Problem
Vocabulary and Prepositions.
Problem
vocabulary and prepositions this section contains information and
exercise on commonly misused words, confusingly related words, use of
pre[osition and two words vwebs, with each section are example sentences
and exercises, the answers to the exercises will be found at the end of this
section.
the following suggestion will be useful in helping you improve ytour vocabulary.
1.read well-written books,magazines, and newspapers, magazines such astimes and newsweek.
2.look up every word that are unfamiliar to you in the practice test in this book and in other reading material. keep a notebook of an familiar words, write the word,the definition,and an original sentences in your notebook and study it often.
3.study the problem vocabulary items and two-word verbs (verbal idioms) in this book.
4.review your vocabulary word notebook often,repetition will help you to remember the meaning of difficult words.
the following suggestion will be useful in helping you improve ytour vocabulary.
1.read well-written books,magazines, and newspapers, magazines such astimes and newsweek.
2.look up every word that are unfamiliar to you in the practice test in this book and in other reading material. keep a notebook of an familiar words, write the word,the definition,and an original sentences in your notebook and study it often.
3.study the problem vocabulary items and two-word verbs (verbal idioms) in this book.
4.review your vocabulary word notebook often,repetition will help you to remember the meaning of difficult words.
Commonly
misused words
The following words are often
misused by native english speakers as well as non native speakers. Sometimes
the spelling are so similiar that people fail to distinguish between them.
Others are pronounced exactly the same, but they are spelled differently and
have different meanings. Words in the letter category are called homonyms.
Study the words, parts of speecg (noun, verb, etc)
Definition,
and simple sentence in his list.
ANGEL
(noun) –a spiritual or heavenly being. The christmas card portayed a choir of
angels hovering over the shephereds.
ANGEL
(noun) –a figure out formed by two lines meetin at a common point. The
carpenters placed the plunks at right angle.
Confusingly
related words
1. Advice,
Advise
Advice : Opinion given someone
(noun form)
Advise : Act of giving an
opinion (verb form)
· She
can give you a good advice will make you to be a better person
· I
can find the best way to advise your brother
2. Affect,
Effect
Affect : Mean influence
(usually a verb)
Effect : End result of
influence (usually a noun)
· This
supplement can affect my concentration on work
· The effect of
Tsunami was devasting
3. Save,
Safe
Save : Mean
to keep or to save (verb)
Safe : Mean
giving protection (adjective)
· Please save this
document
· I
feel safe with you
Use Of
Preposition
A preposition is
used to link noun, pronouns and phrases to other words in a
sentence. The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the
object of the preposition. A preposition is used to indicate the temporal,
spatial or logical relationship of its object to the rest of the sentence. Here
are some examples:
The pencil is ON the desk.
The pencil is BENEATH the desk.
The pencil is leaning AGAINST the desk.
The pencil is on the floor BESIDE the desk.
He held the pencil OVER the desk.
He wrote with the pencil DURING class.
Verbal Idioms
A verbal
idiom is a group of words, containing a verb, that
has a meaning different from the meaning of any individual word within it.
The following list of two- and three-word verbal idioms should be
learned. Because they are idiomatic, you are less likely to find them in
the grammar section in any books.
BREAK OFF: end.
As a result of the recent, unprovoked attach, the two countries broke off their
diplomatic relations.
BRING UP: raise, initiate. The
county commissioner brought
up the
heated issue of restricting on-street parking.
CALL ON: (a) ask. The teacher called on James
to write the equation on the blackboard. (b) visit. The new minister called on each of
the families of his church in order to become better acquainted with them.
CARE FOR:
(a) like.
Because Marita doesn’t care
for dark color, she buys only brightly colored
clothes. (b)look after. My
neighbours asked me to care
for their children after school.
CHECK OUT:
(a) borrow
books, etc. from a library. I went to the library and checked out thirty
books last night for my research paper. (b) investigate.
This photocopy machine is not working properly. Could youcheck
out the
problem? (c) leave. We were
told that we had to check
out of the
hotel before one o’clock, or else we would have to pay for another day.
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