Tuesday, March 1, 2011

foreign words and phrases and meanings


http://www.mindyourenglish.com/articles/essential-english/2010/01/26/foreign-words-and-phrases-in-common-use.html

Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences

Complex sentences


  1. Teachers,(who are kind and efficient) are liked by all students.
  2. Any boy or girl,(Who misbehaves) must be taught a good lesson.
  3. Children like relatives,( who bring gifts).
  4. Clothes,(which are dirty) must be washed soon.
  5. My sister,( who is in Bombay) is coming tomorrow.

learn and know these


  1. The mango is the sweetest fruit.
  2. Taj Mahal is the most beautiful building.
  3. Mount Everest is the highest peak.

Adjectives, Comparatives, Superlatives and Celebs! (Subtitled)

Adjectives, Comparatives, Superlatives and Celebs! (Subtitled)

Adjectives, Comparatives, Superlatives and Celebs! (Subtitled)

Positive/

  1. Chennai is not as pleasant as Coimbatore.
  2. Trichy is as hot as Madurai.
  3. Very few fruits are as sweet an mango.
  4. No other student is so intelligent as Ram.

Grammar - Comparative & Superlative Adjectives - Exceptions

English Grammar - Superlative Adjectives (most, best, etc.)

Learn - Degrees of Comparison (Animation)

Positive/Comparative/Superlative


  1. ""Good, better,best
  2. Never let it rest,
  3. Until good becomes better
  4. And better become best.""
  5. Good,Better ,Best
  6. Easy.Easier,easiest,
  7. large.larger,largest
  8. Tall,taller,tallest,
  9. Long,longer,longest
  10. sweet,sweeter,sweetest
  11. hot,hotter ,hottest,
  12. might,mightier,mightiest,
  13. Strong,stronger, strongest.
  14. Beautiful,more beautiful, Most beautiful
  15. Intelligent,more intelligent, Most intelligent.
  16. High,higher,highest.

Proverbs


  1. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
  2. Actions speak louder than words.
  3. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
  4. Penny wise and pound foolish.
  5. Prevention is better than cure.
  6. Blood is thicker than water.
  7. Make hay while/when the sun shines.
  8. The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Some Proverbs in English

Proverb Quiz

Monday, February 28, 2011

The Apple is Red (Clip) - Kids + Children Learn English Songs

The articles

  1. A,AN,THE.
  2. A and AN are indefinite articles.
  3. The is the definite article.
  4. I saw a boy.
  5. Did you meet a bad boy or a good boy?
  6. Did you meet a tall boy or a short boy?
  7. Did you meet a fat boy or a lean boy?
  8. This is not clear.
  9. So "A" is an indefinite article.
  10. She ate AN apple.
  11. Which apple did she eat?
  12. The Australian one or the Kashmiri one?
  13. We do not know.
  14. Did she eat the apple which was yellow or which was red?
  15. We do not know.
  16. So" AN' is also an indefinite article.
  17. The apple which she ate was THE red one.
  18. Now you definitely say The apple ,the Red apple.
  19. You now know that she ate the THE red apple.
  20. You are specific and you can definitely say that
  21. she ate the red apple.
  22. So THE is the definite article

English Grammar - Article

Grammar - Articles - When to use A, AN, or no article

English Grammar - Articles - How to use A, AN, THE

RELATIVE PRONOUNS


  1. The boy WHO won the prizes was admired by all.
  2. Every one was afraid of the tiger WHICH escaped from the zoo.
  3. The python is a snake THAT swallows its food as a whole.
  4. This is the flower WHICH I like very much.

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Personal Pronouns | Learn English | Grammar

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

English Grammar - Suffixes Ending With Vowels

Suffixes

  • Care-ful
  • grace-ful
  • dread-ful
  • shame-ful
  • Quick-ly
  • real-ly
  • masterful-ly
  • hatred(hate)
  • furious ( fury)
  • Cowardice( coward)
  • madden(mad)
  • Forgettable(forget)
  • arrival( arrive)
  • payment(pay)
  • mankind(man)
  • atomic(atom)
  • usage(use)
  • information(inform)
  • typical( type)
  • National(nation)
  • dependable(depend)
  • longer(long)
  • awareness(aware)
  • greatness( great)
  • shortly(short)
  • Ability(able)

Prefixes and Suffixes

  1. Over-come
  2. Un-conscious
  3. Ex-change
  4. Im-potent
  5. Re-tire
  6. En-sure
  7. In-form
  8. dis-grace
  9. Un-tidy
  10. Al-most,
  11. Re-present-
  12. De-fraud
  13. il-literate
  14. In-put
  15. Out-put
  16. Un-common
  17. Dis- connect
  18. in_come
  19. under-go
  20. dis-ability
  21. Un-steady
  22. In-curable

Prefixes and Suffixes

"Prefixes, Suffixes, & Roots" Rap www.educationalrap.com

Elementary Education : How to Practice Reading Comprehension Skills

Comprehension

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgA-lQnpio4
  1. Read the paragraph once ,twice or thrice quickly.
  2. Underline the important points.
  3. Now answer all the questions confidently.
  4. Understand the question correctly.
  5. What do the bees do? Fly from flower to flower.
  6. Where is the honey stocked? in the hives.
  7. Where is the juice collected by them get converted into honey?
  8. In the stomach of the bee.
  9. How do the bees harm their enemies? by their sharp sting.
  10. What are the bees known for? for their disciplined life.

English Grammar Lesson - Modals

Modal Verbs in English

Help In English Grammar.


  • Modal verbs.usage.

  • Shall,can't,have to,shouldn't.Will, should,may,can,need not, won't, must, could,would.

  • Shall we go to the zoo this evening?
  • Sorry,We can't.
  • I have to attend some important work.
  • You shouldn't do over-work.
  • We will surely go to the zoo tomorrow.
  • Will you switch off the T.V?
  • Why should I?
  • You may also come and join me.
  • Can I have this sweet now?
  • You need not have it now.
  • You can have it later.
  • Won't you stay here for another day?
  • You must always boil the water before you drink.
  • Could I wait for you there at 4.p.m.?
  • I would like to bring my brother also with me.
  • May I bring him?
  • Yes.You may.