Saturday, May 4, 2019

Word 1: Yap

'Yap' word could be used as a noun or a verb.

Noun 'yap' meaning:

A short, high-pitched sound made by a dog.
e.g. The sound of barking bounces off the walls, with yaps and howls all jumbled together.
Notes:
1.'bounce off' is a phrase.
2. Howl(noun) = a long and loud sound made by a dog or wolf usually to express pain, sadness or another strong emotion.
3. Jumble together = mixed together in a disorganised or confused way.

VERB 'yap' has two meanings:

1. (of a small dog) to make short, high sounds.
e.g.  She has a horrible little dog that yaps around your ankles.

2. (informal) to talk continuously
Examples:
1. He sat in a coffee shop yapping with his buddies.
Note: Buddy(noun) = a close friend
Buddies(plural) = close friends
2. If you weren't so busy yapping you wouldn't have missed our exit.
3. I've just had a friend on the phone, yapping away for half an hour!
Note: 'yapping away' is a phrase.


Thursday, May 2, 2019

What is a word?

Any word in English is made up of two or more letters.
e.g. Apple, Sun
The word 'Apple' has 5 letters. They are 'A', 'P', 'E' and 'L'. In this word letter 'P' is repeated twice.
The word 'Sun' has 3 letters. They are 'S', 'N' and 'U'.

There are numerous words in English like in any other spoken language in this world.

Words make up a spoken language.

A group of words can form a phrase, an idiom, or a sentence.


What is an alphabet?

Alphabet in English language is the group of 26 letters.
Following are the 26 letters:
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. E
6. F
7. G
8. H
9. I
10. J
11. K
12. L
13. M
14. N
15. O
16. P
17. Q
18. R
19. S
20. T
21. U
22. V
23. W
24. X
25. Y
26. Z