Practical Word Skills
for Secondary Students
by Peter Howard
Practical Word Skills is a workbook of exercises for improving vocabulary skills - choosing and using the best word. Practical Word Skills can be used at school to encourage an interest in language and as a source of exercises or at home for follow-up work and revision.
Practical Word Skills contains over 90 exercises to help students to:
Ø develop their knowledge of word meanings
Ø extend the range of words they use
Ø consolidate their knowledge of correct usage
Ø increase their appreciation of the variety of words available to them
The exercises provide practice in
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using the correct word
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classification
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choosing appropriate words
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shades of meaning
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synonyms and antonyms
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group terms
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words used in special contexts
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using a word instead of a phrase
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confusing words
Practical Word Skills is particularly helpful for students who do not usually do a lot of reading or writing but who still need to improve their basic language skills. Answers to all exercises are provided in a separate removable section.
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Practical Word Skills Contents
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1 Words used in aviation 2 Finding a more appropriate word 1 3 Word association 1 4 Using a variety of verbs 1 5 Words used for occupations 1 6 Classifying words 1 7 Collections 1 8 Shades of meaning 1 9 Using the correct word 1 10 Animal idioms 11 Words associated with jewellery 12 Finding a more appropriate word 2 13 Word association 2 14 Synonyms 1 15 Using a variety of verbs 2 16 Words used for occupations 2 17 Classifying words 2 18 Collections 2 19 Shades of meaning 2 20 Parts of the body 21 Using the correct word 2 22 Using idioms 23 Finding a more appropriate word 3 24 Word association 3 25 Synonyms 2 26 Using a variety of verbs 3 27 Words used for occupations 3 28 Classifying words 3 29 Using the correct word 3 30 Shades of meaning 3 31 Words used in cookery 32 Literary terms 1 33 Word association 4 34 Finding a more appropriate word 4 35 Synonyms3 36 Using a variety of verbs 4 37 Confusing words 1 38 Words used for occupations 4 39 Classifying words 4 40 Shades of meaning 4 41 Literary terms 2 |
42 Word association 5 43 Match the adjective with the person 1 44 Synonyms 4 45 Using a variety of verbs 5 46 Confusing words 2 47 Words used for occupations 5 48 Classifying words 5 35 Cricketing averages 36 Some useful verbs 37 Words that can be mispronounced 38 Applying for a driver's licence 39 Reading for information 40 Euphemisms 41 More proverbs 42 Buying a house 43 Buying a used car 44 Verbs that describe how we move 45 Frequently misspelt words 46 Keeping words in the right order 47 Reading instructions 48 Making a sentence longer 49 More reading for information 50 Verbs that describe movement 51 Correct usage 52 Livestock numbers 53 Common nouns 54 Proper nouns 55 Collective nouns 56 Abstract nouns 57 Personal pronouns 58 Relative pronouns 59 Adjectives 60 Verbs 61 Adverbs 62 Conjunctions 63 Prepositions 64 Phrases 65 Clauses and sentences 66 More correct usage 67 Grammar revision
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