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Voc abular y- Bu ilding Str a tegi e s (Unit 3, page 32: Vocabulary; Use after Exercise D) Grouping G r o u pin g is a helpfu l v o ca bu la r y - bu il d in g te c h n i q ue . Y o u c a n g r o u p w o r ds by mean in g t o he lp y o u d ifferen t ia te a n d remember t hem . Yo u ca n a lso g r o u p w o r ds by pa r t of speec h o r usa ge . Gr o u p in g w o r ds in d ifferen t ways will help y o u be t te r remember t hem . P r a c t ice . First group the nine vocabulary items by meaning: positive, neutral, or negative. Then group them by part of speech.
Describing s p ending ha b its a big spender
a spendthrift
a cheapskate
a tightwad
generous
cheap
stingy
thrifty
frugal
By meani n g Neutral
P ositive
Negati v e
_____a big spender_______
By pa r t o f s peec h
Nouns
(He / She is a ______.)
Adjectiv es
(He / She is very ______.)
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Unit 3
I dea . Can you think of any other ways to group these words? How about by similar or opposite meaning? Try grouping new vocabulary you learn in later units.
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