FYBCom Sem 1 : Teamwork Skills - Grammar and Vocabulary

 Teamwork Skills :   Whitewashing the Fence :

v Vocabulary Development:

v Meaning in Context:

Look up a dictionary and find the meaning of the words and phrases below, as they are used in the context of the story.

1.      Delectable - giving great pleasure/ Tasty

2.      Insignificant - of little value / unimportant

3.      Triumph – victory / success

4.      Expedition – Journey we make for enjoyment   Inspiration - a sudden good idea

5.      Hove in sight - become visible

6.      Anticipation - the state of expecting something to happen

7.      Ponderous - slow and clumsy

8.      Range up - a variety of things that belong to the same group

9.      Contemplate - to think carefully about something / plan

10.   Happen along - to come to a place by chance

11.   Covet - to want to have something very much / crave

12.   Attain - to succeed in getting or achieving something

13.   Muse -  to think carefully about something

 

# Adjectives:

 

Word	Comparative Form	Superlative Form
Old	Older	Oldest
Long	Longer	Longest
Soft	Softer	Softest
Great	Greater	Greatest
Quiet	Quitter	Quietest
Big	Bigger	Biggest
Clean	Cleaner	Cleanest
Brave	Braver	Bravest
Low	Lower	Lowest
Plain	Plainer	Plainest

 

v Adjectival Suffix:

Here is the list of adjectival Suffixes (Adjectives)

Comfortable, heavy, peaceful, meaningless, tired, destructive, dreamy, inviting, hopeless

Match the suffixes with the words and make adjectives.

Words	Suffixes	Adjectives
1. Silence	-al	Silent
2. Technique	-ous	Technical
3. Nature	-ic	Natural
4. Triumph	-ive	Triumphant
5. Hero	-t	Heroic
6. Attraction	-ly	Attractive
7. Vigor	-y	Vigorous
8. Horror	-ical	Horrible
9. Anger	-less	Angry
10. Afford	-ent/-ant	Affordable
11. Purpose	-able/-ible	Purposeful
12. Life	-ful	Lifeless