The book, English Vocabulary Made Easy has been written by Professor Shrikant Prasoon, a well-known and versatile author of many books in English and other languages. The book contains three distinct sections, each containing different types of words that include Countable and Uncountable Nouns, Words in Singular and Plural, Words Commonly Mispro-nounced, Misspelt, Formation of Words, Compound Formation, Duplication, Conversion, Clippings, Acronyms, Comparisons, Antonyms, Synonyms, Prefixes, Suffixes, etc.
The main purpose of the book is to enhance and enrich your English vocabulary by reading, understanding and learning as many words as possible; and also their usage in written and oral communication. This book is different from other vocabulary books, as it deals exhaustively with the words, their usage and also there is a grammar portion included in it which will certainly help the readers, particularly the young ones studying in schools and colleges and the ones opting for competitive exams, like TOEFL, Civil Services, Banking Services, Government Jobs, etc.
#v&spublishers CONTENTS: Publisher's Note Preface Know the Words Ways of Learning Words Begin with A Test SECTION-1 : Functional Vocabulary 1. Words & Words a) Countable & Uncountable Noun b) Commonly used Countable & Uncountable Nouns c) Other Interesting words d) Words Commonly Mispronounced e) Words Commonly Misspelt f) Words Often Misspelt g) Words in Plural h) Foreign Words 2. Words and Formation of Words a) Words b) Words & Words in English c) Formation of Words d) Compound Formation e) Derivation f) Back Formation g) Duplication h) Conversion i) Clipping j) Acronyms k) Similes & Metaphors l) Blending m) Word Manufacture n) Multiple Formation o) Changes in Formation 3. Formation of Nouns, Adjectives, Adverbs & Verbs a) Formation of Nouns from Verbs b) Formation of Abstract Nouns from Concrete Nouns c) Formation of Adjectives from Nouns d) Formation of Adjectives from Verbs e) Formation of Adverbs from Adjectives f) Formation of Verbs from Nouns g) Formation of Verbs from Adjectives 4. Comparison a) Comparisons 5. Collective Nouns a) Collective Nouns & their Usage 6. Singular and Plurals Nouns a) List of Singular & Plural Nouns 7. Adjectives a) List of Adjectives 8. Verbs a) List of Verbs 9. Miscellaneous a) Adverbs & Conjunctions b) Cries of Birds c) Sounds of Objects d) Terms from the Business World e) Words Related to Battle . g) Common Words from Sanskrit h) Compound Words i) Words used in Pairs 10. Double Letters 11. Silent Letters 12. Prefi xes 13. Suffi xes . 14. Antonyms: Opposites a) Opposite Words b) Multiple Opposites 15. Synonyms: Similar in Meaning a) Multiple Synonyms 16. Homonyms: Homophones a) Words that We Generally Confuse 17. Acronyms 18. Abbreviations 19. One-word Substitutes a) One Word for Many Words b) Trades and Professions c) Types of People d) Government Words 20. Words of Daily Use a) What to Talk about Television? b) What to Talk about Hair? c) What to Talk about Food? d) What to Talk about Good Things or Persons? e) What to Talk about Persons, Personality and Character? f ) How to Describe the features of a Man? g) What to Talk about Weather? h) What to Talk about Beautiful People and Things? i) What to Talk about Dances and Dancers? j) What to Talk about Travels? k) What to Talk about Air Travel? 3 : Formal & Informal Words 21. American English a) Origin of words 22. Headline English (Newspaper English) a) Noun Phrase b) Noun Strings c) Various Verb Changes d) Different Types of Newspaper Headlines 23. Language of Signboard, Notice Board, Ad, et a) Analysis b) Conclusion c) Notice Board Writing d) Characteristics of Notice Board Writing . e) Writing Good Advertisements f) What’s the Significance of a Good Ad? 24. Proverbs, Idioms & Idiomatic Expressions a) What is a Proverb?