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Overview

Explore a comprehensive video series designed to enhance your English vocabulary skills. Learn how to effectively use synonyms, suffixes, time expressions, irregular verbs, and easily confused words. Master reporting verbs, antonyms, and words with multiple spellings. Discover techniques for fixing spelling problems, using hyphens, interjections, and dealing with false friends. Gain proficiency in forming words with various suffixes, using acronyms, and understanding uncountable nouns. Delve into prefixes, short spoken forms, and ordinal numbers to further expand your linguistic abilities.

Syllabus

VOCABULARY: How to use synonyms.
VOCABULARY: Using the suffixes -tian, -sion and -tion.
VOCABULARY: How to use time expressions with in, on and at.
VOCABULARY: How to use irregular verbs.
VOCABULARY: Easily confused words.
VOCABULARY: How to use reporting verbs like insist, demand and advise.
VOCABULARY: How to use antonyms.
VOCABULARY: Spelling and saying words with o-u-g-h.
VOCABULARY: Words with more than one spelling.
How to fix spelling problems - 6 Minute Vocabulary.
VOCABULARY: Find out when to write hyphens.
VOCABULARY: How to use interjections.
VOCABULARY: Dealing with false friends.
VOCABULARY: Someone, nothing and anywhere.
VOCABULARY: Forming words with the suffixes -ment, -ance and -ence.
VOCABULARY: How to use acronyms.
VOCABULARY: Forming words with the suffixes -ness and -ity.
Uncountable nouns - 6 Minute Vocabulary.
Prefixes de-, dis- and dys- - 6 Minute Vocabulary.
How to use suffixes -less and -free: 6 Minute Vocabulary.
Gonna, wanna, dunno: Short spoken forms - 6 Minute Vocabulary.
First, second, third: Ordinal numbers - 6 Minute Vocabulary.

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