Have you ever wondered how a single word can convey vastly different meanings, just by adding a few letters at the beginning? Enter the fascinating world of prefixes – those tiny yet mighty linguistic tools that shape our language in profound ways. What are Prefixes? At their core, prefixes are linguistic building blocks, morphemes attached …
Category: VOCABULARY
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Mar 14
VOCABULARY – Rob vs Steal
Rob and steal both mean ‘take something from someone without permission’. Rob focuses on the place or person from which the thing is taken. Steal focuses on the thing that is taken. Look at the examples below: ROB – you rob a person or place (of something)rob – robbed – robbedTo rob means to take …
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Jan 17
What day is today?
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Dec 12
VOCABULARY – Beside/Besides
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Nov 28
VOCABULARY – Common Abbreviations
An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Here are some of the more common ones: Mr. – MisterMrs. – MissusMs. – Miss [mizz]jr. – JuniorDr. – DoctorBlvd. – BoulevardRd. – RoadDr. – DriveSt. – StreetAve. – AvenueLn. – Lanemph – miles per hourCorp. – CorporationInc. – IncorporatedLtd. – Limited
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Oct 31
CONFUSING WORDS – DO vs. DOES
The difference between DO and DOES is not difficult to understand.DO is a verb and DOES is the third person singular of that verb in the present tense. Every other person in the conjugation uses DO. When the subject is I, you, we, or they, we use DO. I do my homework every day.Do you …
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Mar 08
GRAMMAR – How to read numbers
GRAMMAR – How to read numbers 60m – sixty meters (distance) 25ft – twenty-five feet (distance) 35 km/h – thirty-five kilometers per hour (speed) 2.5L – two and a half liters (volume) 3 tbsp – three tablespoons (small volume) 5 tsp – five teaspoons (small volume) 7 lbs 8 oz – seven pounds eight ounces …
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Mar 08
VOCABULARY – Informal Contractions
VOCABULARY – Informal (spoken) Contractions In English, as in most other languages, there are ways to shorten groups of words that commonly go together. We don’t do this in writing, just when we speak. They are called informal or spoken, contractions. ain’t – am not/is not/are not – I ain’t gonna lie. cos – because …
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Mar 08
TIP Less & More
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Mar 08
VOCABULARY – Expressions of Time
VOCABULARY – Expressions of Time IN THE PAST Yesterday Yesterday morning Yesterday afternoon Yesterday evening Last night Last Monday Last week Last month Last year Two weeks ago Three months ago Four years ago A long time ago In June In 2007 In winter In May 2019 When you arrived IN THE PRESENT Now …
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