ENG101 Lecture 7 Reading and Vocabulary

Welcome to your ENG101 Lecture 7 Reading and Vocabulary

What is vocabulary?

What is active vocabulary?

What is passive vocabulary?

What is the meaning of “context” in reading?

What is a synonym?

What is an antonym?

What is a homonym?

What are root words?

What are prefixes?

What are suffixes?

What does “word family” mean?

What is word formation?

What does “denotation” mean?

What is “connotation”?

What is the purpose of a dictionary?

What is an idiom?

Why is vocabulary important for reading?

Why is learning word roots useful?

Why do good readers use context clues?

Why are synonyms important in communication?

Why are antonyms useful for language learning?

Why is understanding connotation important?

Why do readers learn collocations?

Why is dictionary use a good reading habit?

Why is guessing word meaning from context better than memorizing lists?

Why is active vocabulary smaller than passive vocabulary?

Why is learning idioms essential in English?

Why do writers use denotation and connotation together?

Why do prefixes and suffixes help expand vocabulary?

Why is vocabulary considered part of reading comprehension?

Why is learning word families efficient for vocabulary growth?

Why should readers use new vocabulary in writing or speaking?

Why is vocabulary study ongoing?

In the sentence “Ali felt elated after winning,” what does elated mean from context?

If a reader sees “unfriendly,” what does the prefix “un-” mean?

What does the suffix “-ful” in “hopeful” mean?

The word childhood is formed by adding which suffix?

In “The teacher was strict but fair,” the antonym of strict is:

Which pair shows correct synonym use?

What is the connotative meaning of “slim”?

Which word belongs to the same family as “educate”?

In “He made a big decision,” what is the collocation?

“Rebuild” is formed by adding which prefix?

What is the meaning of “careless”?

If the word “autograph” means “self-writing,” what does “auto-” mean?

In the phrase “It’s raining cats and dogs,” what type of expression is this?

Which sentence shows correct use of context clues?

What does the word “misunderstand” mean?

In “The news spread rapidly,” the word “rapidly” means:

What are collocations?