Most misunderstood words are born in spoken speech; at one time, they would only gradually bleed into writing. Whether due to an honest typo or a flat out error, confusion in grammar and misunderstood words can now fly across the planet at lightning speed, thanks to email forwarding and “copy/paste” in social media. Continued exposure to misuse or improper spelling can even replace words that were carefully hammered into our heads while we originally learned to speak and write them...
Anyone looking to improve his or her vocabulary and anyone who loves words will be enthralled by this unique and impressive thesaurus that provides only the most unusual -- or is it recondite? --words for each entry.
Word Family Cards makes learning the basics fun. Reading research proves there are thirty-seven essential rimes (phonograms) children must learn. These common spelling patterns allow children to read and spell over five hundred words. Skilled readers decode words quickly. Rereading word family words helps children gain confidence and read fluently. These 37 large, ready-to-read word family cards can be used as flash cards to reinforce the word families such as ack, ail, ake, ale, ame, an, ank, ap, and so on.
Check Your Vocabulary for Natural English Collocations
This workbook is aimed at non-native speakers who want to build essential vocabulary and learn to speak fluent and natural-sounding English. For example, in English we use different words to describe different types of food when they go bad. We can describe meat as rotten, cheese as mouldy, milk as sour and butter as rancid - but we would not say sour meat, or rotten milk. Knowing how words are naturally used together is known as collocation. A good knowledge of these word combinations greatly improves the style of written and spoken language for non-native speakers. Levels: B2 - C2.
StoryTown's motivating anthologies include the perfect mix of nonfiction and narrative selections. Students develop robust vocabularies in StoryTown, based on carefully selected words for instruction. Student-friendly explanations and meaningful learning activities get students involved in thinking about, using, and noticing new words in school and all around town.
