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Vocabulary—Study and teaching (Secondary)—Juvenile literature. I. LearningExpress (Organization)  \nLB1631.J875 2009  \n428. 1071'2—dc22 2008045364  \nPrinted in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  \nFirst Edition  \nFor more information or to place an order, contact LearningExpress at:  \n2 Rector Street 26th Floor New York, NY 10006  \nOr visit us at: [www.learnatest.com](www.learnatest.com)  \nC O N T E N T S  \nIntroduction 1  \nPretest 5  \nSECTION 1: TOOLS FOR BUILDING WO RD POWER  \nLesson 1: Why Work on Your Vocabulary?  \n• Five important reasons to improve your vocabulary  \n• Sample questions to measure your strengths and weaknesses  \n• Set goals for increasing your word power  \nLesson 2: Tools and Techniques for Learning New Words  \n• Useful resources for vocabulary building  \n• Which dictionary should you use?  \n• Why you should keep a personal word book  \n• Beware the dangerous thesaurus!  \nLesson 3: Use a Word’s Context to Figure Out Its Meaning  \n• How to figure out a word’s meaning without a dictionary  \n• New words: Use them or lose them!  \nLesson 4: Create Meaning from Connotations  \n• Learn how a single word can have many meanings  \n• Mean what you say  \nLesson 5: Understanding Word Parts  \n• Learn how to take words apart to figure out their meanings  \n• Common prefixes and suffixes to build your word power  \n13  \n15  \n21  \n27  \n35  \n43  \niv  \ncontents  \nLesson 6: Take Words Down to Their Roots  \n• Learn common word roots that will increase your vocabulary  \n• How ancient Latin and Greek words influence modern English words  \nLesson 7: Mnemonics: Codes to Help You Spell Words  \n• Memory aids to help you spell better  \n• Tricks for remembering difficult ideas  \nLesson 8: Synonyms and Antonyms: Similars and Opposites  \n• How to find the single right word among the many that might do  \n• Knowing how the opposite word can help you  \nLesson 9: Which Is the Right Word?  \n• Clearing up the confusion between similar-sounding words  \n• Memorize these tricky word pairs and never misuse them again  \nSECTION 2: USE DIFFERENT PA RTS OF SPEECH  \nTO INCREASE WO RD POWER  \nLesson 10: Discover New Nouns  \n• Acquire new nouns that create word power  \n• Why it’s useful to know more than one word for every idea  \nLesson 11: Pick the Best Adjectives  \n• Learn how adjectives are like the salsa on chips  \n• Five ways in which adjectives can improve your word power  \nLesson 12: Zip Up Your Verbs  \n• Learn how verbs are the engines that power good communication  \n• New words that create verb versatility  \n• Tips for remembering the spelling of some tricky verbs  \nLesson 13: Dress Up Verbs with Adverbs  \n• Learn why adverbs are the fuel that makes verbs go  \n• Intense adverbs will make you a better communicator  \n• Common adverb mistakes to avoid  \n49  \n55  \n63  \n71  \n79  \n81  \n87  \n93  \n101  \ncontent s v  \nSECTION 3: BUILD WO RD POWER IN ALL  \nSUBJECT AREAS 107  \nLesson 14: Words to Describe Personalities 109  \n• Learn new ways to describe yourself—and everyone you know  \n• Identifying personality types and traits with their special names  \nLesson 15: Words to Describe Feelings 115  \n• Learn new words to use when it feels as if words aren’t enough  \n• Common words that describe uncommon emotions  \nLesson 16: Words to Describe Extreme Emotions 121  \n• Learn new words to overcome vocabulary frustration  \n• Tips on using the same word in different grammatical forms  \nLesson 17: Strange Feelings and Emotions 127  \n• Learn the precise words that describe some very uncommon feelings  \n• Strange emotions don’t require long words, just the right words  \nL","cbCaiuV1RXNwEF05","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuV1RXNwEF05","pdf",1874005,256,"English","# Introduction\n# Pretest\n# SECTION 1: TOOLS FOR BUILDING WORD POWER\n## Lesson 1: Why Work on Your Vocabulary?\n## Lesson 2: Tools and Techniques for Learning New Words\n## Lesson 3: Use a Word’s Context to Figure Out Its Meaning\n## Lesson 4: Create Meaning from Connotations\n## Lesson 5: Understanding Word Parts\n## Lesson 6: Take Words Down to Their Roots\n## Lesson 7: Mnemonics: Codes to Help You Spell Words\n## Lesson 8: Synonyms and Antonyms: Similars and Opposites\n## Lesson 9: Which Is the Right Word?\n# SECTION 2: USE DIFFERENT PARTS OF SPEECH TO INCREASE WORD POWER\n## Lesson 10: Discover New Nouns\n## Lesson 11: Pick the Best Adjectives\n## Lesson 12: Zip Up Your Verbs\n## Lesson 13: Dress Up Verbs with Adverbs\n# SECTION 3: BUILD WORD POWER IN ALL SUBJECT AREAS\n## Lesson 14: Words to Describe Personalities\n## Lesson 15: Words to Describe Feelings\n## Lesson 16: Words to Describe Extreme Emotions\n## Lesson 17: Strange Feelings and Emotions\n## Lesson 18: Learn Words for the Sciences\n## Lesson 19: You May See the Doctor Now\n## Lesson 20: Words about Families\n## Lesson 21: Mind Your Manners\n## Lesson 22: Words from Popular Culture\n## Lesson 23: Words from the Sports Arena\n## Lesson 24: Words about Politics\n## Lesson 25: Words about Computers\n# SECTION 4: BUILD WORD POWER IN SPECIAL WAYS\n## Lesson 26: Words We’ve Adopted\n## Lesson 27: Words That Really Mean Something Else\n## Lesson 28: Confused and Abused Words","[{\"question\":\"What does the book use to measure starting vocabulary strengths and weaknesses?\",\"answer\":\"It includes a pretest designed to assess vocabulary strengths and weaknesses before the lessons begin.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book help readers learn meanings without a dictionary?\",\"answer\":\"It teaches how to use a word’s context to figure out its meaning, and how connotations contribute to understanding a single word’s multiple meanings.\"},{\"question\":\"Which strategies are provided for remembering spelling and difficult words?\",\"answer\":\"The book uses mnemonics, described as codes and memory aids, along with tools like understanding word parts and taking words down to their roots.\"}]","Junior Skill Builders - Word Power in 15 Minutes a Day | PDF",1790642605,645]