Vocab-Ability

by James Colyn and James Colyn

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0533140668
• ISBN13: 9780533140664
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Vantage Pr
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.3" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Useful and effective

I was impressed by the clear, easy-to-follow layout, as well as the fact that the roots are presented as they are used in English today. There's a lot in the book; with continued study and reference, the storehouse of vocabulary info will prove to be very beneficial.

A treasure trove of vocab roots

VOCAB-ABILITY is a clear, easy-to-follow resource for anyone trying to improve his/her English, or for anyone even remotely interested in the rich vocab of the English language. All will find this book intriguing and useful. If you want to increase your vocabulary, improve your comprehension, and learn how to speak better, you won't find many vocabulary books better than this little gem.This book presents essential Greek and Latin roots as they are currently used in English, presents examples of the roots in commonly-used words, and provides well-conceived model sentences which help to clarify the meanings of the words.The salient feature of the book is its clear, user-friendly layout. Unlike a dictionary, the various parts of each entry -- i.e., the roots, the defintions, the sample words, the model sentences -- are all clearly distinguished, allowing the student or the researcher to find AT A GLANCE what s/he is looking for . This makes Vocab-ability more than a dictionary; it makes it a valuable reference book and study guide, for both ESL students and native speakers.

A valuable resource ...

A valuable resource for teachers of English, or a handy supplement for learners, "Vocab-ability" offers a way to get to the root of words. Teachers will find this to be a means to enhance their teaching methods by using simple terms to explain more complex vocabulary. Entries are given in a clear, concise form, grouped according to stems, prefixes, suffixes and numbers. The index is useful in that it lists the meanings of roots, allowing students to take a word they know, say "thin," and come up with "tenuous" or "attenuate" (root "tenu"). In all, it represents a no-nonsense way to gain word power. -- Don Dotto, JSelect Magazine

Effective study

This book, Vocab-ability, is a very clear and understandable book. It helps me to learn many important words in English. It is very well laid out, and I think all students of English will get great benefit from it. It is also interesting to read the meanings of the words, and the model sentences, which clarify the meanings of all the words.

A User-friendly Vocabulary Reference Book

VOCAB-ABILITY is a clear, easy-to-follow resource for anyone trying to improve his/her English, or for anyone even remotely interested in the rich vocab of the English language. All will find this book intriguing and useful. If you want to increase your vocabulary, improve your comprehension, and learn how to speak better, you won't find many vocabulary books better than this little gem.This book presents essential Greek and Latin roots as they are currently used in English, presents examples of the roots in commonly-used words, and provides well-conceived model sentences which help to clarify the meanings of the words.The salient feature of the book is its clear, user-friendly layout. Unlike a dictionary, the various parts of each entry -- i.e., the roots, the defintions, the sample words, the model sentences -- are all clearly distinguished, allowing the student or the researcher to find AT A GLANCE what s/he is looking for . This makes Vocab-ability more than a dictionary; it makes it a valuable reference book and study guide, for both ESL students and native speakers.