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2 Enriching Vocabulary A.F.M.AMIR HUSSAIN BPATC

3 The investigation of word is the beginning of education.
-Antisthenes the Sophist Polonius: What do you read, my lord? Hamlet: Words, words, words - Shakespeare

4 Vocabulary All the words that we know and use are known as our vocabulary. Vocabulary is of two types: Active Vocabulary Passive Vocabulary The active vocabulary consists of the words we use everyday for our daily needs. The passive vocabulary consists of the words we know in order to understand what we read and hear.

5 Words are the building blocks of language.
Words are indeed the bricks of which the edifice of language is made. There are utility, beauty and power in them. The human personality, expressing itself in thoughts and sentiments is embedded in the word. It is thus an instrument of civilization.

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10 What do you need to learn?
1. How many words are there in English? a. 10,000 b. 1,00,000 c. 2,50,000 d. 5,00,000 2. Winston Churchill was famous for his particularly large vocabulary. How many words did he use in his writing? a. 10,000 b. 60,000 c. 1,00,000 d. 1,20,000 3. How many words does the average native English speaker use in his or her everyday speech? a. 2,500 b. 5,000 c. 7,500 d. 10,000 4. How many words make up 45% of everything written in English? a b c. 1,000 d. 2,500

11 What does knowing a new word mean?
It is not enough just to know the meaning of a word.You also need to know: a) What words it is usually associated with. b) Whether it has any particular grammatical characteristics. c) How it is pronounced. Try to learn new words not in isolation but in phrases.

12 What does knowing a new word mean?(Cont.)
Write down adjectives together with nouns they are often associated with and vice versa, e.g. royal family, rich vocabulary. Write down verbs with the structures and nouns associated with them, e.g., to add to our knowledge of the subject, to express an opinion.

13 What does knowing a new word mean?
Write down nouns in phrases, e.g. in contact with; a train set; sheds of opinion. Write down words with their prepositions, e.g. at a high level; thanks to your help. Note any grammatical characteristics of the words you are studying. For example, note when a verb is singular and when a noun is uncountable or is only used in the plural.

14 Techniques of Enriching Vocabulary
1. The use of a good dictionary 2. The Reading of Newspaper, Journals 3. Listening to BBC, CNN & other channels 4. Watching English Movies 5. The knowledge of Mnemonics 6. The Knowledge of Derivatives 7. Contextual Meaning

15 Techniques of Enriching Vocabulary(Cont.)
8. The Use of Appropriate Diction 9. Knowledge of Neologism in English 10.The Knowledge of different English 11. Blended Words, Initialism, Acronyms, Abbreviations 12. Knowledge of Synonyms and Antonyms 13. Etymological Sense

16 The Use of Mnemonics Every name is called a noun,
As field and fountain, street and town; In place of noun the pronoun stands, As he and she can clap their hands; The adjective describes a thing, As magic wand or bridal ring; The verb means action something done, To read and write to jump and run;

17 Mnemonics (Cont.) How things are done adverbs tell
As quickly, slowly, badly, well The Preposition shows relation As in the street or at the station Conjunctions join in many ways, Sentences, words or phrase and phrase The interjection cries out, hark! I need an exclamation mark. -Children’s Rhyme

18 Blending Brunch- Breakfast+ Lunch Camcorder- Camera+ Recorder
Chocaholic- Choclate+Alcoholic Eurocrat- European Bureaucrat Eurovision- European Television Motel- Motor+Hotel Oxbridge- Oxford +Cambridge

19 Blending (Cont.) Smog- Smoke +Fog Telecast- Television Broadcast
Tunch- Tea+Lunch Blot- Black +Spot Bit- Binary+Digit Slender- Slight +Tender

20 The Knowledge of Derivatives
Suffixes that indicate a Noun age- mileage, usage, wastage al- arrival, committal, removal ant- combatant, contestant ation- admiration er- writer, worker, shopper, teacher ery- greenery, knavery, slavery

21 Cont. Ese- Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese
Ess- enchantress, hostess, watress Ette- kitchenett, laundrette, usherette Ful- bellyful, joyful,spoonful Hood- childhood, fatherhood, spinsterhood Ian- Arcadian, Canadian Ion- Action, expression, suggestion

22 Cont. Ing- carpeting, flooring, morning
Ism-idealism,localism,nationalism Ist- communist, Maoist, socialist, unionist Ite- Luddite-socialite, stalinite, Thatcherite, Ity- adversity, hostility, perversity, stupidity Let- booklet, flatlet, piglet Ling- duckling, gosling, underling

23 Cont. Ment- employment, enjoyment, excitement
Ness- cleanliness, goodness, happiness Crat- bureaucrat, democrat, meritocrat Or- objector, prospector, survivor Ship- friendship, ownership, stewardship Ster- gangster, trickster, youngster Ty- beauty, cruelty, poverty

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Ish- reddish, greenish, youngish Ful-useful, bashful, plentiful Ing- boring, middling, shocking Less- fearless, hatless, sunless Like- warlike, glass-like Ly- saintly, godly, kingly Y-sunny, rainy, stony, dirty

25 Cont. Ous- plenteous, courteous, chivalrous
Ic- volcanic, heroic, microscopic En- flaxen, molten, brazen,waxen Able/ible- charitable, hospitable, breakable Al- industrial, herbal, provincial Ar- angular, molecular, solar,lunar Worthy-newsworthy, airworthy Proof-rainproof, bombproof, waterproof

26 Verb suffixes A/ab- abdicate, abhor, abide, abolish
Ac- accelerate, accept, accede, account Ad/af/ap-adhere, admire, affirm, appeal Co-coexist, cohabit, cooperate Con-concede, concur, confess Com- commit, complain,compose De- decline, decorate, decry

27 Cont. Dis- disable, discover, dismiss, disqualify
En- enfold, enchant, encase, envelop Over- overcome, overflow,override In- infringe, invade,intrude, introduce Inter-intercede, interfere, interrupt Out- outdo, outfight, outplay With- withdraw, withhold, withstand Sub- subject, subjoin, submit Un- unbend, undo, unzip, unloose

28 Common verb Suffixes Ate- fascinate, incapacitate, orchestrate
Er- batter, clatter, glitter, sever Ify- deify, glorify, simplify, beautify Ise- advertise, oxidise, realise Ish- establish, famish, finish, nourish Mit- admit, demit, submit

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44 New Words Girlpower Adultscent Dimania Faxable Eco-friendly
Teleworking Fatwa

45 Neologism in English Acharya Agarbatti Ahimsa Allah Aman Ameer/Amir
Amrita

46 Neologism (Cont.) Asana As(h)ram Atma Atta Aus Avatar Ayah Ayueveda
Baboo

47 Neologism (Cont.) Backsheesh/ backshish/ baksheesh, buckshish/ backshish Badmash/budmash/ budmush Bael Bahadur Bandor Bandh

48 Neologism (Cont.) Bandobast, bandobust Batta Beegah Begum Benami Bhang
Bidi

49 Neologism (Cont.) Chamcha Chamar Chapaticharka Chatta Sircar/sirkar
Sirdar Sufi

50 Neologism (Cont.) Tantra Tasar Tat Thana Ticca Tola Tulwar

51 Neologism (Cont.) Chutney Cutcha Cutcher®y Dak Dak-bugalow Dakoit
Dakoiti

52 Neologism (Cont.) Goonda Gooroo Haj Hat Hookum Isabgul Izzat

53 Dalal Dekko Dervish Dewani Dhal Dharma Dobhash

54 Neologism (Cont.) Jheel Karkhana Kaji, Kazi Kanungo Inam Darshan Kurta

55 Eblish Eka Ekka Fatwa Ganja Ghee Gherao

56 Lota Malik Namaskar Nazzar Paramatma Pucca Romal

57 Neologism (Cont.) Rooty Sadhu Sahib Sakti Shaitan Shamiana Shola

58 Neologism (Cont.) Svarga Swami Tabla Tahsil/Tehsil Taj Taka taluk

59 Neologism (Cont.) Soojee Sraddha Sultan Sultana Sundari Sunni Sura

60 Neologism (Cont.) Yug(a) Zamindar/Zemindar/Zemindari Zillah Zoolum
Chittack Chitty Chokidar

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62 Cont. LOL TIA TTFN KISS ADKSO

63 Derivatives self-cleaning cleanlily overcleaning cleaning clenliness
cleanly overclean cleanness uncleanliness Clean Clean uncleanable unclean cleanable cleanish uncleanness cleaner uncleanly cleanser reclean cleanse cleansing recleaning

64 Vocabulary All the words that we know and use are known as our vocabulary. Vocabulary is of two types: Active Vocabulary Passive Vocabulary The active vocabulary consists of the words we use everyday for our daily needs. The passive vocabulary consists of the words we know in order to understand what we read and hear.

65 Bigha Bismillah Brahman Bundook Bustee Cabobs calpa

66 The investigation of word is the beginning of education.
-Antisthenes the Sophist Polonius: What do you read, my lord? Hamlet: Words, words, words - Shakespeare

67 Words are the building blocks of language.
Words are indeed the bricks of which the edifice of language is made. There are utility, beauty and power in them. The human personality, expressing itself in thoughts and sentiments is embedded in the word. It is thus an instrument of civilization.

68 The investigation of word is the beginning of education.
-Antisthenes the Sophist Polonius: What do you read, my lord? Hamlet: Words, words, words - Shakespeare


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