Names of Food Items and cereals in Hindi to English
Names of food items and cereals in Hindi to English
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Euphemism – A Figure of Speech
Euphemism Euphemism – a figure of speech in English in which a word or phrase is used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word.It is used to replace phrasing that can be considered harsh or impolite. A person can say something indirectly by using euphemism without using literal language. So it is an indirect word or expression that you use
List of Animals’ Sounds
Do you want to know about sounds or cries of animals? Here is a list of animals’ sounds in English. 1. Asses – bray2. Bulls – bellow3. Cats – mew or purr4. Camels – grunt5. Cocks – crow6. Cows – moo7. Crows – caw 8. Dogs – bark9. Ducks – quack10. Donkeys – bray11. Doves
Syllable Structure in English
Syllable Syllable is another important concept of English pronunciation. Syllables are the building blocks of a word. Unless we understand syllables, we will continue to make mistakes in pronunciation. To know about a syllable in detail, click here.Understanding syllables helps a lot with pronunciation. They improve reading and speaking skills also. When we say a word, the sounds
Cacophony- A Literary Device in English
Cacophony Cacophony – a literary device in English is a combination of words that sound harsh or unpleasant together. As a literary device, cacophony refers to the usage of several unharmonious or dissonant sounds in a line or passage. These unharmonious and dissonant sounds usually include the explosive consonants k, t, g, d, p, and b. Other consonants that can have
How to write dates correctly in formal English?
September 4th, 2020Sept.4 20204, September, 20204th September, 20204th of September, 2020September 4 2020 You might have seen various date formats in English. But you cannot use any format to write a date in formal writing. You will be surprised to know that there are grammar rules to write a date correctly in formal English writing.
Assonance – A Figure of Speech
Assonance is the repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds within words, phrases or sentences. The words have to be close enough together for the repetition to be noticeable. Assonance is a figure of speech similar to alliteration, because it also involves repetition of sounds. Examples of Assonnance “I might like to take a flight
Grammar Test with Answers and Rules Explained
Here is a grammar test based on very important grammar rules. There are 10 questions with two options for each question in this test. Choose one correct option. Check your score out of 10. You will get all the answers and rules explained by clicking Answer button. Q.1.He and I ____ going to the market.
Most Common Grammatical Mistakes / Test with Solution
Hello Everyone! English Grammar plays very important role to construct sentences correctly. Sometimes it becomes difficult for many people to follow all grammar rules correctly that is why they do mistakes. Today in this post, I’ll discuss common grammatical mistakes which people usually do. Check it out whether you know about these mistakes or not?
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Sibilant Sounds in English
Sibilant sound is produced by forcing air out toward your teeth.Like: hissing sound (sssss),a buzzing sound (zzzzz) or(shhhh!) Sound which you make to keep someone quiet. Sibilant, in phonetics, a fricative consonant sound, in which the tip, or blade, of the tongue is brought near the roof of the mouth and air is pushed past
Difference between Alphabet and Letter
Do alphabet and letters stand for the same meaning? It’s a pretty basic question. In Indian English people get confused considering alphabet and letter having the same meaning. But, in standard English, there is a difference between alphabet and letter. Alphabet and Letter Today’s post is about the difference between alphabet and letter. Many people
Used to vs Be used to
She used to sleep late at night.She is used to sleeping late at night. Do you know the difference between these sentences? Why are they expressed in different ways?Today in this post, I’ll explain how to use used to and be used to. They look similar but they have different uses. Used to We use used
Names of Kitchen Utensils- Hindi to English
There are several things around us which we use in our day to life. Many of us know how to say their names in our first language but not in English. It becomes important to add these words to your vocabulary to improve your English. Before writing further, I would like to add an important
5 Very Common Mispronounced Words
Today, in this post I’ll discuss about 5 very common mispronounced words in English which we use in our day to day life. You all pronounce these words for sure but do you pronounce them correctly? Check this post. 1. Comfortable /ˈkʌmftəb(ə)l/ This word is mispronounced very commonly. There can be two reasons to mispronounce
Common Mispronounced words with almost similar spellings
In this post, I’ll discuss about very common mispronounced words with almost same spellings. You will know about how a small difference in the spelling changes the pronunciation and meaning of the word. These words, about which I have discussed below, create a lot of confusion therefore, people misunderstand their meaning by mispronouncing them. Cloth
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Subjunctive Verbs/Mood in English
In this post I’ll discuss about the subjunctive verbs and mood in English.The subjunctive is a verb form or mood used to express things that could or should happen. It is used to express wishes, hopes, commands, demands or suggestions. We use the subjunctive mainly when talking about events that are not certain to happen. For example, we use the subjunctive when talking
5 Useful Tips to start Speaking in English
This post is for anyone who wants to learn to speak in English as second language, who is a non native speaker, who has never gone to an English medium school. I’ll discuss very simple but important points which will be very helpful for you to learn English speaking. You will come to know about
Three ways and rules to pronounce letter ‘S’
Pronunciation of letter S Hello friends! Everybody knows that English is a tricky language. English pronunciation makes it more difficult to understand for those learners who learn English as a second language.Today, I am going to talk about the pronunciation of letter S in the end of the words. Many words in English end with
Voiced and Voiceless Sounds in English
Our speech is not possible without speech sounds. We learn to improve our English pronunciation but we do not pay much attention to learn about speech sounds. Let’s learn more about English speech sounds. We have 44 speech sounds in English and they have been kept in the two categories: voiced sounds and unvoiced sounds.
Letter Y- A Vowel or Consonant
English alphabet has 26 letters and these 26 letters represent 44 speech sounds which are phonemes in IPA. Like letter b has /b/ sound, letter k has /k/ sound, letter p has /p/ sound, letter c has /s/ sound /k/ sound and so on. Click here to read about letters and sounds. Wait a minute!