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Useful words in EnglishHere are some words that you'll come
across in
English lessons.
Using the chart as a guide, try to
memorize all of them.
Look back at exercises mem1 and mem2 before you
start.
| WORD |
SYLLABLES |
DIFFICULT BITS |
| advertise |
ad-ver-tise |
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| advertisement |
ad-ver-tise-ment |
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| alliteration |
al-lit-er-a-tion |
remember double l |
| apostrophe |
a-pos-tro-phe |
-tro- -phe- |
| atmosphere |
at-mos-phere |
-ph- |
| chorus |
cho-rus |
ch- |
| clause |
clause |
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| cliche |
cli-che |
(pronounced cleeshay) |
| comparison |
com-par-i-son |
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| conjunction |
con-junc-tion |
don't forget 2nd -c- |
| consonant |
con-so-nant |
-so-, -nant- : unclear vowel sounds |
| dialogue |
di-a-logue |
don't forget silent -ue |
| expression |
ex-pres-sion |
double -ss- |
| figurative |
fig-u-rat-ive |
-u-, -a-, unclear vowel sounds |
| genre |
gen-re |
pronounced as the French would say it |
| grammar |
gram-mar |
double -mm- |
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