Dictionary use
Dictionary use
Use more than one dictionary
My favourite dictionaries are:
OR
Search on google
Write the word e.g. coffee + meaning or definition
Meaning
One meaning isn’t enough. To understand vocabulary clearly, use more than one dictionary
synonyms (helps you understand meaning of new words)
Words with similar meaning
E.g. happy —> glad
E.g. small —> tiny, little
antonym
Words with opposite meaning
E.g. happy —> sad
E.g. big —> small
E.g. short —> long
Morphology
The study of words and how they change
Why are suffixes and prefixes important?
Suffix
Part of the word that is at the end
-etic (relating to) athletic, energetic, poetic
-ful (full of). helpful, thankful, cheerful
Prefix
Part of the words that's at the end of the word
(helps you understand meaning of new words)
un = reverse, cancel, not ---> undo - unable - unwanted
dis = not - ---> dislike - disagree - dishonest
Part of speech
Noun: A noun is the name of a person, place, thing or idea.
e.g. John, Mohamed, dog, pencil, sadness, dream
Verb: A verb shows an action or state of being. A verb shows what someone or something is doing.
e.g. go, run, drink, dance, live, jump, have, hate, are,
Adverb: describes a verb
E.g. slowly, quickly, very, always, sometimes, well, yesterday,
Adjectives: describing word
e.g. smart, small, sad, approachable, happy
In this English lesson, I'm going to teach you how to learn new vocabulary. The lesson includes the following dictionary use, meaning words, synonym, antonym, morphology, suffix, prefix, part of speech.