Some Idioms..

An idiom means an expression given by a group of words to convey a sense but exactly different from the actual individual words meaning. It enhances the beauty of our language.

1. Add fuel to the flames means to do or say something to make the difficult situation still worse.
    I totally forgot to invite my friends on my wedding anniversary but my excuses added fuel to the         flames despite convincing them.

                        

2.   Much ado about nothing means to make a big issue of an unimportant thing.                    
      In our area a proposal to construct airport is under consideration but its much ado about nothing.

3.   Skin and bones or A bundle of bones means to be very very thin.  

     After finishing their fasting for almost a month he was all skin and bones.

4.  At all costs means to achieve something regardless of the expenses or efforts in a very strong              minded manner.

     I would be glad to work in the college i studied at  all costs, it's my dream.

5.  At stake means to be in a risky situation to lose or win whatever one has. 

     I have kept my life long reputation at stake to make you a successful person, keep this in mind. 

6.  Back to square one means to start one's efforts once again after being unsuccessful.

     After I retired my family circumstances brought me back to square one by sending me to work. 

7.  Bare one's soul means to disclose the innermost feelings to someone. 

     Once he broke up with his wife he decided to  bare his soul to his brother for relieving mind.  

8. Old habits die hard means feel reluctance in changing habits followed from long time.
    My mother is always fond of doing something or the other, old habits die hard.

9. Hair's breadth means to manage to escape from a danger or narrow escape (just by a hair's breadth)
    When  tsunami hit our surroundings we escaped somehow by a hair's breadth luckily.

10. Break the ice means to make an uncomfortable situation light by talking  light.
      My husband broke the ice when even after months to his demise the family was in gloomy mood.

11. Get the jitters means to become nervous before an event.
      Often we can see candidates getting the jitters before a seminar conduction.

12.  Keep fingers crossed means to hope to get successful but not sure.
       Am trying to send my son abroad but lets keep fingers crossed till finalization of things.

13.  Lame excuse means to give a weak or unconvincing explanation.
      We knew she was giving a lame excuse for her being absent in the function.

Various Styles Of Expressions

Anger can be described in many a ways like;

She has a Fiery temper.
She Burned with hatred when heard of the affair.
My daughter is extremely Hot tempered.
We have Heated arguments often before family shopping.
My husband Flares up on the slightest cause.
I Lose Cool at the slightest pretexts nowadays.
Vulgar films make my Blood Boil.
On their demand for dowry we became Hot Under our Collar.

Losing control over temper is like an explosion.
On hearing the news of her eloping he exploded.
He Blew Up at my daughter unnecessarily.
His sudden Outburst made us bewildered as otherwise he is quite a cool type.

For Anger we can use a few words according to the situations demand.
Fury - Extreme limit of anger mostly uncontrolled and violent.
Rage - Violent uncontrollable anger.
Violence - Strong anger resulting in damaging or hurting.
Fierce - Aggressive and violent (mostly attacking type)
Wild - Not having control over behaviour due to excessive anger.

Vocabulary Improvement

In growing your vocabularies prefix, suffix, compound words can help a lot without much stress. For school going children it can be taught in playful activities. The children would love to compete and learn fast.

Prefix when added change the meaning entirely thus must be taught well to improve efficiency. Some prefix give positive whereas some negative meanings like;

Un; unhappy, unhealthy, unlucky, unnatural, unnecessary, unmarried, unwanted, uneducated.
In; inauspicious, indecent, inactive, indirect, insecure, incomplete, inedible, incorrect.
Dis; disorder, disconnect, disobey, dislike, disadvantage, disqualify, dislocate, dishonest, discourage,
Mis; mistake, mismanage, misconduct, misunderstand, misbehave, misspell, misfortune, misfit.
Il; illegal, illegitimate, illegible, illegitimate, illogical, illiberal, illiterate.
Im; impossible, impolite, immobile, impure, impartial, impractical, immature, imperfect.
Mal; malnutrition, maladjustment, malformation, malpractice.
Anti; anti-corruption, antibiotic, anti-terrorism, antihero, anti-ageing, antioxidants.

Re; recall, remember, relocate, replace, rejoin, report, remarry, reproduce, readdress, rearrange.
Pre; preface, premature, precaution, preposition, prearrange.
Over; overflow, overcome, overtake, overwrite, overestimate, overdo, overwork, overcook, overview.
Under; underestimate, understand, underweight, underwear, undergo, underground.

The words which end in these suffixes are Adjectives.
Ful; meaningful, beautiful, colourful, shameful, artful, fearful, dreadful, tearful, dutiful etc.
Ous; famous, tremendous, treacherous, dangerous, jealous, zealous, delicious, ferocious etc.
Ive; active, positive, negative, attentive, educative, effective, defective, protective, digestive etc.
Ent; intelligent, deficient, efficient, prominent, eminent, different, ardent, evident, dependent etc.
Ant; important, adamant, reluctant, tolerant, arrogant, abundant, dominant, extravagant etc.
Al; natural, casual, nominal, tropical, national, terminal, seasonal, formal, practical, legal etc.
Less; meaningless, nameless, shameless, brainless, senseless, colorless, effortless, aimless etc.
Some; troublesome, cumbersome, twosome, irksome, gruesome, burdensome etc.
Able; comfortable, portable, affordable, charitable, adorable, removable, disposable etc.
Ible; flexible, irresistible, terrible, sensible, eligible, negligible, gullible, edible and inedible etc.
So almost 75% of adjectives can be taught playfully to the learners.

In the same way words which end in these suffixes are Nouns.
Ment; development, enlargement, enrollment, employment, assessment, retirement, encouragement, improvement etc. (if the suffix is eliminated we get a verb so easily kids learn verbs as well nouns)
Tion; promotion, regulation, creation, certification, demonstration, vibration, renovation, reservation.
Sion; tension, pension, suspension, decision, conclusion, extension, depression, repulsion, omission.
Ness; kindness, tiredness, freshness, happiness, curiousness, carelessness, truthfulness, shyness, softness. (when ness is removed we can get adjectives)
Ty; simplicity, honesty, property, casualty, poverty, novelty, generosity, beauty, creativity.
Cy; policy, efficiency, tendency, diplomacy, literacy, decency, deficiency, privacy, accuracy.
Ance; importance, arrogance, appearance, reluctance, tolerance, abundance, extravagance.
Ence; intelligence, reverence, difference, preference, eminence, turbulence, interference.
Age; parentage, percentage, shortage, advantage, patronage.
Ship; hardship, leadership, friendship, partnership, scholarship, entrepreneurship, fellowship.

Some people only have good knowledge of compound words and a family of words. It also helps lot if learnt with curiosity and interest. Two nouns are combined to make a compound word. Time-table, dressing-table, dining-table, bed-room, bath-room, toilet-cleaner,  lamp-shade, lime-light, room-mate, life-partner, play-ground, table-cloth.

Some words have many derivatives which too can extend word knowledge.

Familiar, familiarity, familiarize, familiarization, unfamiliar,
Hospital, hospice, hospitalize, hospitalization, hospitality, hospitable, inhospitable.
Special, specialist, specialty, specialize, specially.

Some words have a set like Noun, Verb, adjective and adverb. it is essential to know the family of a word to be thorough. Mostly we know only one or two words generally used. English has a lot of flexibility and it must be learnt to use in appropriate manner.

Laughter (noun), Laugh (verb), Laughable (adjective) and Laughably (adverb).
Death (noun), die (verb) ,  dead (adjective) and Deadly (adverb)
Knowledge (noun), know (verb), Known (adjective), knowingly (adverb)

In the same way we should encourage the use of synonyms through reading and writing practice.
Think, ponder, reflect, muse, fancy, guess, consider though convey similar meanings yet the words have strong expression at apt places if used accurately.

Nowadays though children have access to net yet the good things especially towards language learning are ignored. in schools competitions for language improvement can be conducted where children are encouraged to write on their own instead of memorized essays.

Mostly children tend to get confused as pronunciation can not determine the correct idea of spellings in children's mind. same pronunciations have different spellings thus end up in confusions.

Words with missing vowels or jumbled letters too give good and sound practice to learners initially stimulating their interest for language learning. Kids learn much faster and eagerly so in schools the teachers need take special efforts to improve language skills and stimulate learning attitude.   

For Gaining Fluency

Almost every learner has the deep desire to speak fluently but few realize how much efforts they need to gain fluency. Fluency is a gradual procedure to be gained in a course of time with regular practice without careless attitude. reading has got a very significant part in learning good expressions and also improving language without any stress. Mostly students spend time in comparing knowledge level and forget how it is gained. Reading loud has it's own positives and silent reading has it's many positives which can not be injected in class rooms but only can be gained through own painstaking efforts and time.

Every language has a different slang, English is a very stress free language unlike Indian languages thus need to e practiced well, listening also is a helpful way in improving pronunciation as well slang free of our mother tongue influence which weakens our language. every word is stressed while speaking mostly whereas we need stress on only important words to draw attention or significance. when we stress unnecessarily our language loses it's beauty and we can not get good impact on listeners mind which is very essential part of communication.

We need to practice where to pause and give stress and also to reduce and increase our volume according to the situations while communicating. If we fail to then we can not gain excellence in fluency. In fact the way we speak leaves a strong impact on listeners than actual words. Voice quality, body language, words altogether create impression thus practice becomes must. It's a constant procedure not a temporary trial so growing a regular habit of reading is the best way, without any stress you would find lots of hidden things to shape up your language fluency.

When you speak try to be natural and leave inhibitions which are the greatest hurdles. Be confident and tell yourself "I Can speak well ...." It's a weakness that we never trust ourselves and easily trust others. By practicing we learn easily than imagining for a perfect situation to speak and get applauds. Once we try naturally our whole efforts are applied practically and after a few initial difficulties believe we can create a lasting impression but without trying for the first time it's not possible.

I remember very clearly the first time I spoke, I  just blurted something which was not on my mind at all due to nervousness so forget fear, imagine yourself smiling confidently shaking hands with many a people around to boost confidence. Think only positive things to frame a healthy mindset. Stand in front of mirror and practice talking confidently. Avoid others while practicing. Can also take help from a friend in correcting your voice mistakes and way of delivering speech.

Fluency means regular supply of thoughts while speaking without hesitations and it comes after gaining a certain amount of confidence so listening, reading and thinking in English would be a great help. It is a constant procedure so keep up trying, best of luck!

For maintaining continuity some Connectors

We have seen almost all the parts of sentence needed to frame sentences or communicate. For good communication we can further learn some more expressions which give continuity to our communication as well help in maintaining the flow and interest.

For Contrasting ideas; However, Nevertheless, in contrast, nonetheless, Yet, On the other hand, On the contrary, Instead, By comparison, In any case.

For Result ; As as result, as a consequence (mostly when the result is not positive), Accordingly.

For indicating sequence; First of all, in the first place, To start with, Also, Besides, moreover, Finally, At the end.

For Importance; Above everything, Essentially, Significantly, Basically, Primarily.

For Being Particular; Particularly, For example, For instance, To be specific, To be clear.

To dismiss anything mentioned earlier; At any cost, Anyhow, Anyway.

Some more connectors seen being used commonly are ; In the meantime, Meanwhile, Later, Afterwards, then. To be clear, That is, In fact, As a matter of fact,

We can use these words to keep the conversation going smooth and to be effective according to the meanings.

Using Adjectives

 Note the usage of adjectives like Many, Any, Little and Some :

1. We saw some animals at the zoo. 

2. How many oranges you kept in the parcel?     

3. There isn't any sugar in my cup.

4. She does not have many friends. 

5. I have packed some water bottles too.

6. He could not get much rest today.

7. How  many fruits you take everyday?  

8. Can you get me some fruits for my journey now?

9.  We urgently need some help.                                                       

10. We have not much money with us.   
11. We have little water in the can now, get some more from the tap.           

12. They have little time for  their exams. 

13. There are a few students in the class who always strive hard. 
14. Is any oil for frying in the bottle?
15. Have little juice for my baby?
16. Did you see any of them before?
17. Some of  these  players resided near our home earlier.
18.  That will cost you more money.
19. I added little honey in milk.
20. We should not spend much amount for this purchase. 
21. You can't complete this task with this little amount at all. 
22. Some changes make a big difference in appearance and confidence.
23. She paid little attention on him thus he lost the match. 

24. The kids have added some water in the cement containers.
25.  We can support you little financially.
26. You better have a few biscuits with milk.
27. More intake of fat containing items is against your health now, avoid it.
28. I have many friends settled abroad.
29. I recently got some antique designs for me.
30. She has much liking for classical dance.

Phrasal Verbs

Though English is a very versatile language yet many a times we fail to express our thoughts with just using verbs. For efficient expressions phrasal verbs help us. A phrasal verb is a verb followed by a preposition or an adverb; the combination creates a
meaning different from the original verb alone.

Here we would see commonly used phrasal verbs with examples.

Abide by Respect or obey
(the law, a decision, a rule)
If you want to stay at this school, you must abide by the rules.

Account for Explain; give a reason I hope you can account for the money you spent!

Ache for Want something or someone very much.
He was so lonely he ached for the sound of a human voice.

Act on Take action as a result of something.
The police acted on the call they received.

Add up Make sense; seem reasonable.
Her story just doesn't add up.

Adhere to Support; follow; act in accordance with.
All contestants must adhere to the rules.

Agree with Have the same opinion as someone else.
I agree with you. I think she deserves the award too.

Aim at Direct towards a target.
The policeman aimed his gun at the hijacker.

Allow for Take into consideration;
Include in a calculation You'd better leave early to allow for heavy traffic.

Answer back Reply rudely.
Don't answer back your mother!
answer for 1) Be responsible for something.
Normally parents have to answer for their children's behavior.

2) Speak on behalf of someone.
I agree, but I can't answer for my associate.

Answer to Be responsible to/be controlled by (someone).
Who do you answer to in your job?

Appeal to 1)Plead or make an earnest request.
The organizers appealed to the crowd to stay calm.

2) Be attractive or interesting.
Camping doesn't appeal to me.

Apply for Make a formal request for something.
(job, permit, loan, etc.) He applied for the job advertised.

Arrive at Reach (an agreement, a decision, a conclusion)
It is hoped that they will arrive at an agreement at the end of the meeting..

Ask after Enquire about someone's well-being.
My mother is always asking after you.

Ask around Mention it to people you see or meet.
I'll ask around and see if anyone has seen your cat.

Ask in Invite someone to come inside.
I couldn't leave her standing outside in the cold so I asked her in.

Avail (oneself) of Take advantage of something
(an opportunity)
When the company is privatized, you should avail yourself of the opportunity and buy some shares.

Some more commonly used Phrasal verbs

Blow up To explode.
The terrorists tried to blow up the railroad station.

Bring up Raise children.
It isn't easy to bring up children nowadays.

Call off Cancel.
They called off this afternoon's meeting.

Fill out Complete a form.
Fill out this application form and mail it in.

Fill up fill to capacity.
She filled up the grocery cart with free food.
Find out discover.
My sister found out that her husband had been planning a surprise party for her.

Give away Give something to someone else for free.
The filling station was giving away free gas.

Give back Return an object.
My brother borrowed my car. I have a feeling he's not about to give it back.

Hand in Submit something (assignment).
The students handed in their papers and left the room.

Hang up Put something on hook or receiver.
She hung up the phone before she hung up her clothes.

Hold up Delay.
I hate to hold up the meeting, but I have to go to the bathroom.

Hold up Rob.
Three masked gunmen held up the Security Bank this afternoon.

Leave out Omit.
You left out the part about the police chase down Asylum Avenue.

Look over examine, check.
The lawyers looked over the papers carefully before questioning the witness. (They looked them over carefully.)

Look up search in a list.
You've misspelled this word again. You'd better look it up.

Make up Invent a story or lie.
She knew she was in trouble, so she made up a story about going to the movies with her friends.

Make out hear, Understand.
He was so far away, we really couldn't make out what he was saying.

Pick out Choose.
There were three men in the line-up. She picked out the guy she thought had stolen her purse.

Pick up Lift something off something else.
The crane picked up the entire house. (Watch them pick it up.)

Point out Call attention to.
As we drove through Paris, Francoise pointed out the major historical sites.

Put away Save or store.
We put away money for our retirement. She put away the cereal boxes.

Put off Postpone.
We asked the boss to put off the meeting until tomorrow. (Please put it off for another day.)

Put on Put clothing on the body.
I put on a sweater and a jacket. (I put them on quickly.)

Put out Extinguish.
The firefighters put out the house fire before it could spread. (They put it out quickly.)

Read over Peruse.
I read over the homework, but couldn't make any sense of it.

Set up To arrange, begin.
My wife set up the living room exactly the way she wanted it. She set it up.

Take down Make a written note.
These are your instructions. Write them down before you forget.

Take off Remove clothing.
It was so hot that I had to take off my shirt.

Talk over Discuss.
We have serious problems here. Let's talk them over like adults.

Throw away Discard.
That's a lot of money! Don't just throw it away.

Try on Put clothing on to see if it fits.
She tried on fifteen dresses before she found one she liked.

Try out Test.
I tried out four cars before I could find one that pleased me.

Turn down Reject.
He applied for a promotion twice this year, but he was turned down both times.

Turn up Raise the volume.
Grandpa couldn't hear, so he turned up his hearing aid.

Turn off Switch off electricity.
We turned off the lights before anyone could see us.

Turn off Repulse.
It was a disgusting movie. It really turned me off.

Turn on Switch on the electricity.
Turn on the CD player so we can dance.

Use up Exhaust, use completely.
The gang members used up all the money and went out to rob some more banks.

Conjunctions

Basically conjunctions join words, phrases or sentences  that's why we also say linking words. To make easy we can divide connectors in groups and learn systematically.

Conj of Reason. (always used in starting of a sentence).
As, Since, Due to, Owing to, Because of, these all are used to give a reason.

As I have fever I can not attend classes.
Since I have fever I can not attend classes.
Due to fever I can not attend classes.
Because of fever I can not attend classes.
Owing to fever I can not attend classes.

Conj of result. (always used in middle of a sentence).
So, Thus, Hence, Therefore.                        

I have severe leg pain so am not able to run.
I have severe headache thus would not come to seminar.
We are not sincere in preparation for exams hence face failures.
They meet failures often therefore overcome easily also learn from mistakes.

Conj for adding information.
And, Also, In addition to, Furthermore, Moreover. (these come in between of the sentence).

I have taken a job and in part time am studying to complete my degree.
I am completing my degree also work to support family.
In addition to my job am studying to make myself eligible for better opportunities.
I have taken a job furthermore trying to complete my degree for satisfaction.
Job is presently supporting me moreover am studying for my future.

Conj for contradiction.
However, Though, Although, even though, despite of, instead of mostly used in the beginning of a sentence).

Though she is bed ridden from a few years she has not changed a little bit.
However ill she has been yet not changed little bit.
Although she is suffering from ill health she has not changed little bit.
Even though she has suffered from illness past years none can say she has changed!
Despite of her health problems we can find no changes in her nature.

Prepositions

Prepositions are short words (on, in, to) that usually stand in front of nouns (sometimes also in front of gerund verbs). They indicate the position of the nouns.

On
days of the week
on Monday
In
months / seasons
time of day
year
after a certain period of time (when?)
in August / in winter
in the morning
in 2006
in an hour
At
for night
for weekend
a certain point of time (when?)
at night
at the weekend
at half past nine
Since
from a certain point of time (past till now)
since 1980
For
over a certain period of time (past till now)
for 2 years
Ago
a certain time in the past
2 years ago
Before
earlier than a certain point of time
before 2004
To
telling the time
ten to six (5:50)
Past
telling the time
ten past six (6:10)
To / Till / Until
marking the beginning and end of a period of time
from Monday to/till Friday
Till / Until
in the sense of how long something is going to last
He is on holiday until Friday.
By
in the sense of at the latest
up to a certain time
I will be back by 6 o’clock.
By 11 o'clock, I had read five pages.
Prepositions – Place (Position and Direction)
English
Usage
Example
In
room, building, street, town, country
book, paper etc.
car, taxi
picture, world
in the kitchen, in London
in the book
in the car, in a taxi
in the picture, in the world
At
meaning next to, by an object
for table
for events
place where you are to do something typical (watch a film, study, work)
at the door, at the station
at the table
at a concert, at the party
at the cinema, at school, at work
On
attached
for a place with a river
being on a surface
for a certain side (left, right)
for a floor in a house
for public transport
for television, radio
the picture on the wall
London lies on the Thames.
on the table
on the left
on the first floor
on the bus, on a plane
on TV, on the radio
By, next to, beside
left or right of somebody or something
Jane is standing by / next to / beside the car.
Under
on the ground, lower than (or covered by) something else
the bag is under the table
Below
lower than something else but above ground
the fish are below the surface
Over
covered by something else
meaning more than
getting to the other side (also across)
overcoming an obstacle
put a jacket over your shirt
over 16 years of age
walk over the bridge
climb over the wall
Above
higher than something else, but not directly over it
a path above the lake
Across
getting to the other side (also over)
getting to the other side
walk across the bridge
swim across the lake
Through
something with limits on top, bottom and the sides
drive through the tunnel
To
movement to person or building
movement to a place or country
for bed
go to the cinema
go to London / Ireland
go to bed
Into
enter a room / a building
go into the kitchen / the house
Towards
movement in the direction of something (but not directly to it)
go 5 steps towards the house
Onto
movement to the top of something
jump onto the table
From
in the sense of where from
a flower from the garden
Other important Prepositions
English
Usage
Example
From
who gave it
a present from Jane
Of
who/what does it belong to
what does it show
a page of the book
the picture of a palace
By
who made it
a book by Mark Twain
On
walking or riding on horseback
entering a public transport vehicle
on foot, on horseback
get on the bus
In
entering a car / Taxi
get in the car
Off
leaving a public transport vehicle
get off the train
Out of
leaving a car / Taxi
get out of the taxi
By
rise or fall of something
travelling (other than walking or horseriding)
prices have risen by 10 percent
by car, by bus
At
for age
she learned Russian at 45
About
for topics, meaning what about
we were talking about you

Adverbs

22 august.

An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, (also many a times an adjective), determiner, noun phrase, clause, or sentence. Adverbs typically express manner, place, time, frequency, degree, level of certainty, etc., answering questions such as how?, in what way?, when?, where?, and to what extent?. Having a thorough knowledge of adverbs helps in mastering our expressions in an impressive manner thus making our language sound. mostly we have a wrong idea that adverbs end in "ly". Using adverbs is an art to create the perfect expression. 

A
aboard
abnormally
about
abroad
absentmindedly
absolutely
abundantly
accidentally
accordingly
actively
actually
acutely
admiringly
affectionately
affirmatively
after
afterwards
agreeably
almost
already
always
amazingly
angrily
annoyingly
annually
anxiously
anyhow
anyplace
anyway
anywhere
appreciably
appropriately
around
arrogantly
aside
assuredly
astonishingly
away
awfully
awkwardly

B
badly
barely
bashfully
beautifully
before
begrudgingly
believably
bewilderedly
bewilderingly
bitterly
bleakly
blindly
blissfully
boldly
boastfully
boldly
boyishly
bravely
briefly
brightly
brilliantly
briskly
brutally
busily

C
calmly
candidly
carefully
carelessly
casually
cautiously
certainly
charmingly
cheerfully
chiefly
childishly
cleanly
clearly
cleverly
closely
cloudily
clumsily
coaxingly
coincidentally
coldly
colorfully
commonly
comfortably
compactly
compassionately
completely
confusedly
consequently
considerably
considerately
consistently
constantly
continually
continuously
coolly
correctly
courageously
covertly
cowardly
crazily
crossly
cruelly
cunningly
curiously
currently
customarily
cutely

D
daily
daintily
dangerously
daringly
darkly
dastardly
dearly
decently
deeply
defiantly
deftly
deliberately
delicately
delightfully
densely
diagonally
differently
diligently
dimly
directly
disorderly
divisively
docilely
dopily
doubtfully
down
dramatically
dreamily
during

E
eagerly
early
earnestly
easily
efficiently
effortlessly
elaborately
eloquently
elegantly
elsewhere
emotionally
endlessly
energetically
enjoyably
enormously
enough
enthusiastically
entirely
equally
especially
essentially
eternally
ethically
even
evenly
eventually
evermore
every
everywhere
evidently
evocatively
exactly
exceedingly
exceptionally
excitedly
exclusively
explicitly
expressly
extensively
externally
extra
extraordinarily
extremely

F
fairly
faithfully
famously
far
fashionably
fast
fatally
favorably
ferociously
fervently
fiercely
fiery
finally
financially
finitely
fluently
fondly
foolishly
forever
formally
formerly
fortunately
forward
frankly
frantically
freely
frequently
frenetically
fully
furiously
furthermore

G
generally
generously
genuinely
gently
genuinely
girlishly
gladly
gleefully
gracefully
graciously
gradually
gratefully
greatly
greedily
grimly
grudgingly

H
habitually
half-heartedly
handily
handsomely
haphazardly
happily
hastily
harmoniously
harshly
hastily
hatefully
hauntingly
healthily
heartily
heavily
helpfully
hence
highly
hitherto
honestly
hopelessly
horizontally
hourly
how
however
hugely
humorously
hungrily
hurriedly
hysterically

I
icily
identifiably
idiotically
imaginatively
immeasurably
immediately
immensely
impatiently
impressively
inappropriately
incessantly
incorrectly
indeed
independently
indoors
indubitably
inevitably
infinitely
informally
infrequently
innocently
inquisitively
instantly
intelligently
intensely
intently
interestingly
intermittently
internally
invariably
invisibly
inwardly
ironically
irrefutably
irritably

J
jaggedly
jauntily
jealously
jovially
joyfully
joylessly
joyously
jubilantly
judgmentally
just
justly

K
keenly
kiddingly
kindheartedly
kindly
knavishly
knottily
knowingly
knowledgeably
kookily

L
lastly
late
lately
later
lazily
less
lightly
likely
limply
lithely
lively
loftily
longingly
loosely
loudly
lovingly
loyally
luckily
luxuriously

M
madly
magically
mainly
majestically
markedly
materially
meaningfully
meanly
meantime
meanwhile
measurably
mechanically
medically
menacingly
merely
merrily
methodically
mightily
miserably
mockingly
monthly
morally
more
moreover
mortally
mostly
much
mysteriously

N
nastily
naturally
naughtily
nearby
nearly
neatly
needily
negatively
nervously
never
nevertheless
next
nicely
nightly
noisily
normally
nosily
not
now
nowadays
numbly

O
obediently
obligingly
obnoxiously
obviously
occasionally
oddly
offensively
officially
often
ominously
once
only
openly
optimistically
orderly
ordinarily
outdoors
outrageously
outwardly
outwards
overconfidently
overseas

P
painfully
painlessly
paradoxically
partially
particularly
passionately
patiently
perfectly
periodically
perpetually
persistently
personally
persuasively
physically
plainly
playfully
poetically
poignantly
politely
poorly
positively
possibly
potentially
powerfully
presently
presumably
prettily
previously
primly
principally
probably
promptly
properly
proudly
punctually
puzzlingly

Q
quaintly
queasily
questionably
questioningly
quicker
quickly
quietly
quirkily
quite
quizzically

R
randomly
rapidly
rarely
readily
really
reasonably
reassuringly
recently
recklessly
regularly
reliably
reluctantly
remarkably
repeatedly
reproachfully
reponsibly
resentfully
respectably
respectfully
restfully
richly
ridiculously
righteously
rightfully
rightly
rigidly
roughly
routinely
rudely
ruthlessly

S
sadly
safely
scarcely
scarily
scientifically
searchingly
secretively
securely
sedately
seemingly
seldom
selfishly
selflessly
separately
seriously
shakily
shamelessly
sharply
sheepishly
shoddily
shortly
shrilly
significantly
silently
simply
sincerely
singularly
shyly
skillfully
sleepily
slightly
slowly
slyly
smoothly
so
softly
solely
solemnly
solidly
silicitiously
somehow
sometimes
somewhat
somewhere
soon
specially
specifically
spectacularly
speedily
spiritually
splendidly
sporadically
spasmodically
startlingly
steadily
stealthily
sternly
still
strenuously
stressfully
strictly
structurally
studiously
stupidly
stylishly
subsequently
substantially
subtly
successfully
suddenly
sufficiently
suitably
superficially
supremely
surely
surprisingly
suspiciously
sweetly
swiftly
sympathetically
systematically

T
temporarily
tenderly
tensely
tepidly
terribly
thankfully
then
there
thereby
thoroughly
thoughtfully
thus
tightly
today
together
tomorrow
too
totally
touchingly
tremendously
truly
truthfully
twice

U
ultimately
unabashedly
unanimously
unbearably
unbelievably
unemotionally
unethically
unexpectedly
unfailingly
unfavorably
unfortunately
uniformly
unilaterally
unimpressively
universally
unnaturally
unnecessarily
unquestionably
unwillingly
up
upbeat
unkindly
upliftingly
upright
unselfishly
upside-down
unskillfully
upward
upwardly
urgently
usefully
uselessly
usually
utterly

V
vacantly
vaguely
vainly
valiantly
vastly
verbally
vertically
very
viciously
victoriously
vigilantly
vigorously
violently
visibly
visually
vivaciously
voluntarily

W
warmly
weakly
wearily
weekly
well
wetly
when
where
while
whole-heartedly
wholly
why
wickedly
widely
wiggly
wildly
willfully
willingly
wisely
woefully
wonderfully
worriedly
worthily
wrongly

yearly
yearningly
yesterday
yet
youthfully

Z
zanily
zealously
zestfully

Adjectives

20 august.
Adjectives tell us something special about a noun, make reading interesting and give detailed descriptions thus easy to understand.

Aback - I was taken aback means I was very much surprised or shocked.

Abandoned - She was abandoned by her husband in very young age.

Ablaze - The neighboring house was ablaze or burning.

Able - I am an able person to do things on my own.

Abnormal - Do not behave in abnormal manner.

Aboard - She stood aboard engrossed in reading.
Abrupt -  The abrupt changes in health made me little conscious lately.
Absent - It's not a good thing to be absent often.
Absorbed - My son gets absorbed in his maths lessons to the extent of forgetting meals.
Absurd - Some people have absurd behaviour so always are misfit in society.
Abundant - Abundant stock of grains gets damaged in lack of proper storage in villages.
Acceptable - His business proposal is not acceptable due to the strategies.
Accessible - You must be accessible to students for clarifications.
Accidental - It was an accidental meeting after a long span of 5 years.
Accurate - Tell me the accurate position for treating the fracture.
Adamant - Do not be adamant while behaving with elders.
Adaptable - You should be adaptable to new surroundings wherever you go for job.
Addicted - He had become addicted to drinks and smoking.
Adjoining - She is staying in the adjoining building.
Adorable - The baby is very adorable.
Adventurous - Youngsters should have adventurous attitude.
Afraid - I am afraid (fearful) of snakes.
Aggressive - She is becoming very aggressive nowadays because of health problems.
Agonizing - Her death is an agonizing experience for the family.
Ahead - I like to be ahead in studies than my friends.
Ajar - when we reached at home the doors were ajar.
Alcoholic - My father is an alcoholic person.
Alert - Be alert when you travel alone.
Alike - The twins are alike in every sense including dressing.
Alive - Luckily my parents are alive till my children's marriage.
Alleged - My husband is alleged of murdering our neighbour.
Alluring - His alluring highly paying job offers cheated the poor villagers easily.
Aloof - Of late my daughter is growing aloof from the family members.
Amazing - Her performance is amazing and really praiseworthy. 
Ambitious - My husband was very ambitious for his future since childhood and he succeeded too. 
Ancient - The ancient buildings always draw the attention of foreign tourists.
Angry - Angry people fail to gain good relationships due to sensitive temperament.
Annoyed - Always you are annoyed, what's the reason ?
Annoying - Your behavior must not be annoying to anybody especially youngsters.
Anxious - Parents seem anxious for their wards future. 
Aromatic - The aromatic atmosphere of a spa works psychologically more than anything around.
Arrogant - Children must be trained not to be arrogant in early years.
Ashamed - Many a people feel ashamed for their  upbringing especially if poor.
Astonishing - His work is always astonishing and all adore him.
Attractive - She has an attractive personality.
Auspicious - On the auspicious occasion of my daughter marriage come with family.
Automatic - You would see automatic changes after a certain period.
Available - I am not available on week ends usually for counselling.
Average - To be frank average students prove intellect in the long run.
Awake - I was awake when the accident occurred early morning yesterday.
Aware - We must be aware of our consumer rights.
Awesome - She looks awesome in modern costumes.
Awful - What an awful experience at such early stage!

Here I would like to mention a thing which maybe a confusing element. Adjectives seem to be the past tense form of a verb many a times and also verb+ing form but you need not get confused as the position of an adjective differs from a verb and meaning as well. The usage should be clear not the forms.

B
Bad - Avoid bad behavior especially in public places.

Beautiful - She has very beautiful personality.
Befitting - Your comments are always befitting unlike others.
Best - Try to do your best for your old parents.
Better - She has lots of better ideas for improving presentation.
Bewildered - We all were bewildered at her bold behavior.
Big - The big industries mostly have more job opportunities for youngsters.
Bitter - without being bitter tell her to adjust with her new family.
Bizarre - Her ideas are always bizarre being brought up abroad.
Black- The black mole attracts attention naturally.
Blue - The sky has this blue color endlessly spreading throughout the globe.
Blushing - She has blushing pink color on face when out in new place.
Boiling - Get some boiling hot water.
Bored - Am feeling totally bored now.
Boring - His style of coaching is quite boring.
Bouncy - She has bouncy hair.
Boundless - They share boundless joys when with family.
Brave - I am very brave by nature.
Breakable - Glass has breakable particles.
Brief - Give brief answers.
Bright - All the students face were bright.
Broad - The roads are broad and clear for driving.
Brown - Her large brown eyes are attractive.
Bustling - The entire plaza was bustling with activities of festival.
Busy - Nowadays she prefers to keep herself busy to avoid unwanted stress.

{the colours are also adjectives}

C
Calculating - Many a people these days are calculating and forgot simplicity.
Calm - Ladies should try to be calm especially under stressful situations.
Capable - Nowadays youngsters are quite capable of handling multi tasking.
Careful - Be careful while travelling alone of thefts.
Careless - How can you be so careless with children?
Caring - Parents are usually caring but children take it in reverse manner.
Cautious - While doing experiments in laboratory learn to be cautious with chemicals.
Ceaseless - Ceaseless efforts always prove positive.
Certain - I am not certain about my foreign trip as yet.
Charming - She is really very charming.
Cheap - Cheap word has lost it's meaning due to hike in prices everywhere.
Cheerful - To be cheerful means to be healthy.
Chief - He is the chief doctor in our hospital and has also magical charm.
Childlike - Though eminent surgeon of town he has surprisingly childlike characteristics.
Chubby - Your son is very chubby.
Clammy - I touched something clammy like a moving snake in the dark and felt weird that day.
Classy - His mannerisms make him look classy.
Clean - Keep your surroundings clean to avoid infections.
Clear - Have clear ideas before decisions in business.
Clever - Kids are extremely clever and shrewd these days unlike earlier times.
Cloudy - Climate is cloudy thus feel suffocated.
Closed - The closed doors somehow make me feel sick.
Clumsy - Why are you such a clumsy fellow?
Cluttered - She cluttered the plates in a shabby manner.
Coherent - Be coherent in your expressions.
Cold - Give me cold coffee please.
Colorful - Life is really colorful for some people who know to enjoy every moment.
Comfortable - Lead a comfortable life in early age means wasting a lot of adventures.
Common - Gift items which have become common are always cheap so choose something discreet.
Complete - When you leave profile half way it's not giving complete idea about you to others.
Complex - Don't make simple things complex.
Concerned - Parents feel concerned about children in all stages.
Confused - Why so much confused appearance? Anything wrong?
Conscious - Though efficient she looks personality conscious and awkward.
Cool - Climate here is so cool, I need warm clothing urgently.
Cooperative - Our attitude must be cooperative to be away from complications.
Coordinated - They have coordinated life beautifully though both are from cinema industry.
Courageous - Ladies must be courageous to become an entrepreneur.
Crazy - Her ideas are really crazy and do not set in everyday life easily.
Creepy - when we shifted to our new house I had a creepy feeling many a times but others were unaware.
Crowded - Mostly crimes take place in crowded places still none takes notice due to fear.
Cruel - You behave to students in cruel manner when angry, learn to control yourself well.
Curious - Learners should be curious to gain much more than their syllabus.
Curly - My curly hair create problems when am in urgency.
Curved - Usually tusks are slightly curved.
Cute - your baby is too cute to resist.

D
Daily - Make exercising your daily habit to maintain good structure.
Damaged - Damaged hair need special care while dressing.
Damp - Wrap face with damp warm towel to cleanse pores.
Dangerous - It is a really dangerous habit to drive at high speed in nights.
Dark - the dark side of my character is not known even to my family.
Dashing - He has a dashing personality and all rave him for that.
Dazzling - The dazzling diamonds made our eyes  bright with happiness.
Dead - After the massive cardiac arrest he was declared dead within half an hour.
Deafening - The deafening sound of crackers frightens the new born babies.
Dear - I can be a dear friend of my children.
Deep - The lake though small is very deep.
Defective - these pieces are defective so need to be replaced.
Delicate - Her delicate voice is good when she sings devotional songs.
Delicious - Food is indeed delicious.
Delightful - The trip was a delightful experience.
Dependent - I hate the idea to be dependent financially.
Depressed - these days often am feeling depressed after my husband death.
Descriptive - The descriptive books somehow help in learning fast especially for kids.
Deserted - She was deserted by her husband in early age.
Detailed - The detailed version of jewelry catalog is quite useful for customers.
Determined - My family is determined to find out the brain behind this theft.
Different - Though twins they are different.
Difficult - the mathematics subject has become very difficult.
Diligent - My boss is very diligent type of person.
Dirty - Keep the dirty clothes in the basket.
Disastrous - flood has disastrous consequences on villagers life.
Discreet - In jewel selection I like the discreet ones.
Disgusting - It's disgusting to see you roam like this.
Distinct - She has a few distinct characteristics.
Disturbed - I am feeling disturbed since my friend demise recently.
Doubtful - We all are little doubtful of his intentions.
Dramatic - She has dramatic  nature.
Dry - I have very dry hair.
Dull - Am in very dull mood.

E
Eager - Eager to learn French soon.
Early - Get up early in the morning.
Easy - Life is not easy for me.
Eatable - Get some eatables from market.
Economic - Try to know the economic status of our country.
Educated - Educated ones tend to ignore very essential things often.
Efficacious
Efficient
Eight
Elastic
Elated
Elderly
Electric
Elegant
Elfin
Elite
Embarrassed
Eminent
Empty
Enchanted
Enchanting
Encouraging
Endurable
Energetic
Enormous
Entertaining
Enthusiastic
Envious
Equable
Equal
Erect
Erratic
Ethereal
Evanescent
Evasive
Even
Excellent
Excited
Exciting
Exclusive
Exotic
Expensive
Extra-large
Extra-small
Exuberant
Exultant

F
Fabulous
Faded
Faint
Fair
Faithful
Fallacious
False
Familiar
Famous
Fanatical
Fancy
Fantastic
Far
Far-flung
Fascinated
Fast
Fat
Faulty
Fearful
Fearless
Feeble
Feigned
Female
Fertile
Festive
Few
Fierce
Filthy
Fine
Finicky
First
Five
Fixed
Flagrant
Flaky
Flashy
Flat
Flawless
Flimsy
Flippant
Flowery
fluffy
Fluttering
Foamy
Foolish
Foregoing
Forgetful
Fortunate
Four
Frail
Fragile
Frantic
Free
Freezing
Frequent
Fresh
Fretful
Friendly
Frightened
Frightening
Full
Fumbling
Functional
Funny
Furry
Furtive
Future
Futuristic
Fuzzy

G
Gaudy
General
Gentle
Giant
Giddy
Gifted
Gigantic
Glamorous
Gleaming
Glistening
Glorious
Glossy
Godly
Good
Gorgeous
Graceful
Grandiose
Grateful
Greasy
Great
Greedy
Green
Grey
Grieving
Groovy
Grotesque
Grouchy
Grubby
Gruesome
Grumpy
Guarded
Guiltless
Gullible
Gusty

H
Habitual
Half
Hallowed
Halting
Handsome
Handsomely
Handy
Hanging
Happy
Hard
Hard-to-find
Harmonious
Harsh
Hateful
Heady
Healthy
Heartbreaking
Heavenly
Heavy
Hellish
Helpful
Helpless
Hesitant
Hideous
High
Highfalutin
High-pitched
Hilarious
Hissing
Historical
Holistic
Hollow
Homeless
Homely
Honorable
Horrible
Hospitable
Hot
Huge
Hulking
Humdrum
Humorous
Hungry
Hurried
Hurt
Hushed
Husky
Hypnotic
Hysterical

I
icky
icy
idiotic
ignorant
ill
illegal
ill-fated
ill-informed
illustrious
imaginary
immense
imminent
impartial
imperfect
impolite
important
imported
impossible
incandescent
incompetent
inconclusive
industrious
incredible
inexpensive
infamous
innate
innocent
inquisitive
insidious
instinctive
intelligent
interesting
internal
invincible
irate
irritating
itchy

J
jaded
jagged
jazzy
jealous
jittery
jobless
jolly
joyous
judicious
juicy
jumbled
jumpy
juvenile

K
kaput
keen
kind
kindhearted
kindly
knotty
knowing
knowledgeable
known

L
labored
lackadaisical
lacking
lame
lamentable
languid
large
last
late
laughable
lavish
lazy
lean
learned
left
legal
lethal
level
lewd
light
like
likeable
limping
literate
little
lively
lively
living
lonely
long
longing
long-term
loose
lopsided
loud
loutish
lovely
loving
low
lowly
lucky
ludicrous
lumpy
lush
luxuriant
lying
lyrical

M
macabre
macho
maddening
madly
magenta
magical
magnificent
majestic
makeshift
male
malicious
mammoth
maniacal
many
marked
massive
married
marvelous
material
materialistic
mature
mean
measly
meaty
medical
meek
mellow
melodic
melted
merciful
mere
messy
mighty
military
milky
mindless
miniature
minor
miscreant
misty
mixed
moaning
modern
moldy
momentous
motionless
mountainous
muddled
mundane
murky
mushy
mute
mysterious

N
naive
nappy
narrow
nasty
natural
naughty
nauseating
near
neat
nebulous
necessary
needless
needy
neighborly
nervous
new
next
nice
nifty
nimble
nine
nippy
noiseless
noisy
nonchalant
nondescript
nonstop
normal
nostalgic
nosy
noxious
null
numberless
numerous
nutritious
nutty

O
oafish
obedient
obeisant
obese
obnoxious
obscene
obsequious
observant
obsolete
obtainable
oceanic
odd
offbeat
old
old-fashioned
omniscient
one
onerous
open
opposite
optimal
orange
ordinary
organic
ossified
outgoing
outrageous
outstanding
oval
overconfident
overjoyed
overrated
overt
overwrought
P
painful
painstaking
pale
paltry
panicky
panoramic
parallel
parched
parsimonious
past
pastoral
pathetic
peaceful
penitent
perfect
periodic
permissible
perpetual
petite
petite
phobic
physical
picayune
pink
piquant
placid
plain
plant
plastic
plausible
pleasant
plucky
pointless
poised
polite
political
poor
possessive
possible
powerful
precious
premium
present
pretty
previous
pricey
prickly
private
probable
productive
profuse
protective
proud
psychedelic
psychotic
public
puffy
pumped
puny
purple
purring
pushy
puzzled
puzzling

Q
quack
quaint
quarrelsome
questionable
quick
quickest
quiet
quirky
quixotic
quizzical

R
rabid
racial
ragged
rainy
rambunctious
rampant
rapid
rare
raspy
ratty
ready
real
rebel
receptive
recondite
red
redundant
reflective
regular
relieved
remarkable
reminiscent
repulsive
resolute
resonant
responsible
rhetorical
rich
right
righteous
rightful
rigid
ripe
ritzy
roasted
robust
romantic
roomy
rotten
rough
round
royal
ruddy
rude
rural
rustic
ruthless

S
sable
sad
safe
salty
same
sassy
satisfying
savory
scandalous
scarce
scared
scary
scattered
scientific
scintillating
scrawny
screeching
second
second-hand
secret
secretive
sedate
seemly
selective
selfish
separate
serious
shaggy
shaky
shallow
sharp
shiny
shivering
shocking
short
shrill
shut
shy
sick
silent
silent
silky
silly
simple
simplistic
sincere
six
skillful
skinny
sleepy
slim
slimy
slippery
sloppy
slow
small
smart
smelly
smiling
smoggy
smooth
sneaky
snobbish
snotty
soft
soggy
solid
somber
sophisticated
sordid
sore
sore
sour
sparkling
special
spectacular
spicy
spiffy
spiky
spiritual
spiteful
splendid
spooky
spotless
spotted
spotty
spurious
squalid
square
squealing
squeamish
staking
stale
standing
statuesque
steadfast
steady
steep
stereotyped
sticky
stiff
stimulating
stingy
stormy
straight
strange
striped
strong
stupendous
stupid
sturdy
subdued
subsequent
substantial
successful
succinct
sudden
sulky
super
superb
superficial
supreme
swanky
sweet
sweltering
swift
symptomatic
synonymous

T
taboo
tacit
tacky
talented
tall
tame
tan
tangible
tangy
tart
tasteful
tasteless
tasty
tawdry
tearful
tedious
teeny
teeny-tiny
telling
temporary
ten
tender
tense
tense
tenuous
terrible
terrific
tested
testy
thankful
therapeutic
thick
thin
thinkable
third
thirsty
thirsty
thoughtful
thoughtless
threatening
three
thundering
tidy
tight
tightfisted
tiny
tired
tiresome
toothsome
torpid
tough
towering
tranquil
trashy
tremendous
tricky
trite
troubled
truculent
true
truthful
two
typical

U
ubiquitous
ugliest
ugly
ultra
unable
unaccountable
unadvised
unarmed
unbecoming
unbiased
uncovered
understood
undesirable
unequal
unequaled
uneven
unhealthy
uninterested
unique
unkempt
unknown
unnatural
unruly
unsightly
unsuitable
untidy
unused
unusual
unwieldy
unwritten
upbeat
uppity
upset
uptight
used
useful
useless
utopian
utter
uttermost

V
vacuous
vagabond
vague
valuable
various
vast
vengeful
venomous
verdant
versed
victorious
vigorous
violent
violet
vivacious
voiceless
volatile
voracious
vulgar
W
wacky
waggish
waiting
wakeful
wandering
wanting
warlike
warm
wary
wasteful
watery
weak
wealthy
weary
well-groomed
well-made
well-off
well-to-do
wet
whimsical
whispering
white
whole
wholesale
wicked
wide
wide-eyed
wiggly
wild
willing
windy
wiry
wise
wistful
witty
woebegone
womanly
wonderful
wooden
woozy
workable
worried
worthless
wrathful
wretched
wrong
wry

X and Y
xenophobic

Y
yellow
yielding
young
youthful
yummy

Z
zany
zealous
zesty

Mostly many a learners have a genuine doubt, how to use Adjectives and where exactly it comes in a sentence according to accuracy in grammatical order. Let me clearly tell you a thing that there is no strict rule for using adjectives. We can very well start a sentence with an adjective and use more than one adjective in a sentence. Only it should be used in appropriate position.

I am going out with my friends.
I am going out with my jovial friends.
I am in jovial mood and going out to my favorite place with my friends.

Adjectives add more meaning as well beauty to our expressions. Besides we should be able to choose appropriate adjectives. For that we must learn adjectives thoroughly and keeping that thing in mind I have given a list in previous article. Check and learn how to use effectively, if have any doubts you can always clarify.

Interesting book.
Informative book.
Good and picturesque book.
Mind capturing book.
Well written book.

All these adjectives tell about the book.

We can use many adjectives too but not irrelevantly.
My cat is having a sound sleep on the red (all the colors are adjectives) soft carpet which is quite expensive.

In this sentence sound, red, soft, quite and expensive 5 adjectives are used but they all give a sense so accordingly you too can try and learn good expression.

Regular Verbs

19 august.

Apart from the vowel changing verbs we use some verbs commonly. Here is the list of various forms for your knowledge. It's easy then the vowel changing verbs still spellings change suddenly in many verbs so attention must be paid for accuracy.

ask /asked
confess /confessed
cross /crossed
dress /dressed
increase /increased
miss /missed
pass /passed
promise /promised
check /checked
kick /kicked
like /liked
look /looked
talk /talked
thank /thanked
walk /walked
work /worked
announce /announced
dance /danced
force / forced
influence /influenced
introduce /introduced
notice / noticed
reduce /reduced
brush /brushed
crash /crashed
punish / punished
push /pushed
rush /rushed
match / matched
punch /punched
reach /reached
search /searched
laugh /laughed
fix /fixed
relax /relaxed
connect /connected
excite / excited
interrupt /interrupted
invent /invented
reject / rejected
start /started
wait /waited
avoid /avoided
decide /decided
end /ended
expand /expanded
guard /guarded
include /included
need /needed
pretend pretended
remind /reminded
succeed /succeed
appear /appeared
compare /compared
consider /considered
enter /entered
remember /remembered
arrive /arrived
receive /received
observe /observed
improve /improved
save /saved
advise /advised
buzz /buzzed
pause /paused
raise /raised
sneeze /sneezed
kill /kill
pull /pull
travel /traveled
claim /claim
jam /jammed
burn /burn
examine /examined
explain /explained
turn /turned
warn /warned
borrow /borrowed
annoy /annoyed
cry /cried
glue /glued
carry /carried
weigh /weighed
rob /robbed
scrub /scrubbed
belong /belonged
hug /hugged
arrange /arranged
encourage /encouraged
challenge /challenged
judge /judged
manage /managed

Irregular Verbs

18 August.

Verbs Forms must be drilled thoroughly by proper use and learning meanings as well appropriate use. Accurate selection shows perfection in knowledge. With which auxiliaries which verb form suits must be kept in mind. This lack makes our students language poor and leads to rejection many a times. 

arise / arose / arisen
awake / awoke / awoken
be / was, were / been
bear / bore / born, borne
beat / beat / beaten
become / became / become
begin / began / begun
bend / bent / bent
bet / bet / bet
bid / bade, bid / bidden, bid
bind / bound / bound
bite / bit / bitten
bleed / bled / bled
blow / blew / blown
break / broke / broken
breed / bred / bred
bring / brought / brought
build / built / built
burn / burned, burnt / burned, burnt
burst / burst / burst
buy / bought / bought
cast / cast / cast
catch / caught / caught
choose / chose / chosen
come / came / come
cost / cost / cost
creep / crept / crept
cut / cut / cut
deal / dealt / dealt
dig / dug / dug
dive / dived, dove / dived
do / did / done
draw / drew / drawn
dream / dreamed/ dreamed
drink / drank / drunk
drive / drove / driven
dwell / dwelt / dwelt
eat / ate / eaten
fall / fell / fallen
feed / fed / fed
fight / fought / fought
find / found / found
flee / fled / fled
fly / flew / flown
forbid / forbade / forbidden
forget / forgot / forgotten
forgive / forgave / forgiven
forsake / forsook / forsaken
freeze / froze / frozen
get / got / gotten, got
give / gave / given
go / went / gone
grind / ground / ground
grow / grew / grown
hang / hanged, hung / hanged, hung
have / had / had
hear / heard / heard
hide / hid / hidden
hit / hit / hit
hold / held / held
hurt / hurt / hurt
keep / kept / kept
kneel / knelt / knelt
knit / knitted, knit / knitted, knit
know / knew / known
lay / laid / laid
lead / led / led
lean / leaned, leaned
leap / leaped, leaped
learn / learned, learnt / learned, learnt
leave / left / left
lend / lent / lent
let / let / let
lie / lay / lain
light / lighted, lit / lighted, lit
lose / lost / lost
make / made / made
mean / meant / meant
meet / met / met
mistake / mistook / mistaken
partake / partook / partaken
pay / paid / paid
put / put / put
read / read / read
rend / rent / rent
rid / rid / rid
ride / rode / ridden
rise / rose / risen
run / ran / run
say / said / said
see / saw / seen
seek / sought / sought
sell / sold / sold
send / sent / sent
set / set / set
shake / shook / shaken
shed / shed / shed
shine / shone / shone
shoot / shot / shot
shrink / shrank / shrunk
shut / shut / shut
sing / sang / sung
sink / sank / sank
sit / sat / sat
slay / slew / slain
sleep / slept / slept
slide / slid / slid
sling / slung / slung
slit / slit / slit
speak / spoke / spoken
speed / sped / sped
spin / spun / spun
spit / spat / spat
split / split / split
spring / sprang / sprung
stand / stood / stood
steal / stole / stolen
stick / stuck / stuck
sting / stung / stung
stink / stank / stunk
stride / strode / stridden
strive / strove / striven
swear / swore / sworn
sweep / swept / swept
swim / swam / swum
swing / swung / swung
take / took / taken
teach / taught / taught
tear / tore / torn
tell / told / told
think / thought / thought
throw / threw / thrown
tread / trod / trodden, trod
understand / understood / understood
upset / upset / upset
wake / woke / woken, waked
wear / wore / worn
weave / wove / woven
weep / wept / wept
win / won / won
wind / wound / wound
wring / wrung / wrung
write / wrote / written

Verbs Means Expressions

 16 August

Mostly in schools unfortunately memorizing gets more importance and students completely ignore learning through own efforts. The syllabus also is heavy thus not much quality time is left to explore their own potentials, then how one would have confidence to apply knowledge practically? In this blog I would like to teach some basic easy things to make my learners confident in expressing their ideas. The very essential thing is to frame sentence accurately and use verbs to help in proper expressions. Here we would see some very frequently used verbs.

Verbs have capturing effects if used appropriately according to the context. For example we would take the verb Think.

Think, Ponder, Reflect, Consider, Brood all have though similar meanings yet create a lasting impact on mind when used accurately.

Think is used generally.
Think before doing anything well.
Consider is used when we need to pay attention for the second time.
I hope you would consider my petition.
Ponder is used when we need to think deep especially before deciding anything.
He pondered nearly over a few hours before finally accepting the proposal.
Reflect is used when we have to think deep and with a seriousness.
His face was serious due to the situation, all the members learnt to reflect from this incident.
Brood is used when we think in a sad manner.
She could not stop brooding over her husband demise even after months.

Everywhere a different situation is demanding a suitable expression thus the use of synonyms is very important. Also to make communication effective the knowledge of good verbs has it's own impact on the listeners. It makes communication lively and creates a good impression.

17 August 

Today again a new verb for my enthusiastic learners who though eager to gain knowledge seem little reluctant in spending time in reading unlike us. Reading is a very good way to improve language without any stress or unwanted fears for communication skills.

Eat is used generally and easily it comes to our mind too.
Eat early in night especially before 2 hours.
Consume can be used commonly for solid as well liquid items.
He consumed poison as his daughter married despite strong oppositions.
Take and Have are used when we offer someone something directly.
Take juice before going to bed.
Have liquid items before sleeping.
Dine can be used to convey the same meaning when the group is large.
Today would you be able to dine with us?
Gobble is used when we have to eat something in hurry without much time.
Before leaving for college usually I gobble some fruits.

Sit is always used generally by all.
Sit properly and be alert mentally.
When we sit with folded legs and feet touching thigh, Squat is suitable.
Usually in relaxed mood and while doing yoga we prefer to squat.
For birds we use Perch.
The birds perched and chirped in the evening on the nearby trees caught my attention .
Rest is used for heavy bodied animals.
The elephants rested after grazing and enjoyed the company of babies around.