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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