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Vocabulary Section

Building vocabulary

• Extensive vocabulary drills will be held in the class

• Quiz on antonyms, synonyms homonyms

• One word substitution

• Idioms and Phrases

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• Examples of denotative and connotative words will be discussed in the class

• The mechanics and semantics of sentences will be explained

• Learn to write sentences that really communicate

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Synonym is a word that means the same as another word, such as bucket and pail.

Antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word.

Homonym is a word pronounced and spelt the same as another, but having a different meaning such as novel [a book] and novel [new].

Homophone is a word pronounced the same as another but having a different meaning or spelling or both, such as bare and bear.

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Smart communicators improve their vocabulary by learning these.

Synonyms and antonyms add to good vocabulary, and homophones add to clarity.

They understand that spellings can change meanings and cause misunderstandings.

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• Improving the style and tone of sentences.

{spelling, grammar, dangling modifiers}

• A number of examples will be discussed in the class