 1. abject-10. benign -- SECOND GROUP: 11. boycott-20. discourse -- THIRD GROUP: 21. docile-30. inherent -- FOURTH GROUP: 31. irony-40. rescind -- FIFTH GROUP: 41. ruse-50. zenith -- ANSWERS TO SECTION 5 EXERCISES -- SECTION 6 Idioms, Slang and Other Mutants -- A DIFFERENT KIND OF GRAMMAR -- STANDARD ENGLISH -- WOUNDED WORDS -- LAZY LIPS -- Banishing Friction from Your Diction -- Syllables and Endings -- Tongue Twisters -- A WORD ABOUT ACCENTS -- IDIOMS -- PRACTICING IDIOMS -- JARGON -- SLANG -- HEADS UP -- ANSWERS TO SECTION 6 EXERCISES -- SECTION 7 Odd Words, Puzzles and Games -- LET'S HAVE FUN! -- ODD WORDS. Don't Give In to Take -- Precision Pays -- Vary Very -- Getting Rid of Get -- Portmanteau Words -- NEOWORDS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- ANSWERS TO SECTION 7 EXERCISES -- DEVELOPING A PERSONAL ACTION PLAN -- PERSONAL ACTION PLAN.
9781560521242
Vocabulary.
Electronic books.
PE1449 -- .B633 1992eb
428.1