Improve your vocabulary with simple lessons and activities

Building your vocabulary requires more than flash cards. That's why leading test-prep expert, Chris Lele, developed a new method for introducing words into your vocabulary. With The Vocabulary Builder Workbook, you'll gain and retain a fundamental understanding of more than 1,400 essential words.

Ideal for those taking the SAT, ACT, or GRE--or for those who simply want to practice and boost their reading, writing and speaking skills-- this workbook for adults and teens makes the task of expanding your vocabulary an opportunity for real learning and growth.

If you're looking for books to better your vocabulary, this vocabulary workbook includes:

Expert Lessons--Explore lessons organized by theme to help you identify roots, form associations, and recognize thousands of additional words outside of this workbook.

A progressive approach--Build up your SAT vocabulary with lessons that steadily increase in difficulty for continued advancement.

Retention-focused activities--Discover exercises designed to help you remember every word long after the test is over.

Increase your vocabulary and become a better reader, writer, and test-taker with The Vocabulary Builder Workbook.

The perfect book for expanding your working vocabulary and an indispensable tool for students preparing for standardized tests.

• 250 Greek and Latin roots aid in the learning of 1,000 words along with over 2,000 closely related terms
• Features helpful usage examples and quizzes to test your memory
• Organized by Greek and Latin roots- the building blocks of English vocabulary
• Perfect for students prepping for standardized tests including SAT, ACT, TOEFL, and TOEIC

*BOOK COVER DESIGNS MAY VARY: We recently redesigned the Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder book cover so some customers may receive the original design and others may receive the new cover design.

The most effective English language vocabulary builder available: this time-tested classic has helped millions achieve mastery of English and improve their communications skills in business, the classroom, and in life.

Word Power Made Easy provides a simple, step-by-step method for increasing knowledge and mastery of the language. Arranged in thematic sections--on everything from how to flatter friends and insult enemies to how to talk precisely about science and medicine--the book is written in a lively, accessible, and often humorous style, presenting ideas and a method of broadening your knowledge as an integral part of vocabulary-building. The author delves into etymology to arm the reader to decode unfamiliar words, provides phonetic pronunciations, gives tips on avoiding common spelling errors, and offers useful sections on which fussy, old-fashioned grammar rules are valid and which are outdated or misguided and can be safely ignored. Loaded with helpful reviews, progress checks, and quizzes to reinforce the material, this classic resource--first published sixty years ago--has helped millions learn to speak and write with greater sophistication.

How to Read a Person Like a Book is designed to teach you how to interpret and respond to the nonverbal signals of business associates friends loved ones and even strangers.

Improve your English in all the skills (vocabulary, grammar, writing, speaking and listening) and pass your official Cambridge C1, IELTS, Trinity or TOEFL English exam. This self-study book will teach you essential C1 English and help you achieve your C1 Advanced certificate.

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30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary quickly became a bestseller in its category back in 2015. Now, in this updated and revised edition--which now contains the 700 most important words you need to master--you'll quickly learn why this title has been such a positive impact in the personal and professional lives of tens of thousands in the English-speaking world. As Dan Strutzel asserts in Chapter 1, numerous studies show that those people with large vocabularies are smarter, wealthier and happier than the average person--and substantially so. And here's the best news of all, a large vocabulary is not tied to your social status, your genes or even your education level. It is a skill that can be learned--and it takes only 30 days.

And since the original book was written, as technology has advanced further---from the smartphone to Artificial Intelligence, some people have speculated that the need for a vast vocabulary will reduce in importance. But, according to Dan Strutzel, nothing could be further from the truth. He argues in the new edition that, due to technology's ability to flatten the distinction between individuals, the art of personal communication via a rich vocabulary will be one of the ways to truly distinguish yourself from the masses.

The new edition contains the original, most impactful 500 words which cover many topics from persuading others, relationships, financial issues, science and technology, and more words that ensure you will be a great conversationalist and rise fast in your chosen profession. And, best of all, you'll be provided with an additional 200 words which, according to research, have become particularly important in the last 8 years, particularly since the worldwide pandemic. Those words will cover topics like the new world of virtual work, health topics, Artificial Intelligence, and much more!

Research shows that learning new words has an exponential effect on the size of your vocabulary---since learning one word, naturally produces an association between two to three more words. In short, after listening to and applying the system in this 30-day program, you will not only have a bigger vocabulary--you will have a brighter future!

A delightfully unexpected, lovingly curated ode to the unique collective nouns that adorn our language, from a leap of leopards to a murder of crows and beyond, from the inimitable voice behind Inside the Actors Studio

I am madly in love with collective nouns They make language so colorful and ticklish. . . . An Exaltation of Larks] possess es] an embarrassment of riches (wink wink ). --Lupita Nyong'o, The New York Times

For those who have wondered if the familiar pride of lions and gaggle of geese were merely the tip of a linguistic iceberg, James Lipton has provided a definitive answer: here are hundreds of equally pithy, often poetic terms he has unearthed and collected into one exhaustive volume. Over years of painstaking research, he embarked on an odyssey that has given us a slouch of models, a shrivel of critics, an unction of undertakers, a blur of Impressionists, a score of bachelors, a pocket of quarterbacks, and many more.

Witty, beautiful, and remarkably apt, An Exaltation of Larks is a brilliant compendium of more than 1,100 resurrected or newly minted contributions to that ever-evolving species, the English language.

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO ENGLISH SPELLING RULES is the most complete and detailed guide to English spelling rules ever written. Most people consider English spelling to be an intimidating tangle but John Fulford easily and carefully leads the reader through the linguistic maze and proves that there is a great deal of logic to English spelling. Written for the layperson, the book explains all and every spelling problem with plentiful examples and illuminating comments. The reader learns when to use a single or a double l. When to use the diphthongs oy and oi, and the difference between the shuns tion, sion, cion, tian, cian, xion, ssion, sian. And there's plenty more THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO ENGLISH SPELLING RULES is the 'Must Have' book for every teacher, editor and writer, as well as an extraordinarily valuable aid for parents and for foreign students learning English.

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Illustrated theme-based worksheets take grade 4 students on spelling adventures as they expand their vocabulary and language skills. Over 600 words from real-world topics boost students' spelling competencies and reinforce spelling skills and strategies they have learned.

Supplement your grade 4 spelling program with worksheets that provide additional practice with spelling and word study skills. Over 100 worksheets and 10 hands-on activities for small groups that are perfect for centers as well as whole-class games.

Grade 4 includes:

• 8 theme-based units
• Spelling tips
• Spelling word list
• Extra practice worksheets
• Bonus section with spelling strategy visual aids
• Answer key

The theme units were chosen to represent common experiences of children in fourth grade, along with general grade-level words. These topics may relate to other subjects you are teaching and could augment other lessons. For example, What a Feeling! could be used with an SEL lesson focusing on managing feelings. Once Upon a Time could be used with a literature lesson. The Great Outdoors and Out in the Wild! could extend a science lesson about animals or nature. Video Gaming Fun could be used when students must spend recess inside on a rainy day.

Real-world topics and themes include:

• Enjoy the Show!
• Out in the Wild!
• What a Feeling!
• What's Your Superpower?
• The Great Outdoors
• Video Gaming Fun
• Once Upon a Time
• Get a Hobby
• Extra Practice Worksheets

Fun practice worksheets using words from each week of the Building Spelling Skills series. These worksheets can be used to enrich weekly lessons from Building Spelling Skills or for additional independent practice to supplement any spelling program.

About Evan-Moor Educational Publishers

Igniting young minds to help every child learn and succeed! Evan-Moor creates engaging and meaningful learning resources for children in grades PreK - 8. Trusted by parents and teachers for over 45 years, Evan-Moor's award-winning resources are thoughtfully developed to nurture children's hearts and minds to help them reach their full potential.

Support your child's education with an integrated Language Arts Curriculum for 7th and 8th graders (Ages 12-14). This comprehensive textbook combines spelling, writing, and reading into one experience, offering lessons and engaging activities. Key features include cohesive learning, diverse practice exercises, visual aids, guided writing, progressive difficulty, and an answer key. Aligned with Common Core Standards, this curriculum ensures your child meets essential literacy benchmarks.

Spelling Curriculum:

Spelling Rules and PatternsPrefixes and SuffixesGreek and Latin RootsSynonyms and AntonymsHomophones and Misspelled WordsTier 2 Academic Vocabulary

Writing Curriculum:

Narrative and Descriptive WritingExpository and Persuasive WritingFormal and Informal WritingReport and Opinion ArticlesBiography WritingBasic Research Skills

Reading Curriculum:

Reading ComprehensionMultiple-Choice Practice

Equip your child with the skills to excel in language arts with this all-in-one curriculum.

This boon to logophiles, culled from Buckley: The Right Word, presents the author's most erudite, outr , and interesting words - from prehensile and sciolist to rubric and histrionic - complete with definitions, examples, and usage notes. Introduction by Jesse Sheidlower; illustrations by Arnold Roth.

Scientific surveys have shown that academic, social, and professional advancement are directly linked to the scope and effectiveness of your vocabulary. Now, vocabulary-building expert Norman Lewis opens a wonderful new world to you--the world of word power. Here is a proven and entertaining program packed with exercises, quizzes, hints, and reviews that will help you strengthen not only your vocabulary but your spelling, pronunciation, and grammar skills as well. And every lesson you complete will boose you one step further in your climb to success.

With the aid of easy-to-follow, step-by-step instruction, you will learn the Latin and Greek roots, prefixes, and suffixes that unlock the meanings of thousands of words; master spelling, pronunciation, and grammar skills; convey your ideas more clearly and convincingly; become a confident speaker, comfortable in both social and business situations; and never be embarrassed by using a word incorrectly. All it takes is a little practice, a little patience, and Instant Word Power.

Research shows that vocabulary is the best support for students' comprehension of narrative and information texts. Often, vocabulary instruction focuses on a few target words in specific texts. However, to understand the many new words in complex texts students need to know how words work. This book, written by an award-winning authority on reading instruction, shows teachers how to make small changes to teach more words and also how words work. Many of these small changes involve enrichments to existing vocabulary practices, such as word walls and conversations with students. Each chapter includes descriptions of teachers' implementation of small changes to support big gains in students' vocabulary. This book, which has sufficient depth in research and theory for graduate and undergraduate courses in vocabulary instruction, also offers practical steps that K-8 teachers can use in any reading program to help all students grow their vocabulary.

Teaching Words and How They Work shows teachers how to:

• Identify the most important word families to teach.
• Teach students to use opening text as background knowledge for comprehending the rest of the text.
• Use word walls with more purpose and greater student engagement.
• Select the right words to teach from new information texts.
• Better understand limitations of leveled texts and how to adjust.
• Use assets and address challenges to support English learners.
• Access free mentor and teacher resources online at textproject.org.

Hey there language explorers! Do you want to get the hang of American English and wield it like a true native?

You're in the right place! American Idioms for Everyday Use is your guide to learning and using the special phrases, interesting slang, and unique sayings that make American English different.

In this enjoyable and easy-to-understand book, we'll explore the language of America. From the busy city life in New York to the relaxed beaches of California, we'll learn the phrases that make everyday talk special and truly American.

Inside American Idioms for Everyday Use, you will find:

• A Treasure Trove of Idioms: Discover many idioms that Americans use every day. Learn what phrases like blue-sky thinking, jump the broom, and bite me mean.
• Slang Explained: Learn about American slang, both old and new. From words like y'all and doncha know to newer terms, you'll understand the slang that makes your English sound real.
• How to Use Idioms and Slang: Understand how to use idioms, phrases, and slang in real situations. Each phrase includes examples and explanations to help you use them in your conversations.

Whether you're learning English, already know other languages, or just love language, American Idioms for Everyday Use gives you what you need to understand American expressions. Dive into American English and talk with locals in a new way.

Click 'add to cart' now to start learning how to use American English in a real and fluent way. Let's master American English together!

Considered to be the third-best selling book of all time in America. With its distinctive blue cover, it earned the nickname the blue-backed speller and was used over the span of nearly a century. This is an exact reproduction of the 1824 edition.

NEW High School and College Students A Course of Study in Latin and Greek Word Roots-Designed to quickly improve high school and college students' vocabulary.-Includes 25 lessons and 375 academic and important general vocabulary words. -Improves students' performance on tests such as the GRE and SAT.-Uses pattern charts, a natural way for the brain to learn.14.95 117 pages By Matthew Glavach, Ph.D.

Help Students Succeed at Learning--While Having Fun!

Illustrated theme-based worksheets take grade 2 students on spelling adventures as they expand their vocabulary and language skills. Over 350 words from real-world topics boost students' spelling competencies and reinforce spelling skills and strategies they have learned.

Supplement your grade 2 spelling program with worksheets that provide additional practice with spelling and word study skills. Over 100 worksheets and 10 hands-on activities for small groups that are perfect for centers as well as whole-class games.

Grade 2 includes:

• 8 theme-based units
• Spelling tips
• Spelling word list
• Extra practice worksheets
• Bonus section with spelling strategy visual aids
• Answer key

The theme units were chosen to represent common experiences of children in second grade, along with general grade-level words. These topics may relate to other subjects you are teaching and could augment other lessons. For example, Can You Hear It? and Superheroes could be used with a reading or language arts lesson focusing on sounds or characters in stories. The Can You Feel It? unit could extend a science lesson about characteristics and making observations.

Real-world topics and themes include:

• Outdoor Fun
• Game Night
• Can You Hear It?
• Pajama Party
• Can You Feel It?
• Go, Go, Go!
• Let's Take a Trip!
• Superheroes
• Extra Practice Worksheets

Fun practice worksheets using words from each week of the Building Spelling Skills series. These worksheets can be used to enrich weekly lessons from Building Spelling Skills or for additional independent practice to supplement any spelling program.

About Evan-Moor Educational Publishers

Igniting young minds to help every child learn and succeed! Evan-Moor creates engaging and meaningful learning resources for children in grades PreK - 8. Trusted by parents and teachers for over 45 years, Evan-Moor's award-winning resources are thoughtfully developed to nurture children's hearts and minds to help them reach their full potential.

Help Students Succeed at Learning--While Having Fun!

Illustrated theme-based worksheets take grade 3 students on spelling adventures as they expand their vocabulary and language skills. Over 500 words from real-world topics boost students' spelling competencies and reinforce spelling skills and strategies they have learned.

Supplement your grade 3 spelling program with worksheets that provide additional practice with spelling and word study skills. Over 100 worksheets and 10 hands-on activities for small groups that are perfect for centers as well as whole-class games.

Grade 3 includes:

• 8 theme-based units
• Spelling tips
• Spelling word list
• Extra practice worksheets
• Bonus section with spelling strategy visual aids
• Answer key

The theme units were chosen to represent common experiences of children in third grade, along with general grade-level words. These topics may relate to other subjects you are teaching and could augment other lessons. For example, Let's Have a Sale! and Where To? could be used with social studies lessons focusing on basic economics and geography. World of Science and Space Adventure could extend a science lesson about air, animals, the night sky, or technology. Ready, Set, Go! could be used when students must spend recess inside on a rainy day.

Real-world topics and themes include:

• Let's Do It!
• Space Adventure
• Let's Have a Sale!
• Where To?
• World of Science
• Music to My Ears
• Ready, Set, Go!
• Read All About It!
• Extra Practice Worksheets

Fun practice worksheets using words from each week of the Building Spelling Skills series. These worksheets can be used to enrich weekly lessons from Building Spelling Skills or for additional independent practice to supplement any spelling program.

About Evan-Moor Educational Publishers

Igniting young minds to help every child learn and succeed! Evan-Moor creates engaging and meaningful learning resources for children in grades PreK - 8. Trusted by parents and teachers for over 45 years, Evan-Moor's award-winning resources are thoughtfully developed to nurture children's hearts and minds to help them reach their full potential.

What are Root Words? -- A root, or root word is a word which is used to form another word. It is also called a base word. A root does not have a prefix (a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word) or a suffix (a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word). The root is the primary lexical unit of a word, and of a word family. For example, pure is a root. By adding prefixes and suffixes, the following words could be made: impure, purity, pureness. Similarly, play and move are root words. By adding prefixes and suffixes, the following words could be made: plays, played, playing, player moving, movement, moved, movable, mover, movingly. In this book, I have given the most common Greek and Latin roots which are used in the English language. Sample This: Root Words - A -- **AGG - Origin: Latin Meaning: collected - Examples: agglomerate -- to collect things and form them into a mass or group related word: agglomeration; aggrandize -- to increase your importance or power related word: aggrandizement; aggregate -- to put together different items, amounts, etc. into a single total related words: aggregation, aggregator ** ALTR/ALTER - Origin: Latin Meaning: other - Examples: altruism -- caring about the needs of other people related word: altruistic; alterable -- that can be changed related word: unalterable; altercation -- noisy argument; alternate -- to follow one after other related words: alternately, alternation, alternative ** ANIM - Origin: Latin Meaning: breath; life; soul - Examples: animal -- a living creature; animate -- having life; to make something full of liveliness related words: animated, animatedly, animation, animato, animator, inanimate; animateur -- a person who promotes social activities; animism -- the belief that natural objects have a living soul related words: animist, animistic; animosity -- strong feeling of opposition; equanimity -- calm state of mind; magnanimous -- kind, forgiving, generous related words: magnanimity, magnanimously; pusillanimous -- lack of courage; unanimous -- agreeing with others related word: unanimously** Some More Root Words - A -- Root Word [Origin] -- Meaning Example(s) (Related Words in Bracket) -- a [Greek] -- not atheism, apolitical, atypical **ablat [Latin] -- remove ablation **ablut [Latin] -- wash ablutions **abort [Latin] -- born too soon abortion **abras [Latin] -- rub off abrasion (abrasive, abrasively, abrasiveness) **abstemi [Latin] -- controlled; moderate abstemious **abund [Latin] -- overflow abundance (abundant, abundantly) **ac [Latin] -- to, toward accept (acceptability, acceptable, acceptably, acceptance, acceptation) **acanth [Greek] -- thorn acanthus **acet [Latin] -- vinegar acetate, acetic, acetone **achr [Greek] -- colorless achromic **acid [Latin] -- sour acidic, acidify, acidosis, acidulate (acidulation, acidulous) **acm [Greek] -- summit acme **aco [Greek] -- relief acoustic (acoustical, acoustically, acoustician, acoustics) **adama [Greek] -- invincible adamant (adamantly) **ade [Greek] -- enough adequate (adequacy, adequately) **adip [Latin] -- fat adipose **adolesc [Latin] -- growing up ** aer [Greek] -- air or atmosphere aerate (aeration), aerial, aerialist, aerobic (aerobics, anaerobic) ** agr [Latin] -- field agrarian, agriculture (agriculturist, agricultural) --Other Root Words - A -- Root Word [Origin] - Meaning -- aapt [Greek] -- indomitable, unfriendly **abact [Latin] -- driven away **abdit [Latin] -- secret/hidden **abr [Greek] - delicate **abscis [Latin] -- cutoff; absit [Latin] - distant **aca [Greek] -- a point; silence **acar [Greek] - tiny **accip [Latin] -- allow, snatch **accliv [Latin] -- steep; up-hill **accresc [Latin] -- increase**ace [Greek] - heal **acer [Latin] - sharp **acerv [Latin] - pile **acest [Greek] -- healing; remedy

Dictionary of the Strange, Curious and Lovely is a collection of English's 3500 most interesting & beautiful words!

• Learn unusual but useful and lovely English words
• Words such as chiliad, chirm, circumcrescent, davening, firedrake, limerance, moonglade, petrichor, psithurisim, squillion, and tourbillion.
• Words that sound cool and have interesting definitions!

The perfect gift for Word Lovers, Poets, or Writers!

Weird words, unusual words, interesting words, obscure vocabulary - that lovely fringe of English whose words you most want to enjoy and share!

A portable, succinct dictionary that does not overburden the reader with extensive citations or etymological references. Meant as a compact, medium font, very accessible and easily readable collection of vocabulary words to delight and pique the reader's interest. This book contains many of the English language's hidden gems! Some words are labeled as obsolete or rare and may not not be found in all dictionaries.

This is a perfect gift for word lovers, writers, college students, and all who enjoy learning and appreciating more of the English language. Includes some example usages (often literary or poetical quotes) and select etymologies, often with cognates from other languages that are related words.