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Consonant sounds - Vowels sounds

The set of phonemes consists of two categories: vowel sounds and consonant sounds .  Vowel sounds a…

What is Reading Comprehension?

What is Reading Comprehension? Definition of Reading Comprehension. There are some experts’ statements about reading …

What is Reading?

What is Reading? In Longman Advanced American Dictionary, it is defined that reading is the activity of looking at an…

What is Speaking?

What is Speaking? Speaking is the 2nd of the four language skills. What is Speaking? Speaking is the productive…

What is Vocabulary?

What is Vocabulary? Vocabulary is the collection of words that we hear and read throughout our life.   What is …

What is Writing?

Here are some definition of writing described below:  What is Writing? Widdowson states that writing is the act of…

What is Pronunciation?

What is Pronunciation? Pronunciation is a necessary part of speaking (oral communication). It involves…

Features of Pronunciation

English Pronunciation is consisted of Phonemes, Consonants (Voiced, Unvoiced), Vowels [single vowels (short,long), D…

What are Phonemes?

What are Phonemes? Phonemes are the different sounds within a language. Although there are slight dif…

What is Listening?

If people asks " what is listening? " Here is the answer " definition of listening " .   The …

Contents of Reading Comprehension

There are some contents of reading comprehension as follows: a.        Recognizing Word in Context The words arou…

Narrative Story (Fable) : The Big Family in the Little House

The following is a Narrative Story (Fable) entitled The Big Family in the Little House. Have fun reading! Vladimir …

4 Tips for Reading

Before reading , the students should get the point of 4 steps below:  Tips for Reading. Step 1.  Think  before y…

Word forms

Here are four examples of useful word forms in English: Verb + (a)tion → noun           = select→selection …

Conjunctions - What is Conjunction?

The seventh part of speech is conjunctions. A conjunction is a word that connects parts or a sentence together. It …

Adverbs - What is Adverb?

The sixth part of speech is adverbs . An adverb is a word that describes   a verb, an adjective, or another ad…

Adjectives - What is Adjective?

The fifth part of speech is adjectives. An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.  Adjectives…

Prepositions - What is Preposition?

The fourth part of speech is prepositions. A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun …

Pronouns - What is Pronoun? Kinds of Pronouns

The third part of speech is about pronouns. A pronoun is a word that can replace or substitute for a noun. …

Nouns - What is Noun?

The second part of speech is about nouns.  A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or quality. Perso…

What is Verb?

What is verb? A verb is a word that describes an action or activity performed by someone.     What is verb? A v…

Parts of Speech

Parts of speech are words which have different purposes, or functions, in a sentence. There are seven parts of sp…