When two or more words come together to form a single new word the meaning of which is different from either of the individual words, it is a compound word.
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and different meanings. For this reason, they become quite confusing and one has to understand the context in which
Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. The opposite of up is down. The opposite of little is big. A word can have more than one antonym. The antonym for
Synonyms are words that have the same or similar meanings. Any words whether it is a noun, verb, adjective, adverb or preposition can have a synonym as long as both
Homographs are words that have the same spelling but different meanings. Examples – wind, bear, wave, bark, wound, row, evening, bat, sink, pant, bank etc. Homo means ‘same’ and graph
A homograph is defined as a word that shares the same written form as another word but has a different meaning. Homo means ‘same’ and graph means ‘write.’ If two
A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things. The comparison is made using the words “as” or “like.” It adds a spark to writing and makes
Speaking fluent English is important and so are spellings but there is another aspect which is equally important. It is important for children to use a variety of words to
UPDATE: To download the ‘vegetables’ names worksheet, go towards the bottom of this post. Vocabulary is all the words known and used by a particular person. A rich vocabulary or
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