Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Homophone

Homophones are words with same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling.

For Example:

new  – knew

hole  – whole

knight  – night

see  – sea

a. Pick out the correct homophone.

1. I am not allowed to drink soda. (aloud,allowed)

2. The wind blew the leaves. (blue,blew)

3. I will meet my friend. (meat,meet)

4. He will play the role in the second play. (role,roll)

5. I have seen the movie already. (scene,seen)

b. Choose the correct homophone.

1. Every morning my father likes to look at the ________ on the grass.

a) due

b) dew

[Answer: (b) dew]

2. Chennai is the ________ of Tamilnadu.

a) capitol

b) capital

[Answer: (b) capital]

3. I was very ________ last weekend because my friends went to the village without informing me.

a) bored

b) board

[Answer: (a) bored]

4. The cat caught the _______ of a mouse.

a) scent

b) cent

[Answer: (a) scent ]

5. The _______ rises in the east.

a) son

 b) sun

[Answer: (b) sun]

Abbreviation and Acronyms

a. Abbreviation:

An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Example: PM - Prime Minister

Example:

ATM: Automated Teller Machine

GB: Giga Byte

PC: Personal Computer

CEO: Chief Educational Officer

EMIS: Education Management Information System

IAS: Indian Administrative Service

NMMS: National Means cum Merit Scholarship

SBI: State Bank of India

OTP: One Time Password

IFSC: Indian Financial System Code

PDF: Portable Document Format

LED: Light Emitting Diode

UPS: Uninterruptible Power Supply

GST: Goods and Services Tax

b. Acronyms:

An acronym is a shortened form of a phrase and is usually made up of the initial letters of that phrase. for example: NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Example:

AVADI: Armoured Vehicles and Ammunition Depot of India

RAM: Random Access Memory

ROM: Read-Only Memory

NEET: National Eligibility cum Entrance Test

UDISE: Unified District Information System for Education

PAN: Permanent Account Number

WHO: World Health Organization

NEWS:  North, East, West and South.

SIM: Subscriber Identification Module

LAN: Local Area Network

VAT: Value Added Tax

Expand the following:

1. ECG Electrocardiogram

2. ILO International Labour Organisation

3. SCERT State Council of Educational Research and Training

4. IIT Indian Institute of Technology

5. ISRO Indian Space Research Organisation

6. FIR First Information Report

7. UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

8. UNICEF United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund

9. NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration

10. AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

11. ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

12. UFO Unidentified Flying Object

13. FAQ Frequently Asked Questions

1. GST Goods and Services Tax.

2. BPL Below Poverty Line

3. BSF Border Security Force

4. CBEC Central Board of Excise and Customs

5. CBI Central Bureau of Investigation

6. CBSE Central Board of Secondary Education

7. CCTV Closed-Circuit Television

8. CFL Compact Fluorescent Lamp

9. NGO Non-Governmental Organisation

10. SSC Staff Selection Commission