🗣 Pronouncing words with silent letters

Ex.:
• H :ache
• G :align
• K :knee
• C :scent
• D :sandwich
• P :pseudo
• L :calm
• U :build
• B :limb
• T :often
• W :awry

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✨QUIP✨

🔸a : a clever usually taunting remark
b : a witty or funny observation or response usually made on the spur of the moment
🔸something strange,curious

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✨QUIP✨

🔹adjective : quip·py\ˈkwi-pē\

🔹 Examples :
• To almost every comment I made, Adam responded with a quip and a smile.

🔹Synonyms:
• crack
• drollery
• funny
• gag
• jape
• jest
• joke
• laugh
• one-liner
• pleasantry
• rib
• sally
• waggery
• wisecrack
• witticism

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#Word_Of_The_Day

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📌An expression question📌

📗 It's always nice to see Bella ; she's such a _______ of sunshine.

🖊 light
🖍 ray
🖌 beam
🖋 glow

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🔴 Daily Conversations:

♦️5. Directing a Conversation (Part 8 of 9)

🔸5.38 When you are skeptical about the speaker's point

🔹You can't expect me to believe that.
🔹I don't take anything at face value.
🔹How do you know?
🔹That doesn't sound right.
🔹Don't be too sure.
🔹Don't speak too soon.
🔹Don't jump to the conclusion.
🔹Don't you wish!
🔹You could have fooled me.
______________

🔸5.39 When you are surprised to hear something

🔹I've never heard of such a thing.
🔹Well, I never!
🔹Oh, really?
🔹That's interesting.
🔹That's news to me.
🔹Interesting point.
🔹What are you talking about?
🔹Is that right?
🔹Is that so?
🔹Since when?
______________

🔸5.40 When you are surprised to see something

🔹I can't believe my eyes! (used with can't or don't)
🔹My eyes betray me.
🔹Do my eyes deceive me?
______________

🔸5.41 When you are surprised with what's happening

🔹I don't understand.
🔹I don't understand it.
🔹Imagine that!
🔹Can you imagine?
🔹Can you believe that?
🔹I don't believe it!
🔹Would you believe?
🔹How do you like that!
🔹I can't get over it!
🔹It blows my mind!
🔹What do you know!
______________

🔸5.42 When you want to demonstrate surprise by exclamation

🔹Oh, my!
🔹Boy!
🔹Wow!
🔹Gosh!
🔹Gee!
🔹Goodness!
🔹My goodness!
🔹My word!
🔹Heavens!
🔹Good heavens!
🔹For heaven's sake!
🔹Good grief!
🔹Good gracious!
🔹Goodness gracious!
🔹Oh, my God!
🔹My God!
🔹Good Lord!
🔹Holy cow!
🔹Holy Moses!
🔹Holy smoke!
🔹I'll be darned!
🔹I'll be damned!
🔹No kidding!
🔹Son of a gun!
🔹Son of a b****! (taboo)
🔹Son of a bucket!
🔹Isn't that something!
🔹For crying out loud!

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#idioms
Get cold feet

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♦️5. Directing a Conversation (Part 9 of 9)

🔸5.43 When you bring up an alternative aspect of a situation

🔹On the other hand,…
🔹On the flip side,…
______________

🔸5.44 When you demonstrate that your knowledge might be limited

🔹To the best of my knowledge, it is true.
🔹As far as I know, that's the case.
🔹As far as I can tell, that's correct.
🔹Off the top of my head, I'd say yes.
______________

🔸5.45 When you demonstrate personal involvement or interest

🔹As far as I'm concerned.
🔹I for one feel sorry for these people.
______________

🔸5.46 When you offer a person to restore the remainder of the story or to draw a conclusion

🔹Fill in the blanks.
🔹Put flesh on these bones.
🔹You do the math.
🔹Use your head.
🔹Figure out the rest.
🔹Go figure!
🔹The rest is history.
______________

🔸5.47 When you redirect a question to a person who asked it

🔹What about you?
🔹How about you?
🔹And you?
🔹Yourself?
______________

🔸5.48 When you ask a question presumably for no particular reason

🔹Out of curiosity.
🔹For no reason.
🔹Just for the heck of it.
🔹I'm just asking.
🔹I was just wondering.

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#idioms
On its last legs

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🔴 Daily Conversations:

♦️6. Positive Attitude in a Conversation (Part 1 of 2)

🔸6.1 When you demonstrate that you understand a speaker's point

🔹I understand what you're saying.
🔹Understood.
🔹I know.
🔹I know what you're talking about.
🔹I know what you mean.
🔹I see what you mean.
🔹I see what you're saying.
🔹I can see what you're saying.
🔹I can see that.
🔹I see where you're coming from.
🔹I got you.
🔹Gotcha.
🔹I got it!
🔹I follow you.
🔹I'm there with you.
🔹I hear you.
🔹I hear what you're saying.
🔹Point well-taken.
🔹Roger. (Used especially in radio communications.)
______________

🔸6.2 When you express agreement with a speaker

🔹Yes.
🔹OK or Okay.
🔹Sure.
🔹For sure.
🔹Sure thing.
🔹Of course.
🔹Certainly.
🔹Definitely.
🔹Absolutely.
🔹You got it.
🔹You bet.
🔹No problem.
🔹By all means.
🔹Super.
🔹Great.
🔹Sounds good.
🔹All right.
🔹Right.
🔹You're right.
🔹Right you are!
🔹You're right on the money.
______________

🔸6.3 When you express agreement with a speaker's point

🔹It's to the point.
🔹I agree.
🔹I agree with you one hundred per cent.
🔹That's right.
🔹That's for certain.
🔹That's for sure.
🔹That's true.
🔹That goes without saying.
🔹There's no doubt about it.
🔹Without a doubt.
🔹I accept that.
🔹I have no problem with that.
🔹I can't argue with that.
🔹That's a good idea.
🔹Well said.
🔹You said it!
🔹I'll drink to that!
🔹I wish I'd said that.
🔹You took the words right out of my mouth.
🔹That's what I say.
🔹You can say that again.
______________

🔸6.4 When you express like-mindedness

🔹So do I.
🔹Me too.
🔹That makes two of us.
🔹I'm with you.
🔹I'm like you.
______________

🔸6.5 When you express agreement because of your full awareness

🔹Don't I know it!
🔹You're telling me!
🔹Tell me about it!
🔹Don't say it!
🔹You don't say.
🔹I've been there.

#Daily_conversations
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#idioms
Give someone a piece of your mind

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🍃 Other ways to say...

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📚 THE EIGHT MAIN PARTS OF SPEECH IN ENGLISH 📚


📕NOUN - (Naming word)

📎A noun is the name of a person, place, thing or idea.

✏️Examples of nouns:
Daniel, London, table, dog, teacher, pen, city, happiness, hope

📌Example sentences:
• Steve lives in Sydney.
• Mary uses pen and paper to write letters.

📗PRONOUN - (Replaces a Noun)

📎A pronoun is used in place of a noun or noun phrase to avoid repetition.

✏️Examples of pronouns:
I, you, we, they, he, she, it, me, us, them, him, her, this, those

📌Example sentences:
• Mary is tired. She wants to sleep. I want her to play with me.

📘ADJECTIVE - (Describing word)

📎An adjective describes, modifies or gives more information about a noun or pronoun.

✏️Examples of adjectives:
big, happy, green, young, fun, crazy, three

📌Example sentences:
• The little girl had a pink hat.

📙VERB - (Action Word)

📎A verb shows an action or state of being. A verb shows what someone or something is doing.

✏️Examples of verbs:
go, speak, run, eat, play, live, walk, have, like, are, is

📌Example sentences:
• I like Woodward English. I study their charts and play their games.

📓ADVERB - (Describes a verb)

📎An adverb describes/modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb. It tells how, where, when, how often or to what extent. Many adverbs end in -LY

✏️Examples of Adverbs:
slowly, quietly, very, always, never, too, well, tomorrow, here

📌Example sentences:
• I am usually busy.
• Yesterday, I ate my lunch quickly.


📔PREPOSITION - (Shows relationship)

📎A preposition shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word. They can indicate time, place, or relationship.

✏️Examples of prepositions:
at, on, in, from, with, near, between, about, under

📌Example sentences:
• I left my keys on the table for you.

📒CONJUNCTION - (Joining word)

📎A conjunction joins two words, ideas, phrases or clauses together in a sentence and shows how they are connected.

✏️Examples of conjunctions:
and, or, but, because, so, yet, unless, since, if.

📌Example sentences:
• I was hot and exhausted but I still finished the marathon.

📖INTERJECTION - (Expressive word)

📎An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses a strong feeling or emotion. It is a short exclamation.

✏️Examples of interjections:
Ouch! Wow! Great! Help! Oh! Hey! Hi!

📌Example sentences:
• Wow! I passed my English test.
• Great!
• Ouch! That hurt.

⚠️Sometimes teachers include Articles as a ninth part of speech so we have included it here. Note, an article is a type of adjective.

📕ARTICLE - (Defining word)

📎An article is used before a noun. These are divided into definite (the) and indefinite (a, an). Articles help define nouns.

✏️Examples of articles:
a, an, the

📌Example sentences:
I need a dictionary. The dictionary needs to be in English.

#Grammar
#Parts_of_speech

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✨MRI = Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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#Abbr.

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✨RADAR = Radar Detection and Ranging

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✨SUV = Sport Utility Vehicle

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#Abbr.

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