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A short form of a word or phrase.
e.g. “Dr.” is an abbreviation of “Doctor.”
A word that describes a noun (a person, place, or thing).
e.g. In “a happy child,” happy is an adjective.
A word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
e.g. She runs quickly. (quickly is an adverb)
Able to speak clearly and well.
e.g. She is a very articulate speaker.
Able to use two languages well.
e.g. He is bilingual in English and Urdu.
A group of words with a subject and a verb.
e.g. “She left early” is a clause.
Two or more words that often go together.
e.g. “Heavy rain” is a common collocation.
Understanding what you read or hear.
e.g. Reading every day improves comprehension.
A word that joins two ideas, like and, but, or because.
e.g. I was tired, but I finished the book.
The other words or situation that help explain a word’s meaning.
e.g. Guess the meaning from the context.
A short word before a noun, like a, the, this, my.
e.g. The book is on this table.
A conversation between two or more people.
e.g. Practice the dialogue with a partner.
The way someone pronounces words; word choice in writing.
e.g. Good actors have very clear diction.
Extra force or stress on a word or idea.
e.g. Put the emphasis on the first syllable.
The history of where a word comes from.
e.g. The etymology of “salary” is the Latin word for salt.
Able to speak a language easily and well.
e.g. She is fluent in three languages.
The rules for how to put words together.
e.g. Tenses are part of grammar.
A word that sounds like another word but has a different meaning.
e.g. “Sea” and “see” are homophones.
A phrase whose meaning is different from the words in it.
e.g. “Break a leg” means good luck.
To guess something from what you read, hear, or see.
e.g. I inferred from her smile that she was happy.
The rise and fall of your voice when you speak.
e.g. Rising intonation often shows a question.
Special words used by one job or group.
e.g. Avoid medical jargon when speaking to patients.
All the words a person, language, or group knows.
e.g. A wide lexicon helps you speak naturally.
A word that adds detail to another word.
e.g. In “very tall man,” very is a modifier.
A trick or rhyme to help you remember something.
e.g. “ROYGBIV” is a mnemonic for rainbow colors.
A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.
e.g. Teacher, school, and freedom are nouns.
No longer used, out of date.
e.g. “Thou” is now obsolete in everyday English.
A group of sentences about one main idea.
e.g. A good essay has clear paragraphs.
To say or write something in your own words.
e.g. Paraphrase the article in two sentences.
The smallest unit of sound in a word.
e.g. The word “cat” has three phonemes.
A verb plus a small word that together has a new meaning.
e.g. “Give up” means to stop trying.
The part of a sentence that says what the subject does.
e.g. In “The cat sleeps,” sleeps is the predicate.
A short word that shows place, time, or direction.
e.g. on, in, at, before, with — these are prepositions.
A word used in place of a noun, like he, she, it, they.
e.g. Sara called. She is on her way.
The way a word is said.
e.g. Listen to the correct pronunciation.
How formal or casual your language is.
e.g. Use a formal register in business emails.
The art of using language to convince people.
e.g. Politicians often use clever rhetoric.
A word with almost the same meaning as another word.
e.g. “Big” and “large” are synonyms.
The order of words in a sentence.
e.g. English syntax usually goes subject + verb + object.
The form of a verb that shows time (past, present, future).
e.g. “Walked” is the past tense of “walk.”
All the words you know in a language.
e.g. Reading is the best way to grow your vocabulary.
A word that shows an action or a state.
e.g. Run, eat, and be are verbs.
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