ENGLISH COMPOUND – Compound Words Lesson 1 – Compound Verbs Compound words are words formed by combining multiple words to create a different word. Some compound words have become single words over time: TECHNICAL TERMS: Some compounds are hyphenated: Some adjectives can also be compounds: Note: Some compound words may have different stress patterns. For […]
We have got many words in English taken from other languages such as Spanish, Arabic, French, Italian, German, Chinese, Japanese. From Arabic; aubergine algebra harem giraffe hashish minaret Moslem muezzin safari scarlet syrup zero emir alchemy albatros admiral magazine From Spanish; anchovy bravado barricade cask alligator armada guerrilla pronto ranch renegade silo sombrero embargo From
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Prepositions of Movements between, across, by, down, from, up, under, on, off, in, onto, out of, over, past, round I climbed on the hill. The tiger ran / was running between two trees. Walk across the Golden Bridge. Then, pass by some shoe shops. Janet fell down the high tree yesterday. Yes, jump in the
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Linking Words / Conjunctions CONJUNCTIONS Linking Words In English, we use conjunctions to connect sentence parts. Here are some common linking words: I always get up early and have breakfast. I was born in Izmir and work here. Let’s play soccer or (let’s play) basketball. I’d like to sleep now but have lots of homework.
Prepositions: In, With, By, Without “In” Preposition We use “in” with clothes to talk about how somebody is wearing them. “With” Preposition 1. With: Indicates association, possession, accompaniment, or manner. 2. With: Indicates the way something is done. “By” Preposition We can help her by cleaning the windows. He bought a nice “ney” at last
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Fish goes well with salad. Just like in the title example, the verb “go” is used together with the preposition “with.” When these verbs are used with prepositions, they are not “phrasal verbs” that change their meanings. For example, when we add the preposition “up” to the verb “get,” its meaning changes to “get up,”
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Prepositional Phrases 3 By Prepositional Phrases: at and time: By: On: In:
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Right about We use prepositional phrases to talk about people’s feelings and attitudes. adjective. prep. sorry for afraid
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Top 20 / New Words for Every Day hurt Does your arm hurt ? strange It is too strange to walk at night. open Please, open the door. man Look at that man, he is staring at us ! clear Is it clear enough ? father leg fish look luggage Where is your luggage ? Cd
