English EVU

rticle

a, an, the

Adjective

good, bad, stifling, torrential

Noun

student, beauty, artist, frost

Verb

dances, rains, depress, freeze

Adverb

heavily, slightly, very

Preposition

at, under, of

Conjunction

and, but, or, so

Pronoun

she, it, they

Gerund

running, freezing, raining

Countable Nouns

apple-apples, artist-artists

Uncountable Nouns

beauty, water, information

Subject of Verb

The artist (subject) loves beauty.

Infinitive form

to go

-ing form

going

Past participle form

gone

Negative prefix

unfair, inexperienced

Intensity prefix

overeat, oversleep

Location/Position prefix

subway (under), postpone (after)

Adjective suffix

delicious (-ous), hopeful (-ful), drinkable (-able)

Noun suffix

friendship (-ship), goodness (-ness), complication (-tion)

Verb suffix

beautify (-ify), modernize (-ize)

Prefix

ir- (irregular), mis- (mislead)

Root

pose (place)

Suffix

-tion (pollution), -ment (excitement)

Word Family

write → writer, reword, written

Antonym

thin (opposite of fat)

Synonym

plump (similar to fat)

Syllable

minimum (3 syllables

Stress

First syllable in "minimum"

Onomatopoeia

buzz, moo

Shower (light rain) → heavy rain → downpour (intense rain) → torrential rain

Flood

water overflowing onto land.

Frost

thin ice on surfaces.

Freeze/Freezing

very cold temperatures.

Thaw

ice melting back to liquid.

Stifling

hard to breathe, very hot.

Humid

hot and damp.

Heatwave

prolonged period of extreme heat.

Breeze

light wind.

Gale

very strong wind.

Hurricane

extremely high, dangerous wind.

National Adjectives

ish ( British, Spanish), ese (Chinese, Vietnamese), i (Pakistani, Israeli), other ( Swiss, Greek)

nationality nouns

A Turk, a Dane, a Pole, a Dutch man.