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BUILDING VOCABULARY SKILLS & STRATEGIES – Level 5
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BUILDING
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by JOANNE SUTER
BUILDING
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CONTENTS
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Using Definitions 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Using Definitions 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Using Definitions 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Using Definitions 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Synonyms 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Synonyms 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Synonyms 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Synonyms 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Antonyms 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Antonyms 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Antonyms 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Practice Page: Synonyms and Antonyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 There’s English, and Then There’s English… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Homonyms 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Homonyms 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Homonyms 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Homonyms 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .