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www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com VOCABULARY & SPELLING SUCCESS [...]... keeping or omitting the final e as necessary 46 It was a (surprise + -ing) ending With -s attorney + -s = attorneys ■ With -ed play + -ed = played ■ With -ing relay + -ing = relaying ■ With -ance annoy + -ance = annoyance ■ With -able enjoy + -able = enjoyable ■ 47 The real estate agent said that the property would be very (desire + -able) on the market 48 The astronauts were remarkably (courage + -ous)... combine t or c with ia, they make a “shuh” sound, for example, martial, beneficial, glacial The following are some examples of words that follow the ai and ia rules: Spelling Practice 2 Fill in the missing (silent) letters in the following words 11 night 12 ans Words with ai Britain captain certain chieftain guardian median menial Words with ia alleviate brilliant civilian familiar er 13 de t 14 18 narled... include, in- , anti-, pre-, post-, un-, non-, con-, and dis- You will learn more about prefixes and their meanings in Chapter 4 Syllables When you were first learning to read, you learned about syllables, the parts of words that carry separate sounds Breaking words into syllables is one of the best strategies for seeing if a word is in your listening or reading vocabularies It also helps you break larger... appropriate ending for each word: -ed, -ing, -ness, or -ly Rewrite the word on the line that follows it, doubling the consonant if necessary The Rules There are two sets of rules: one for when you’re adding an ending that begins with a vowel (such as -ed, -ing, -ance, -ence, -ant) and another set for when the ending begins with a consonant (such as -ness or -ly) 21 final 1 When the ending begins with a vowel:... and sound like s So in order to add -ing to panic, for example, you have to put a k first: panicking The following words are examples of words that have had a k added to c before an ending beginning with e, i, or y mimicking panicky mbal made them all pay affect/effect altar/alter bare/bear bloc/block cite/site cord/chord coarse/course descent/dissent dual/duel heal/heel picnicked trafficking There are... Quakers are a (peace + -able) people Rule 2 Keep the final e before endings that begin with consonants Here are some examples of words that use this rule: 51 He read a great (advertise + -ment) in the paper today With -ment advertise + -ment = advertisement ■ With -ness appropriate + -ness = appropriateness ■ With -less care + -less = careless ■ With -ful grace + -ful = graceful ■ 52 He had to learn not... – Words with ai Words with ea abstain cheap acquaint conceal chaise gear paisley heal prevail lead refrain reveal traipse steal curtain fountain villain Words with ui juice nuisance ruin suit Consonants Silent Consonants Many English words include silent consonants, ones that are written but not pronounced Unfortunately, there is no rule governing silent consonants; you simply have to learn the words... determine the meaning of an unknown word When you encounter a word in its surroundings, it is much easier to figure out its meaning, or at least its connotation The best way to take meaning from context Antonyms An antonym is a word that means the opposite of the word to which it is being compared A couple of obvious examples of antonym pairs are happy and sad, good and bad, and love and hate 13 – VOCABULARY. .. understand reading material and to express yourself in speaking and in writing Without a broad vocabulary, your ability to learn is limited The good news is that vocabulary skills can be developed with practice, which is exactly what this book gives you Although when Hannah joined the company she was promised perquisites every six months, she has been working at the company for two years and has never... example, you probably use the word review on a regular basis What does it mean? Let’s break it down First, we can break it down into syllables: re-view View means to look at, and the prefix, re- adds to the meaning of the word Re- means back or again, so by putting together what you already know, you can figure out that the word review means to look back at, or to look at again Other common prefixes include, . www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com VOCABULARY & SPELLING SUCCESS