abbreviations	this is a short way of writing a word or a group of words.	mr for mister U.K. means United Kingdom
	acronym is a word formed from the initial or first letters of a group of the other words	LASER - Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
adjectives	these are words that tell us what something or somebody is like.	tall girl, wise man
adverbs	these are words which tell you how something is done They can answer the questions starting with: when, where, how, how often	I can do it quickly. He is very polite.
antonyms	it is a word which has an opposit meaning to another word	clever - stupid safe - dangerous
articles	definite article the we use it when we talk about one particular object.	You know her cat? It is the one that is whole black.
	indefinite article a, an we do not speak about one particular cat but generally about all cats. a comes before words begining with consonants an comes before words begining with vowels.	A black cat crossed my way. no matter which one of the group of black cats a tasty apple an excellent apple
comparatives	these are adjectives or adverbs which are in a form which expresses more	fatter, more intelligent, better louder, faster, more slowly
compound words	these are words which are made of two smaller ones	ladybird, sunshine, carefree
conjunctions	they join parts of sentences together and, or, but, because, if, before, after, when, since, until, unless, either, although, while,	Julia and Monica were living there since Iwas a child.
contractions	it is a shorted version of a word, used both in spelling and in pronouncing.	'm in I am 'd for had, 's for has or is, .......
diminutives	words used for naming smaller versions of things or creatures.	dog - puppy
euphemisms	these are more words which are a delicate way to say something unpleasant.	to die - to pass away
homonyms	these are words that have got one spelling but more than one meanings.	adrop of rain I just drop to see how are you.
homophones	these are words which have the same sound but different meaning and spelling.	Meet me at three o'clock and we will buy some meat.
imperatives	these are words used for giving orders.	Listen to me ! Will you please shut the door.
interrogatives	these are words that introduce questions.	how, when, where, who, why Who did this ?
kennings	this is description used instead of name	camel - ship of the desert serial - soap opera
nouns	everything has its name and those names are called nouns.	cat, ice cream, floor, Tom, love, hunger, Smith
onomatopeia	words imitating sounds	miow, woof, ssssssss,
prepositions	these words tell you where the object is in relation to other objects	on, in, at, by, over, under, with, in front of, behind, up on, out of, down (there), through
prounouns	personal pronauns	I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, him, her, us, them
	reflexive pronouns	myself, herself, yourself, themselves
	relative pronouns	who, whose, whom, which, that,
	possessive pronouns	mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs
	interrogative pronouns	What? Who? Which? Whom? Whose?
	indefinite pronouns	all, any, none, some, each, everyone, anyone, nobody, something,
	demonstrative pronouns	this, that, these, those,
superlatives	these are adjectives and adverbs which are in a form which expresses most	fattest, the most intelligent, the best the loudest, the fastest, the most slowly
syllables	Ro-bin, com-pu-ter, ter-mi-nal, cat, ex-am-in-a-tion
synonyms	words with different spelling but the same meaning.	seldom - rarely quick - fast
verbs	these are the names for activities, with them you can name something that is happening or being.	A book is lying on the table. I am eating an apple.

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