Important Adjectives for Daily Usages

Very sorry- Apologetic	Very scared- Terrified
Very happy- Ecstatic	Very weak- Frail
Very tired- Exhausted	Very strong- Powerful
Very sad- miserable/heartbroken/desolate	Very funny- Hilarious
Very cold- Freezing	Very lazy- Indolent
Very hot- Scorching	Very religious-Pious
Very big- Enormous	Very talkative-Loquacious
Very small- Tiny	Very loud- Cacophonous
Very smart- Intelligent	Very noisy- Deafening
Very seriously- Earnestly	Very shy- Timid/ Bashful
Very clever- Brilliant/ Genius	Very skillful- Adept
Very pretty- Attractive/ Charming	Very wise- Sagacious
Very fast- Rapid/ speedy/ swift	Very useful- Effective
Very slow- Sluggish	Very well- Excellently
Very angry- Furious	Very excited- thrilled/ elated
Very nervous- Anxious, Concerned	Very light- Featherlight
Very ugly- Hideous	very deep- Abysmal
Very quiet- Silent	very brave-Courageous
Very young- Juvenile	very soft- Silky/ Velvety
Very rich- Wealthy	very hard-Formidable
Very poor- Destitute	very conservative- Orthodox
Very clean- Spotless	Very great- Superb
Very dirty- Filthy	Very romantic- Amorous
Very easy- Effortless	Very difficult- Arduous
Very thirsty- Parched	very realistic-Lifelike
Very rural- Backwoods	Very modern- state of the art
Very tame-Docile	Very wild- Ferocious
Very hungry- Starving	Very rude- Boorish, ill mannered
Very shameful-Disgraceful	Very proud- Haughty

The Major Mythical Characters

 

The history of ancient myths, especially Greek and Roman myths play an important role in the field of English literature. Without a clear conception of them, any study of English literature is not possible. For this, here we try to learn about the major mythical characters, animals, and objects of Ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt.  The main theme of all Greek tragedies is man's struggle against fate, though each poet’s conception of the tragedy is different.

The ancient people of every civilization had no clear idea of God and His mysterious powers. The Greeks had some limitations. They were quite dark about others.  They believed in the supernatural powers and their secrets in their ways. But they had one great asset, a beautiful language for the immortal expression of lovely thoughts. The main theme of all Greek tragedies is man's struggle against fate, though each poet’s conception of the tragedy is different. The poets of that time in Greece imagined that there were supernatural beings who controlled the universe. They called them gods and goddesses. They interpreted the mysteries of these unseen powers with their experience of the visible world. These people made their deities in their images. They imagined them as males and females and made Olympus their abode. Thus, Olympus was made into a humanized world. They imagined them as beautiful, friendly, amusing; but fearful and dangerous when they got angry. The gods were immortal, and so, more powerful than human beings. They shared human feelings and sometimes became childish and indecent, losing their sanity. However, they believed that gods and goddesses were sensible despite their occasional nonsensical activities. The Greek and Roman writers used this general concept of the time about supernatural powers in their writings. Thus, they gave better shapes to the myths.

Homonyms, Homophone and Homograph

Homonyms:

Homonyms are two or more words that have the same sound or spelling but differ in meaning.

Homophone:

Homophones means ‘same sounds. Here phonic sound or pronunciation is the same, but the meaning, origin, and spelling are different. For example- ‘knew’ and ‘new’ or ‘meet’ and ‘meat’ are pronounced the same but differ in meaning.

Homograph:

Homographs are words that have the same spelling but are different in origin, meaning, and sometimes pronunciation. For example, race’ means competition between people, animals, and vehicles to see which is faster or fastest. But ‘race’ has another meaning in people, and it is one of the main groups that humans can be divided into according to their physical differences, like the color of their skin.

Examples of homograph:

Band- a ring, something that binds

Band- a group

Banned- prohibited

Commonly confusing words

Advice (N) – Guidance or recommendation offered about prudent future action.

Advise (v)-   To offer someone suggestions about the best course of action.

 

Allusion (N)- An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning

Illusion (N)- An instance of a wrong or misinterpreted perception of a sensory experience.

 

Amoral (Adj) – Lacking a moral sense

Immoral (Adj)- Something against preestablished morals, ethics, or standard social practices.

 

Effect (v)- To have an impact on something

Effect (v)- A change resulting from something

 

Averse (Adj)- Strongly dislike or opposed to something

Adverse (Adj) - Unfavorable or harmful

Intonation

 Intonation is a feature of pronunciation and is common in all languages. In phonetics, intonation is the melodic pattern of an utterance. It is primarily a matter of variation in the pitch level of the voice. Stress and rhythm are also involved in many languages, including English. Intonation conveys differences in expressive meaning, such as surprise, anger, wariness, etc.

 In language, using the right intonation can change the meaning of words. For example, if we think of our voice as a musical instrument, when we speak, our voice gets louder and softer, places emphasis on certain parts, and goes up and down the notes. The notes of our voice are called pitch, and the change in pitch is what we call intonation.

 At its simplest, intonation could be described as ‘the music of speech’. A change or variation in this music can affect the meaning of what we say.