Unit 4: For a Better Community - Vocabulary & Grammar

Vocabulary and morphological rules from Unit 4: For a Better Community, covering community service terms, suffix rules, and two-syllable stress patterns.

volunteer (noun / verb)

🖼️ Picture Clue: An image showing young people in matching t-shirts planting trees and picking up litter in a neighborhood park with joyful smiles, willingly offering their free time and labor without receiving any monetary pay.

advertisement (noun)

🖼️ Picture Clue: An eye-catching printed poster on a community board and a colorful banner on a smartphone display with bold headlines, inviting the public to sign up for an upcoming charity run and recruitment drive.

donate (verb)

🖼️ Picture Clue: An illustration of caring hands placing warm clothes, canned food, and envelopes of financial aid into a collection box marked with a red heart to aid underprivileged families.

orphanage (noun)

🖼️ Picture Clue: A dedicated residential home with shared bedrooms, classrooms, and a playground where children who have lost their parents live, study, and receive continuous support from caregivers.

remote area (noun phrase)

🖼️ Picture Clue: A scenic photograph of a tiny village nestled high in rugged mountains, accessible only by a single dirt trail and situated many miles away from modern towns or urban infrastructure.

apply for (verb phrase)

🖼️ Picture Clue: A candidate sitting at a desk carefully completing personal details and qualifications on a formal paper document or online submission portal to formally request an open position.

boost confidence (verb phrase)

🖼️ Picture Clue: A rising green bar chart alongside a student standing tall with shoulders back, smiling proudly and speaking into a microphone before an applauding crowd to illustrate an elevation in self-assurance.

opportunity (noun)

🖼️ Picture Clue: A glowing open doorway opening toward a bright path with multiple favorable possibilities, representing a timely, advantageous chance to achieve personal goals and gain practical experience.

-ful (adjective suffix)

🖼️ Picture Clue: An illustration of a glass filled completely to the top with clear water alongside base words like help, care, and use, depicting an abundance or being full of a specific trait.

-less (adjective suffix)

🖼️ Picture Clue: An illustration of a depleted, empty battery icon with a red slash through it next to words like help, care, and hope, portraying the complete absence, lack, or deficit of a quality.

-ed (adjective suffix for feelings)

🖼️ Picture Clue: An illustration of diverse expressive faces showing human internal emotional states—such as wide sparkling eyes (interested), a wide smile (excited), or a puzzled frown (confused) caused by an event.

-ing (adjective suffix for characteristics)

🖼️ Picture Clue: An illustration of an intriguing mystery book radiating sparks or an exhilarating amusement park ride, spotlighting the external feature or property of an object that triggers strong feelings in people.

'record (noun - /ˈrekɔːd/)

🖼️ Picture Clue: A retro black vinyl audio disc with a labeled paper sleeve placed next to an official archive folder storing written documents, with prominent vocal emphasis on the first syllable.

re'cord (verb - /rɪˈkɔːd/)

🖼️ Picture Clue: A glowing red "REC" indicator illuminating on a digital video camera while an audio technician captures live sound waves onto a mixing monitor, with stress placed on the second syllable.

'export (noun - /ˈekspɔːt/)

🖼️ Picture Clue: Heavy metal shipping containers filled with local agricultural goods being stacked by a crane onto a large cargo ship headed overseas, with primary vocal stress falling on the first syllable.