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Presenter Name
Name : P.R.SOWMIYADept/Branch : B .Tech(ECE)
Reg n: 115011013910Sub code: XGS 407
Sub name : Technical communication
Sound Of English
Language
VowelsSynonyms and AntonymsWord RootPrefixes and SuffixesIdiomsPhrases
Synonyms and Antonyms
Antonyms are two word that have opposite
meaningAchieve-Fail1
Cautious-careless2
Divide-Unite3
Blunt-Sharp4
Synonyms are words that have the same or nearly
the same meaning.
2
Benefit profit
revenue yield
1Annihilati
on destruction carnage extinction
3
Cunning
Keensharp
4
PoorPollution
HugeMassive
e
5HouseFruitfulAbodeClever
Word root1 A basic word to
which (prefixes & suffixes)
2 Are added is called a root word .
3 Because it forms the basis of a new word.
4 The root word is also a word in its own right.
5 1. Audio – means sound or hearing . audible
Compound word A compund word is a noun a verb or an adjective made of two or more words or parts of words.• Noun +verb• Night fall, daybreak,
waterfall ,sunrise, blood shed
IDIOMS
“A idiom is an expression which carries special
meaning ,which is different from the individual words” .
Eg : In the pink of means ‘extremely
healthy’
VowelsIn phonetics, a vowel is a sound in spoken language, with two competing.In the more common phonetic definition, a vowel is sound pronounced with an open vocal tract.The tongue does not touch the
lips, teeth, or roof of the mouth.A phonetically equivalent but non- syllabic sound is a semi vowel.
Prefixes and suffixes
Prefixes
suffixes
• “A group of letter that carries a certain meaning and can be attached to the beginning of a word is called a prefix”.
• Eg : she is unhappy
• “A letter or group of letter that is added to the end of a word to form a new word is called suffix”.
• Eg : Hiss writing is readable
Skimming and scanning
Skimming is a method of
moving eyes over text
Puropse of geting only the main
ideas
The main ideas and a
general overview of the content
Scanning rapidly covers a great deals of materials in
order
To locate specific fact or
piece of information
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