VOCABULARY & SPELLING SUCCESS [...]... 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... – 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... 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... already know If you get a high score on this pretest, you may be able to spend less time with this book than you originally planned If you get a lower score, you’ll be amazed at how much your vocabulary will improve by completing the exercises in each chapter 1 – LEARNINGEXPRESS ANSWER SHEET – 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a 41 42 43 44 45 a a a a a b b b b b b b b b b b... 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. .. 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... larger words into smaller, more manageable, and often more recognizable parts This will be especially helpful in Chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7, when you are working with Vocabulary Lists that teach you about prefixes, suffixes, and roots By breaking words down into syllables, you will be able to identify the meanings of unfamiliar words that contain these word parts Suffixes A suffix is a word part placed at the... audible d illegible 6 The hotel tried to their mistake by giving us a suite at a reduced price a debut b rectify c recapitulate d exempt 2 The data supports the belief that there has been an increase in population a nominal b demographic c pragmatic d puerile 7 The theatre’s acoustics were awful; the actors’ voices were barely a equity b audible c bandwidth d abrogate 3 The veterinarian came out and... kercheifs 35 a b c d 27 dross a improvise b waste c oblique d essential indeight indite indight indict 34 a b c d 26 banal a puerile b trite c fresh d obtuse knarled blight alite fraut 33 a b c d 25 bane a solace b crux c pun d downfall percieve achieve reciept hygeine curiculums curriculmns curriculas curricula 36 Spike was the most wish for a peacable b paeceable c paecable d peaceable 29 avant-garde a cliché... 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 . VOCABULARY & SPELLING SUCCESS