English Notes

GRAPHY WORD

biography: an account of a person's life cryptography: the art of preparing or reading codes or cyphers lexicography: the practice of compiling dictionaries orthography: spelling, especially correct spelling stenography: writ…

KILLING AND KILLERS

aborticide: killing of a fetus; abortion acaricide: killer of mites and ticks algicide: killer of algae amicicide: murder of a friend aphicide: killer of aphids aphidicide: killer of aphids avicide: killing of birds bacillicide: …

PHOBIAS

Achluophobia: Irrational fear of dark places Acoustic phobia: Irrational fear of sounds Acrophobia: Irrational fear of heights Aerophobia: Irrational fear of aeroplanes or flying or air Agoraphobia: Irrational fear of open space …

SPECIALISTS

Cardiologist: specializes in heart diseases Dermatologist: specializes in skin diseases Endocrinologist: Specializes in disease of glands of internal secretion. Gerontologist: specializes in disease of old age Gynaecologist: spec…

WORDS OF COMPARISION

· As black as coal · As black as pitch. · As black as midnight · As bold as a lion · As brave as a lion · As bright as day · As bright as silver. · As brittle as glass · As busy as a bee · As cheerful as a lark · As busy as a bee…

ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION

Centenarian: A person who is above hundred years Posthumous: A book published after the death of its author Anonymous: A book written by an unknown author Matinee: A cinema show which is held in the afternoon Cosmopolite: A citiz…

COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS

Accept vs. Except Accept (verb) - to receive e.g I accepted all my birthday gifts with gratitude. Except (conjunction) - apart from; otherwise than e.g. When Susan travels, she packs everything except the kitchen sink. Affect vs.…

PRONOUNS

Pronouns are words that substitute for nouns. Every pronoun must have a clear antecedent (the word for which the pronoun stands). KINDS OF PRONOUNS A. Personal Pronouns Singular/Plural Subjective Objective Poss…

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