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MODULE 1

VOCABULARY

Use of Dictionary.

Use of Words: Diminutives,Homonyms & Homophones.

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Dictionary

What is a Dictionary?

Dictionary is a collection of words ina specific language, often listed

alphabetically, with definitions,

pronunciations, and otherinformation.

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How to Use a Dictionary

First, think of the word to look up.

Then open the dictionary to as close to

the first letter or two of the word as

possible.

Then either turn back or forward tofind the word.

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To help the search, dictionaries haveguide words to help.

Guide words are at the top of eachpage. The first guide word is the first

word on a page, and the second guideword at the top of the page is the lastword on the page.

Using the guidewords, you should findthe word you a looking for easily.

It will be between the words.

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Diminutives

Small.

A word that is formed with a suffix(such as -let or -kin) to indicate

smallness

E.g. "a Lilliputian chest of drawers";"her petite figure"; "tiny feet";

booklet",

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Homonyms

Homonym is one of a group of words

that share the same spelling and the

same pronunciation but have different

meanings, usually as a result of the

two words having different origins.

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Examples

stalk (which as a noun can mean part

of a plant, and, as a verb, to

follow/harass a person),

bear (animal) and bear (carry),

left (opposite of right) and left (pasttense of leave).

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Homophones

Homophones are words that haveexactly the same sound

(pronunciation) but different

meanings and (usually) spelling.

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For example, the following two words

have the same sound, but differentmeanings and spelling: Hour & Our.

In the next example, the two words

have the same sound and spelling,but different meanings: bear (the

animal) & bear (to carry).

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Term Meaning Spelling Pronunciation

Homonym Different Same Same

Homograph Different Same Same or Different

Homophone Different Same or Different Same

Heteronym Different Same Different

Heterograph Different Different Same

Polyseme Different but Related Same Same or Different

Capitonym Different whenCapitalized

Same except forcapitalization

Same or Different