Spelling geographical words - part 1
Here are some words that you'll come across inGeography lessons.
Using the chart as a guide, try to memorize all of them.
Look back at exercises mem1 and mem2 before you
start;
and why not refer to vowels 1 to refresh your memory
about unclear vowel sounds?
and why not refer to vowels 1 to refresh your memory
about unclear vowel sounds?
Look back at exercises mem1 and mem2 before you
start;
and why not refer to vowels 1 to refresh your memory
about unclear vowel sounds?
and why not refer to vowels 1 to refresh your memory
about unclear vowel sounds?
| WORD | SYLLABLES | DIFFICULT BITS |
| abroad | a-broad | -oa- |
| amenity | a-men-i-ty | -men- (sounds like mean) |
| authority | au-thor-i-ty | au- (spelt like author) |
| climate | cli-mate | -mate: unclear vowel sound |
| contour | con-tour | |
| country | coun-try | -ou- |
| desert | des-ert | only one s |
| employment | em-ploy-ment | |
| erosion | e-ro-sion | -sion |
| estuary | es-tu-a-ry | |
| function | func-tion | pronounce it clearly |
| habitat | hab-it-at | |
| infrastructure | in-fra-struc-ture | easy if you break it into syllables |
| international | in-ter-na-tion-al | -al unclear vowel sound |
| landscape | land-scape | |
| latitude | lat-i-tude |
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More Geographical words on Geography 2 |
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LOOK
THINK
COVER
WRITE
CHECK
and pay special
attention to the
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