About English Words

 

Connotation a feeling or idea that is suggested by a particular word although it need not be a part of the word's meaning, or something suggested by an object or situation. 

Alliteration the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words:

 An anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, typically using all the original letters exactly once

Main Difference – Polysemy vs Homonymy

Polysemy and Homonymy are two similar concepts in linguistics. Both of them refer to words having multiple meanings. Polysemy refers to the coexistence of many possible meanings for a word or phrase. Homonymy refers to the existence of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins. This is the main difference between polysemy and homonymy.

Alliteration is a literary device that repeats initial consonant sounds in nearby words, such as "kids' coats" or "Peter Piper".

Words

Formation of Words

Spelling rules

Prefix

Suffix

Synonyms

Antonyms

Anagrams

Homophones and Homonyms

Hyphenated Words

Technical Jargons

Collocations

Vocabulary Enhancement – Grouping of Words 

Vocabulary Vs Dictionary Vs Thesaurus

 Vocabulary: A Complete Guide to Improve your Word Memory 

What is Dictionary? A dictionary usually defines a word methodically and demonstrates how it should be spelled, pronounced, and used. 

A thesaurus compiles words which have the same sense of meaning and can be replaced by each other.

Types of Prefixes

1. Supportive Prefixes

2. Opposing Prefixes

3. Negative Prefixes

4. Reversative Prefixes

5. Derivative Prefixes

6. Place Prefixes

7. Size Prefixes

8. Time Prefixes

9. Number Prefixes

10. Class Changing Prefixes

Enriching Vocabulary • Choice of words

• Parts of Speech (choosing an appropriate word as every part of speech with the help of an enriched vocabulary)

A part of speech (also called a word class) is a category that describes the role a word plays in a sentence. Understanding the different parts of speech can help you analyze how words function in a sentence and improve your writing.

The parts of speech are classified differently in different grammars, but most traditional grammars list eight parts of speech in English: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. Some modern grammars add others, such as determiners and quantifiers.

• Synonyms

• Antonyms

• Homophone

In English, a homophone is a word that is pronounced exactly or nearly the same as another word but differs in meaning and is spelled differently. A homophone is a linguistic situation in which two words have the same pronunciation but have different spellings and meanings.

• Homonym

A homonym is a word that has a different meaning than another word but is pronounced the same or spelled the same or both. It can refer to both homophones (words that sound the same but have different meanings) and homographs (words that are spelled the same but have different meanings)

• Anagrams a word, phrase, or name formed by rearranging the letters of another, such as spar, formed from rasp.

An anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase, using all the original letters exactly once. For example, ‘listen’ becomes ‘silent’. Anagrams are often used in writing for puzzles, games, and sometimes to add a layer of meaning or humor. They can make readers think more deeply about the words and their connections. Writers might use anagrams to hide messages or to play with words in a creative way. Understanding anagrams can make reading more enjoyable and writing more playful.

• Palindromes (plural noun) word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backwards as forwards, e.g. madam or nurses run.

• Single Word for Group of Words

• Words Frequently Misspelled

• Spellings and Pronunciation

• Spelling Errors

• Stress and Rhythm

• Abbreviations

• Idioms and Phrases

• Proverbs

• Foreign Words and Phrases

• Semantic Gradience

Semantic gradients are a way to broaden and deepen students’ understanding of related words. Students consider a continuum of words by order of degree. Semantic gradients often begin with antonyms, or opposites, at each end of the continuum.

Alliteration

Portmanteau Words

A portmanteau (pronounced port-MAN-toe) is a word made by blending at least two words. The new word combines both the sounds and meanings of the originals. To form a portmanteau, usually the first segment of one word is attached to the final segment of another word.

- a large travelling bag, typically made of stiff leather and opening into two equal parts.

- a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others, for example motel or brunch:

"podcast is a portmanteau, a made-up word coined from a combination of the words iPod and broadcast" · "a portmanteau word combining smoke and fog"

consisting of or combining two or more aspects or qualities:

"a portmanteau movie composed of excerpts from his most famous films"

acatalectic - a verse perfect in all its Syllables

Transliteration

Functional language Vocabulary

1. Environment

2. Education - School Education & College Education

3. Science

4. Politics

5. Technology

6. Law

7. Crime & Punishment

8. Business & Economy

9. Astronomy

10. Social Media

11. Government

12. Climate

13. Geography

14. History

15. Economics