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Term Abbreviations

Many long words, especially those that we use a lot, are shortened; a word that has been shortened is an abbreviation.

Eg: Ad Advert = Advertisement

Eg: Flu = Influenza

KSA....Kingdom of Saudi Aabia

Term: Acronyms


An acronym is a kind of abbreviation. It is a word formed by taking letters from a phrase that is too long to use comfortably.

eg: Laser is an acronym of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation


If the letters do not make a word, but are pronounced individually, as in the CIA or the BBC, it can be called an initialism.

Term: Ambigram

An ambigram is a word that can be read from different angles, like or MOW or NOON that can be turned through 180 degrees and still be read as the same words.


Term: Consonants

B;C;D;F;G;H;J;K;L;M;N;P;Q;R;S;T;V;W;X;Z are the English consonants.

A consonant is a sound formed by stopping the air flowing through the mouth.

Term: Homograph

Homographs are words that are written the same way but have different meanings and often different pronunciations:


'Wind' can mean the movement of air when talking about the weather. It can also mean to follow a course or way that is not straight; the road winds through the mountains. These are different words with different pronunciations although they are written the same way.

Term: Homophones

Homophones are words that are spelled differently but sound the same.


HOMOPHONE EXAMPLES:

'Rain', 'rein' and 'reign'

'To', 'Two', and 'Too'

Term: Punctuation


Punctuation - the symbols used in written ******** to indicate the end of a sentence or a clause, or to indicate that it is a question, etc..

. , ; : ? ! ' - " " ( ) are the punctuation symbols most commonly used in English.

Term: Lower Case

A lower case letter is the small version; a,b,c,d,e,f,g are lower case, but A,B, C, D, E, F, G, are capital or upper case letters.

Term: Upper Case

In writing, letters can be written two ways; T or t. T is a capital letter, or upper case, and t is lower case. Capital letters are used at the beginning of a sentence and for a proper noun.

Term: Vowels

A;E;I;O;U; & Y are the English vowels, although Y can also behave as a consonant when it is at the beginning of a word.

A vowel is a sound where air coming from the lungs is not blocked by the mouth or throat.

All normal English words contain at least one vowel



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