Vocabulary & Word Study Secondary 2

Vocabulary and Word Study is a secondary level series of three books that aims to engage students in studying the various aspects of vocabulary. By working through the ample and varied exercises, students will also build up an extensive repertoire of words that will prove helpful when they tackle comprehension passages or write compositions

A wide ranging set of topics is covered in Book 2: synonyms, antonyms, compound words, word roots, prefixes, suffixes, word forms, homonyms and homophones, idioms, commonly confused words, phrasal verbs, binomial pairs, denotation/connotation, and British English vs American English vocabulary. In each unit, clear explanations precede the exercises which are specially designed to help students assimilate the concepts dealt with. Revision exercises are also set to consolidate the learning in the earlier units.

The appendices, which include word lists covering various aspects of vocabulary, provide a useful and valuable resource for future reference by students.

It is hoped that the book will enrich students' understanding of vocabulary and motivate them to learn and discover a great deal more about words, their features and associations.

Contents

• Unit 1 Tips for Building Vocabulary
• Unit 2 Synonyms
• Unit 3 Antonyms
• Unit 4 Compound Words
• Unit 5 Word Parts I – Roots
• Unit 6 Word Parts II – Prefixes
• Unit 7 Word Parts III – Suffixes
• Review 1
• Unit 8 Word Forms
• Unit 9 Homonyms and Homophones
• Unit 10 Idioms
• Unit 11 Commonly Confused Words
• Unit 12 Phrasal Verbs
• Unit 13 Binomial Pairs
• Unit 14 Denotation and Connotation
• Unit 15 British English/American English Vocabulary
• Review 2
• General Revision 1
• General Revision 2
• Appendix 1 List of Synonyms
• Appendix 2 List of Antonyms
• Appendix 3 List of Word Forms
• Appendix 4 List of Idioms
• Appendix 5 List of Phrasal Verbs
• Appendix 6 List of Binomial Pairs
• Appendix 7 List of Word Roots
• Appendix 8 List of Prefixes
• Appendix 9 List of Suffixes
• Appendix 10 List of British English and American English Terms
• Appendix 11 List of Compound Words
• Appendix 12 List of Homophones
• Answer Key