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Speech sounds, word formation, grammar, meaning, and language varieties.

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/ˈɑb.d͡ʒɛkt/ A thing that you can see and touch. M S

/əˈɡɹiːmənt/ An arrangement between people or groups about what each will do. M S

/ˈæk.sɛnt/ the way someone pronounces words, showing where they come from M S

/stɹɛs/ Worry or mental pressure caused by a difficult situation. M S

/tɛns/ A form of a verb that shows when an action happens, such as past, present, or future. M S

/ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.stɚ/ To put your name on an official list in order to do something. M S

/ˈfɔɹməl/ Following accepted rules of polite or official behaviour, dress, or language. M S

/fɹeɪz/ A group of words that go together and act as a unit, but do not form a full sentence. M S

/kəmˈpɛɹ.ɪ.sən/ The act of looking at how two or more things are similar or different. M S

/stɛm/ The main upright part of a plant that supports the leaves and flowers. M S

/klɔz/ A group of words containing a subject and a verb, which may be a whole sentence or part of one. M S

/ˈæl.fəˌbɛt/ The complete set of letters used to write a language. M S

/ɔɡˈzɪl.(jə).ɹi/ Giving extra help or support to something more important. M S

/ˈpɹɑvɝb/ A short, well-known saying that expresses a piece of common wisdom or advice. M S

[ˈkɑ.mə] The punctuation mark ( , ) used to separate parts of a sentence or items in a list. M S

/pəˈzes.ɪv/ Wanting to control someone and not share them with others. M S

/ˈkɑmpləmənt/ Something that goes well with another thing and makes it better or complete. M S

/ˈvaʊ.əl/ A speech sound made with the mouth open and the air flowing freely, such as the sounds of a, e, i, o, and u. M S

/baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ Able to speak two languages well. M S

/ˈɪdiəm/ A fixed expression whose meaning can't be guessed from its individual words. M S

/ˈpɹoʊ.naʊn/ A word used in place of a noun, such as 'he', 'she', or 'it'. M S

/ˈpɹiːfɪks/ A group of letters added to the front of a word to change its meaning, such as "un-" in "unhappy." M S

/ˈkɑn.sə.nənt/ A speech sound made by blocking the airflow, such as b, t, or s; also a letter representing it. M S

/ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/ A word such as "in," "on," or "at" that shows the relationship between a noun and another word in a sentence. M S

/ˈæd.vɜɹb/ A word that describes or adds meaning to a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, such as 'quickly' or 'very'. M S

/ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv/ The basic form of a verb, usually used with "to", as in "to run" or "to eat". M S

/ˈpɑɹtɪˌsɪpəl/ A form of a verb that can act as an adjective or help make tenses, such as 'broken' or 'running'. M S

/ˈsʌfɪks/ A group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning. M S

/ædˈvɝbi.əl/ Relating to or working like an adverb. M S

/ˈæn.təˌnɪm/ A word that means the opposite of another word. M S

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