VOCABULARY What's in a word? These exercises wil help you with your vocabulary learning. Parts of speech and meaning 1 These sentences all contain the nonsense word uggy. Is uggy used as a verb, an adjective, a noun, or an adverb? How do you know? 1 I couldn't hear the film because the man next to me was eating his uggy so loudly. 2 There was a lot of snow on the road. Unfortunately, I uggied on some ice and crashed into a tree. 3 When Piere and Madeleine met, they fel uggily in love and got married one month later. 4 After an uggy day at work, with meetings and phone calls al day, I was ready for a quiet evening. Can you guess what uggy means in the four sentences? Which real English word goes in each sentence? • passionately • skidded • hectic • popcorn Spelling and pronunciation 2 In these groups three words rhyme, but one si different. Work with a partner and read them aloud. Underline the word in each group which has a different vowel sound. • Phonetic symbols p159 1 / 0 / or /u:/? good food wood stood 2 /i:/ or /e/? bread head read (present) read (past) 3 /er/ or /e/? paid made played said 4 /N/ or /au/? done phone sun won 5 /es/ or /10/? dear hear bear near 6/3:/ or /s:/? work fork walk pork

Parts of Speech and Meaning

1. Identifying the Part of Speech for "uggy"

   • Sentence 1: "I couldn't hear the film because the man next to me was eating his uggy so loudly."

     • Part of Speech: Noun (refers to something being eaten, likely a snack)

   • Sentence 2: "There was a lot of snow on the road. Unfortunately, I uggy on some ice and crashed into a tree."

     • Part of Speech: Verb (indicating an action related to slipping)

   • Sentence 3: "When Pierre and Madeleine met, they felt uggy in love and got married one month later."

     • Part of Speech: Adjective (describing the intensity of love)

   • Sentence 4: "After an uggy day at work, with meetings and phone calls all day, I was ready for a quiet evening."

     • Part of Speech: Adjective (describing the nature of the day)

2. Guessing the Meaning of "uggy" in Each Sentence:

   • Sentence 1: Referring to a loud food item, likely popcorn.
   • Sentence 2: Referring to slipping, or skidded.
   • Sentence 3: Describing a sense of being in love, likely passionately.
   • Sentence 4: Describing a chaotic or busy day, likely hectic.

Summary of Real English Words:

• Sentence 1: popcorn
• Sentence 2: skidded
• Sentence 3: passionately
• Sentence 4: hectic

Spelling and Pronunciation

Groups of Words with Different Vowel Sounds

1. / ʊ / or /u: /:

   • Different Word: food (rhymes with "stood," "good," but has a longer vowel sound)

2. /i:/ or /e/:

   • Different Word: read (present) (rhymes with "head" and differs in vowel sound)

3. /er/ or /e/:

   • Different Word: said (rhymes with "made," "played," but has a different vowel sound)

4. /ʌn/ or /aʊ/:

   • Different Word: phone (rhymes with "won," "sun," but differs in vowel sound)

5. /ɛə/ or /ɪə/:

   • Different Word: bear (rhymes with "dear," "near," but has a wider vowel sound)

6. /ɜ:/ or /ɔ:/:

   • Different Word: walk (rhymes with "fork," "pork," but has a different vowel sound)

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