Vocab Enrichment 7.2 Flashcards Preview

e.g. If we have extra time, then we can play a quick game of cards before we leave

e.g. They live farther away from the city than we do

e.g. further preparation

e.g. to get on a plane, to get on a bike, to get into a car, etc.

e.g. to get off a plane, to get off a bus, to get out of a car, etc.

e.g. I got used to the cold weather

e.g. He gets up early

e.g. Get up off the ground

e.g. I hate learning grammar in a foreign language, but it is sometimes necessary

e.g. The two dialects have a few grammatical differences but are mostly the same

e.g. Don’t write a long essay. Three paragraphs would be fine

e.g. “Food” is a noun, while “eat” is a verb

e.g. “Seat” is a noun, while “sit” is a verb

e.g. “Happy” is my favorite adjective

e.g. Most English adverbs end in “-ly”

e.g. Some of the most common prepositions are “for”, “by”, “on”, “in, and “at”

e.g. The word “the” is a definite article in English

e.g. He, she, you, and I are common pronouns

e.g. “But” is a common conjunction

e.g. A strong vocabulary is an important part of learning a language

e.g. I do not know the meaning of this word

e.g. I looked up the definition of the word in the dictionary

e.g. Can you define that word?

e.g. “Cow” is the singular of “cattle”

e.g. “Children” is the plural of “child”

e.g. Please arrange these files in alphabetical order

e.g. capital letters

e.g. lowercase letters

e.g. There are five vowels in English: a, e, i, o, and u

e.g. Any letter that is not a vowel is a consonant

e.g. The word “hello” has two syllables

e.g. He can write English quite well, but he has terrible pronunciation when he speaks

e.g. I can’t speak Swedish fluently, but I do know a few basic phrases

e.g. English rules of punctuation are hard to understand

e.g. The period is the most common punctuation mark to use at the end of a sentence

e.g. I always forget when to use a comma

e.g. The term “physical-chemical” has a hyphen in the middle

e.g. The word “don’t” has an apostrophe between the n and t

e.g. There’s an accent on the é

e.g. For breakfast, I ate eggs, bacon, toast, etc.

e.g. “Aug.” is the abbreviation for the month of August

e.g. “Car” is a synonym for “automobile”

e.g. “Tall” and “short” are antonyms

e.g. NATO is a common acronym

e.g. Verb conjugation is the hardest part of learning Spanish

e.g. present tense, future tense, simple past tense, etc.

e.g. “To be” is the infinitive form of “am, are, is, was, etc.”

e.g. My mother loves to have company over for dinner

e.g. You’re always welcome at our house

e.g. She hit him in stomach

e.g. She hit him and then he hit her back

e.g. a hit to the face

e.g. That movie was a huge success for Brad Pitt

e.g. She punched him in the face

e.g. He threw a punch

e.g. She kicked the ball as hard as she could

e.g. a really hard kick to the groin

e.g. He smacked her

e.g. The cold air felt like a slap in the face

e.g. She injured him

e.g. He got hurt during the game

e.g. My leg is injured

e.g. The rain damaged our roof

e.g. The damage cost him $1,000

e.g. There is too much violence in the Middle East

e.g. a violent person, a violent movie, etc.

e.g. My arm itches

e.g. Wool clothing is itchy