Word | Part Of Speech | Example |
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academic | Noun, Adjective | Academic English takes longer to learn. |
acceptable | Adjective | It is not acceptable to speak languages other than English in the classroom. |
acquisition | Noun | Language acquisition comes faster if you stop thinking and communicating in your native language. |
clarify | Verb | The teacher is really good at clarifying the meaning of vocabulary. |
comb | Noun, Verb | A comb is what people use to brush short hair. |
comprehension | Noun | The student showed good comprehension in class. |
consequence | Noun | What are the consequences in your class if you don’t do your homework? |
consistent | Adjective | The team always wins a game and then loses a game. They need to be more consistent. |
context | Noun | To understand which meaning of “reason” someone is using, you must think about the context of the word. |
curse | Noun, Verb | A curse word is the same as a swear word. |
dumb | Adjective | It is easy to think English spelling is a little dumb sometimes. |
effectively | Adverb | I can communicate in English effectively, but I still have a lot to learn. |
emphasize | Verb | The teacher always emphasizes pronunciation in class. |
encounter | Verb, Noun | No matter where you travel in the world, you will always encounter English speakers. |
enthusiastic | Adjective | The student is very enthusiastic in class. She really loves learning English. |
establish | Verb | English was established as the global language because of the results of the Cold War. |
exception | Noun | There are many exceptions to grammar rules in English. |
fluency | Noun | He speaks with such fluency. It is quite amazing! |
harm | Noun, Verb | There is no harm in leaving the door open. It’s up to you. |
imply | Verb | I think what he said implied that he didn’t want to come with us to the movie tonight. |
impression | Noun | When I first met her, she gave me a bad impression. |
let down | Phrasal Verb | I really don’t want to let you down. |
linguist | Noun | The professor is a linguist. She studies the use of language around the world. |
mania | Noun | The death of the president caused violent mania in the streets. |
numb | Adjective | It was so cold that my fingers were numb. |
numerous | Adjective | There are numerous benefits to learning English for your future. |
obvious | Adjective | It was quite obvious that he hadn’t done his homework. |
potential | Noun, Adjective | He has the potential of becoming a great athlete. |
proficient | Adjective | He is very proficient at speaking Spanish but not fluent. |
proper | Adjective | You should try to use proper pronunciation when speaking English. |
reason | Verb | It is impossible to reason with her. |
relatively | Adverb | It is relatively easier to learn English in an English-speaking country. |
rhyme | Noun,Verb | “Some” rhymes with “come.” |
rhythm | Noun | The rhythm of the spoken Chinese language is quite different than that of English. |
rusty | Adjective | I haven’t spoken Portuguese in five years. I’m sure I’m very rusty. |
slang | Noun | Slang is a very casual form of language. |
structure | Noun | I have heard that the structure of the Arabic language is quite difficult to learn. |
suspicious | Adjective | The teacher was quite suspicious of the student because the student looked like she was cheating on the test. |
swear | Noun, Verb | Many popular films contain swearing. |
synonym | Noun | A synonym of “rip” is “tear.” |
technique | Noun | Writing new vocabulary in a notebook is one technique used by students to learn new words. |
tomb | Noun | A tomb is where someone is buried. This is similar to a grave. |
universal | Adjective | Mathematics is the universal language of science. |
Exercise
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