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Don’t waste these three: Time, Money and Energyُthe affixes
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The affixes listed below can be used
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anti- (to stop) |
anti- (opposing) |
anti- (not) |
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anti-aircraft |
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An anti-hero is a character (usually in books or films) who behaves in a way that you wouldn't expect of a hero.
Anti can also be used informally as an adjective:
· The locals are very anti when it comes to road building.
(They are opposed to road building.)
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counteract |
counter-revolutionary |
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de- (take away) |
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debug |
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dis- (not) |
dis- (opposite) |
dis- (take away) |
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disadvantage |
disembark |
disarm |
Discolour means to make or become a different, worse colour.
A disclaimer is a statement that says that you are not responsible for something.
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immature |
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imbalance |
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This affix only appears before b, p and m.
im- (not)
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inaccessible |
indiscreet |
Inflammable describes something that is flammable (easy to set fire to).
Infamous describes a person or thing that is famous for being bad.
A joke for you
“I’m in love with two girls. One is very beautiful but has no money, the other is ugly and has lots of money. Who should I marry
“ Well, I’m sure that you must really love the beautiful one, so I think you should marry her.”
“OK, thank you very much for your advice.”
“Don’t mention it. By the way, I wonder if you could give me 
the name and telephone number of the other girl
Adjectives for people
Adjectives for people
A
angry: "She was angry with her boss for criticising her work."
annoyed: "I'm very annoyed with him. He hasn't returned any of my calls."
"She was annoyed by his comments."
appalled = very shocked: "They were appalled to hear that they would lose their jobs."
apprehensive = slightly worried: "I felt a little apprehensive before my interview."
ashamed: "How could you say such a thing? You should be ashamed of yourself!"
at the end of your tether = completely fed up: "The children have been misbehaving all day - I'm at the end of my tether."
B
bewildered = very confused: "He was bewildered by the choice of computers in the shop."
betrayed = when someone breaks the trust you have in them: "He betrayed my trust when he repeated my secret to everyone."
C
confused: "I'm sorry I forgot your birthday - I was confused about the dates."
confident = sure of your abilities: "I'm confident that we can find a solution to this problem."
cheated = when you don't get something that you think you deserve: "Of course I feel cheated - I should have won that competition."
cross = quite angry: "I was cross with him for not helping me, as he said he would."
D
depressed = very sad: "After he failed his English exam, he was depressed for a week."
delighted = very happy: "I'm delighted that I got the job. It's just what I always wanted."
down in the dumps = sad and fed up: "What's the matter with him? He's so down in the dumps these days."
disappointed: "She was disappointed by her son's poor results at school."
E
ecstatic = extremely happy: "When he asked her to marry him she was ecstatic."
excited: "I'm excited by the new opportunities that the internet brings."
emotional = you have strong feelings (happy or sad) and you cry: "When he heard the news, he became quite emotional."
envious = when you want something that someone else has: "I'm very envious of her happiness - I wish I was happy too."
embarrassed = slightly ashamed: "I felt so embarrassed that I went bright red."
F
furious =very angry: "I was furious with him for breaking my favourite vase."
frightened: "As a child she was frightened of the dark."
G
great = very good: "I feel great today!"
H
happy: "She was happy to hear the good news."
horrified = very shocked: "I'm horrified by the amount of violence on television today."
I
irritated = annoyed: "I get so irritated when he changes TV channels without asking me first."
intrigued = being so interested in something you have to find out more: "I'm intrigued to hear about your safari in
J
jealous = envious: "She was jealous of her sister's new toy."
jaded = tired and having no interest: "After 10 years at this company, I just feel jaded."
K
keen: "I'm keen to see your new house - I've heard lots about it."
"I'm keen on keeping fit."
L
lazy: "I can't be bothered to do anything today - I feel really lazy!"
lucky: "I'm going to play the lottery - I feel lucky today!"
let down = disappointed: "When you didn't turn up to the meeting, I felt really let down."
M
maternal = feeling like a mother: "Looking at my sister's new baby made me feel really maternal."
N
nonplussed = so surprised that you don't know what to do next: "I was so nonplussed by his announcement that I couldn't say anything."
negative = when you can only see the disadvantages: "I feel very negative about my job - the pay is awful."
O
overwhelmed = so much emotion that you don't know what to say or do: "I was overwhelmed by the offer of promotion at work."
over the moon = delighted: "She was over the moon with her new bicycle and rode it every day for a whole year."
P
positive = opposite of negative - seeing the good side of something: "She's a very positive person and never lets anything get her down."
positive = very sure: "Are you sure that's what you want? Yes - I'm positive."
R
relaxed: "I was completely relaxed after I came back from holiday."
reluctant = when you don't want to do something: "I'm reluctant to buy a new car - the one we have is fine."
S
seething = extremely angry, but hiding it: "She was seething after her boss criticised her."
sad: "It makes me sad to see all those animals in cages at the zoo."
scared = frightened: "Are you scared of heights?"
stressed = being worried or anxious about something so you can't relax: "I feel really stressed at work - I need a break."
"He was stressed out by all the travelling in his job."
T
terrific = fantastic: "I feel terrific today!"
terrible = ill or tired: "I've got a blinding headache and I feel terrible."
terrified = very scared: "She's terrified of spiders and screams whenever she sees one."
tense = not relaxed: "You look a bit tense. Did you have a bad day at work?"
U
upset = angry or unhappy: "I'm sorry you're upset - I didn't mean to be rude."
unhappy = sad: "I was unhappy to hear that I hadn't got the job."
V
victimised = to feel you are the victim of someone or something: "My boss kept criticising me and not the others, so I felt quite victimised."
W
wonderful = great: "I felt wonderful after such a relaxing weekend."
fear
Acrophobia means fear of heights
Aerophobia means fear of flying
Agoraphobia means fear of open spaces
Aichmophobia means fear of sharp pointed objects
Ailurophobia means fear of cats
Amaxophobia means fear of vehicles
Anthropophobia means fear of people
Aquaphobia means fear of water
Arachnephobia means fear of spiders
Astraphobia means fear of lightning
Batrachophobia means fear of frogs
Blennophobia means fear of Slime
Brontophobia means fear of thunder
Carcinophobia means fear of cancer
Claustrophobia means fear of closed spaces
Clinophobia means fear of going to bed
Cynophobia means fear of dogs
Dementophobia means fear of insanity
Dromophobia means fear of crossing streets
Emetophobia means fear of vomiting
Entomophobia means fear of insects
Genophobia means fear of sex
Gephyrophobia means fear of crossing bridges
Hematophobia means fear of blood
Herpetophobia means fear of reptiles
Homilophobia means fear of sermons
Linonophobia means fear of string
Monophobia means fear of being alone
Musophobia means fear of mice
Mysophobia means fear of dirt and germs
Nudophobia means fear of nudity
Numerophobia means fear of numbers
Nyctophobia means fear of darkness
Ochlophobia means fear of crowds
Ophidiophobia means fear of snakes
Ornithophobia means fear of birds
Phasmophobia means fear of ghosts
Phobophobia means fear of phobia
Pnigophobia means fear of choking
Pogonophobia means fear of beards
Pyrophobia means fear of fire
Siderodromophobia means fear of trains
Taphephobia means fear of being buried alive
Thanatophobia means fear of death
Trichophobia means fear of hair
Triskaidekaphobia means fear of the number 13
Trypanophobia means fear of injections
Xenophobia means fear of strangers
Zoophobia means fear of animals
WORD LIST 2
WORD LIST
Movies
1. genre/kind
2. horror
3. comedy
4. drama
5. animated
6. critic
7. review
8. trailers
9. ratings
10. character
11. movie buff
WORD LIST
WORD LIST
Food
1. ethnic foods
2. junk food
3. disgusting
4. brunch
5. pot-luck meal
6. death row
7. super-sizing
8. vegetarian
9. portion
10. recipe
11. ingredients
1. Eat out: Have a meal outside one’s home, usually dinner at a restaurant
2. Eat in: Have a meal at home
3. Dine and dash: A form of theft where a patron eats at a restaurant and then leaves without paying
4. Generation to generation: Passed on from parents to children
5. Food for thought: an idea or issue to think about
6. Whet your appetite: arouse one’s interest or eagerness
7. Eat like a bird: Eat very little
8. Recipe for disaster: A combination of people or factors in a situation that will certainly cause failure
9. Free lunch: Something gained without any effort or cost (often used in a negative way)
sorry for - sorry to do
sorry for - sorry to do
'Sorry for / about + ing' refers to past events. 'Sorry to do' refers to present situations.
Example Sentences
I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I can't come to the party.
I'm sorry for disturbing you yesterday
word categories
Please help me to increase these words
Things Made Up of Small Pieces
| Grass | dirt | oatmeal | salt |
| barley | flour | oregano | sand |
| cinnamon | gravel | pepper* | spinach |
| corn | hair | popcorn | sugar |
| cornmeal | lettuce | rice | tapioca |
Sample Component Mail letter baggage suitcase cash dollar bill clothing shirt food sandwich fruit strawberry furniture table garbage banana peel jewelry necklace lumber board machinery gear merchandise microwave pay dollars and cents scenery waterfall
Collection
Rules for Irregular Spelling of Verb Inflections
If the base form ends in a single consonant and the preceding vowel is stressed and spelled with only one letter, double the consonant before adding -ing and -ed
occur/occurring, swim/swimming, ship/shipping
If the preceding vowel is unstressed or spelled with two vowels, do not double the consonant
enter/entering, visit/visiting, develop/developing, dread/dreading,
appeal/appealing, shout/shouting
If the base form ends in -c, change the -c to -ck
panic/panicking, picnic/picnicking
There are exceptions with some verbs ending in -l, -m, and -p
travel--traveling or travelling
program--programing or programming
worship--worshiping or worshipping
If the base form ends in an unpronounced -e, drop the -e before adding -ing and -ed inflections
create/creating, type/typing, bake/baking
For monosyllabic verbs ending in -ye, -oe, or -nge, keep the final -e before -ing, but drop it before -ed
dye--dyeing/dyed
hoe--hoeing/hoed
singe--singeing/singed
If the base form ends in -ie or -ee, drop the final -e before -ed
die/died, agree/agreed, tie/tied
If the verb ends in -s, -z, -x, -sh, and -ch, add -e before the -s ending
pass/passes, buzz/buzzes, coax/coaxes, wash/washes, watch/watches
If the base form ends in -y, change the -y to -ie
carry/carries, try/tries
If the base form ends in -ed, change the -y to -i
carry/carried, try/tried
Following a vowel or preceding -ing, the -y remains
stay/stayed, toy/toying, try/trying, carry/carrying
If the base form ends in -ie, change the -ie to -y before -ing
die/dying, lie/lying, tie/tying
Verb+Preposition Combinations
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Verb |
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account |
for |
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accuse (someone) |
of |
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adapt |
to |
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add |
to |
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adjust |
to |
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agree |
on (something) |
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agree |
to (something) |
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agree |
with (someone) |
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apologize |
for (something) |
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apologize |
to (someone) |
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apply |
for |
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approve |
of |
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argue |
with (someone) |
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argue |
about (something) |
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arrive |
at |
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ask |
for |
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become |
of |
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believe |
in |
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belong |
to |
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blame (someone) |
for (something) |
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blame (something) |
on (something) |
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borrow |
from |
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care |
about |
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care |
for |
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catch |
up with (?) |
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come |
from |
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comment |
on |
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communicate |
with |
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compare |
with |
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complain |
about |
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compliment (someone) |
on |
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congratulate |
on |
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concentrate |
on |
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consent |
to |
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consist |
of |
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convince (someone) |
of (something) |
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deal |
with |
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decide |
between |
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decide |
on |
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depend |
on |
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(dis)approve |
of |
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dream |
about, of |
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excuse (someone) |
for |
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explain (something) |
to |
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feel |
like |
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forget |
about |
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forgive (someone) |
for |
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get |
along with |
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get |
back from |
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get rid |
of |
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get |
through with |
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get used |
to |
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happen |
to |
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have confidence |
in |
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have influence |
over |
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have an opportunity |
for |
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have patience |
with |
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have a reason |
for |
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hear |
about |
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hear |
from |
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hear |
of |
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insist |
on |
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introduce |
to |
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invite (someone) |
to |
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keep |
for, from |
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keep |
on |
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laugh |
about |
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laugh |
at |
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learn |
about |
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listen |
for |
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listen |
to |
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look |
at |
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look |
for |
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look forward |
to |
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object |
to |
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participate |
in |
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pay |
for |
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plan |
on |
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prefer |
to |
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prepare |
for |
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prevent |
from |
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provide |
for |
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provide (someone) |
with |
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recover |
from |
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refer |
to |
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relate |
to |
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rely |
on |
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remind (someone) |
of |
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search |
for |
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see |
about |
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send |
for |
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separate |
from |
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show |
up at |
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speak |
about |
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spend (money) |
on |
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stop |
from |
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substitute |
for |
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subtract |
from |
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succeed |
in |
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suspect (someone) |
of |
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take advantage |
of |
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take care |
of |
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talk |
about |
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talk |
over |
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talk |
to |
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thank (someone) |
for |
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think |
about |
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think |
of |
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throw |
away |
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vote |
for |
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wait |
for |
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warn |
about |
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waste (money) |
on |
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wish |
for |
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work |
for |
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worry |
about |
Rules for Irregular Plural Formation of Nouns
Variations of the final -s rule
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Nouns that end with -s, -z, -x, -sh, -ch
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Nouns that end in -o
Add -espotato/potatoes, echo/echoes, hero/heroes
exceptions: studio/studios, piano/pianos, kangaroo/kangaroos, zoo/zoos
either: buffalo/buffalo(e)s, cargo/cargo(e)s, motto/motto(e)s,
volcano/volcano(e)s
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Nouns that end in a consonant + -y
Change -y to -i and add -esbaby/babies, spy/spies, poppy/poppies
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Nouns that end in -f, or -fe
Change the -f to -v and add -esshelf/shelves, wolf/wolves, knife/knives, wife/wives
Add -es
glass/glasses, buzz/buzzes, box/boxes, bush/bushes, switch/switches
Nouns adopted from other languages
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Singular ends in -is
Plural ends in -esanalysis/analyses, basis/bases
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Singular ends in -um
Plural ends in -adatum/data, curriculum/curricula
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Singular ends in -on
Plural ends in -acriterion/criteria, phenomenon/phenomena
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Singular ends in -a
Plural ends in -aeformula/formulae, antenna/antennae
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Singular ends in -ex or -ix
Plural ends in -icesappendix/appendices, index/indices
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Singular ends in -us
Plural ends in -ifocus/foci, stimulus/stimuli
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Singular ends in -us
Plural ends in -acorpus/corpora, genus/genera
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Singular ends in -eau
Plural ends in -eauxbureau/bureaux, beau/beaux
Nouns that have only a plural form and so take a plural verb
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Things that come in pairs
Tools: glasses, scissors, binoculars, forceps, tongs, tweezersClothes: jeans, pants, pajamas, shorts, trousers
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Nouns that end in -s but have no singular _aggregate nouns
accommodations, amends, archives, arms (weapons), bowels, intestinesbrains (intellect), clothes, communications, congratulations, contents
stairs, thanks, goods
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Nouns that are plural but do not end in -s
people, police, cattle, people
َA joke for you
A man goes to the doctor and says, "Doctor, wherever I touch, it hurts."
The doctor asks, "What do you mean"
The man says, "When I touch my shoulder, it really hurts. If I touch my knee - OUCH! When I touch my forehead, it really, really hurts."
The doctor says, "I know what's wrong with you - you've broken your finger"
COLLOCATIONS with COMMON VERBS
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do |
make |
have |
take |
give |
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a crossword damage a degree the dishes an exam the food for a party French at school the garden your hair 'Hamlet' your homework judo miles per hour nothing Fans a photocopy research a sketch a translation the washing some writing |
an appointment an attempt the bed a cake changes a decision dinner an effort a film a fuss a guess an impression a mark a mess a mistake money a noise peace a photocopy progress a promise a sketch a speech a suggestion your will |
an accident an argument a bath a break breakfast cancer a chat a cold difficulty a drink a feeling fun a guess a heart attack a holiday an idea an interest a look a meeting a party a nap an operation patience problems a shock a snack time |
action a bath a bite a break the bus a decision a deep breath sb's details a dislike to sb an exam a guess a holiday an interest in sth a look a nap notes a photo size 10 a tablet sb's temperature a walk |
sb an answer sb a chance a cry of pain sb a headache sb help sb an idea the impression that... sb a kiss sb lessons sb a lift your opinion a party a performance sth a polish sb a present priority to sth sb a push sb a shock a sigh a speech some thought to sth a welcome to sb |
Education Vocabulary for U.S. Schools
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Riddles
Riddles of Alphabet
Q: What letter of the alphabet is an insect
A: B. (bee)
Q: What letter is a part of the head
A: I. (eye)
Q: What letter is a drink
A: T. (tea)
Q: What letter is a body of water
A: C. (sea)
Q: What letter is a pronoun like "you"
A: The letter " I
Q: What letter is a vegetable
A: P. (pea
Q: What letter is an exclamation
A: O. (oh
Q: What letter is a European bird
A: J jay.
Q: What letter is looking for causes
A: Y. (why
Q: What four letters frighten a thief
A: O.I.C.U. (Oh I see you
Q: What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment but not once in a thousand years
A: The letter "m".
Q: Why is the letter "T" like an island
A: Because it is in the middle of waTer.
Q: In what way can the letter "A" help a deaf lady
A: It can make "her" "hear.
Q: Which is the loudest vowel
A: The letter "I". It is always in the midst of noise
Q: What way are the letter "A" and "noon" alike
A: Both of them are in the middle of the "day".
Q: Why is "U" the happiest letter
A: Because it is in the middle of "fun".
Q: What word of only three syllables contains 26 letters
A: Alphabet = (26 letters
Q: What relatives are dependent on "you"
A: Aunt, uncle, cousin. They all need "U".
Q: What is the end of everything
A: The letter "g".
َA joke for you
The First 3 Years of Marriage
In the first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens
In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens
In the third year, they both speak and the neighbors listen
Conversations on the phone
Communication
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You're so difficult to get through to
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I kept getting a busy signal
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Is your phone out of order
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My telephone was disconnected
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We seem to have a bad connection on this phone
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Would you care to leave a message
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He's out to lunch? Would you like to leave a message
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Let me get back to you in a few minutes
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I've put him on hold
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I tried to get a hold of him last night, but it was so difficult to get through
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Maybe he was on the net
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No wonder the line
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Maybe he ought toget another line _or he should get call-waiting
Telephone Service
I'd like to get telephone service
I'd like to have a phone installed
I'd like to have my phone disconnected
نوشته ها
A nice text by a nice reader!!! 
Shakespeare:
If you love someone,
Set her free....
If she ever comes back, she's yours,
If she doesn't, here's the poison, suicide yourself for her.
Optimist:
If you love someone,
Set her free....
Don't worry, she will come back.
Suspicious:
If you love someone,
Set her free....
If she ever comes back, ask her why.
Impatient:
If you love someone,
Set her free....
If she doesn't come back within some time forget her.
Patient:
If you love someone,
Set her free....
If she doesn't come back, continue to wait until she comes back.
Playful:
If you love someone,
Set her free....
If she comes back, and if you love her still,
Set her free again,
Repeat
Animal-Rights Activist:
If you love someone,
Set her free…
In fact, all living creatures deserve to be free!!
Lawyers:
If you love someone,
Set her free…
Clause 1a of Paragraph 13a-1 in the second
Amendment of the Matrimonial Freedom Act clearly states that....
Bill Gates:
If you love someone,
Set her free…
If she comes back, I think we can charge her for But tell her that she's also going to get an upgrade.
Biologist:
If you love someone,
Set her free…
She'll evolve.
Statisticians:
If you love someone,
Set her free …
If she loves you, the probability of her coming back is high
If she doesn't, the Weibull distribution and your relation were improbable anyway.
Salesman:
If you love someone,
Set her free....
If she ever comes back, deal!
If she doesn't, so what! ''NEXT''.
Schwarzenegger's fans:
If you love someone,
Set her free …
SHE'LL BE BACK!
Insurance agent:
If you love someone,
Show her the plan....
If she ever comes back, sign her up,
If she doesn't, keep follow up with her and never give up!
Physician:
If you love someone,
Set her free....
If she ever comes back, it's the law of gravity,
If she doesn't, either there's friction higher than the force or the angle of collision between two objects did not synchronize at the right angle.
Expressionsand sentences about the emotions
Expressionsand sentences about the emotions
Anger
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I can stand him any longer
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Don't take it out on me
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No wonder you're livid
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Even the mention of his name starts me fuming
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think you need to let off some steam. Besides, you shouldn't keep your feelings pent up. They'll eat you alive. So, talk to me
He flared up at me
No wonder you're livid. I'd be mad, too if someone ripped me off like that
The boss is being unreasonable! He flared up at me, making a mountain out of molehill
I know he has the blues, but it doesn't mean he can vent his anger on me
I went to his office to ask him for some help, and he simply turned up his nose at me! I was so angry that I wanted to slap him! He wasn't like that before he got the job. Now he's such a snob
You want my advice? Let it go
Of course, logically I know you're right, but somehow I just can't bring myself to forget it
Expressionsand sentences about the weather
Expressionsand sentences about heat
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Oh, my! The whole world is broiling
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You've got to drink a lot of fluids
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Oh, the heat is unbearable
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The water just goes off without a warning
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It's really hot! I've never seen such scorching weatherin my life
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You can't stay in the heat for long
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You can't even stay in the sun for five minutes
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Got to drink a lot of fluids.