Overview
Wordwise aims to enhance students' use of a wide range of vocabulary and to increase their understanding of the derivation and origin of words. The words in the book have been chosen to consolidate student knowledge of commonly used, mature vocabulary and to introduce more specialised vocabulary to extend students' repertoire of language.
The book is divided into forty units with each unit focusing on one aspect of vocabulary development. The focus may be technical e.g. prefixes, homophones, possessives etc; or related to context e.g. investigation words, number words, Australian words, legal words etc.
Wordwise is activity based to encourage students to use the words so that they can remember them more easily. Each unit consists of a list of keywords followed by activities using the keywords and related vocabulary focusing on:
- meaning
- use in context
- word derivation and origin
- spelling hints
Answers for these activities are provided in the back of the book.
Unit 1: Opposites
Unit 2: Prefixes: in or out
Unit 3: Word ending: ough
Unit 4: Small / young: diminutives
Unit 5: Investigation words
Unit 6: Neologisms
Unit 7: Brand names: proprietary eponyms
Unit 8: 2 words
Unit 9: Families
Unit 10: Homophones and homonyms
Unit 11: Before or against: prefixes anti and ante
Unit 12: Science and technology
Unit 13: Measurement
Unit 14: Prefixes: more ins and outs
Unit 15: Prefixes: backwards and forwards
Unit 16: Occupations
Unit 17: Abstract nouns
Unit 18: Number words
Unit 19: Legal words
Unit 20: Australian spelling
Unit 21: Unusual adjectives
Unit 22: Absolute adjectives
Unit 23: Plurals
Unit 24: Shortened words
Unit 25: Entertainment and humour
Unit 26: Living things
Unit 27: Foreign words
Unit 28: Buildings
Unit 29: Toponyms
Unit 30: Possessives
Unit 31: Types of people
Unit 32: Health
Unit 33: Abbreviations / contractions
Unit 34: Sports and games
Unit 35: Containers
Unit 36: Literature
Unit 37: Transport
Unit 38: War and Peace
Unit 39: Languages
Unit 40: Words easily confused
Answers