ELT METHOD 1
TEACHING VOCABULARY
I. VOCABULARY: WHAT NEEDS TO BE TAUGHT?
Match the definitions with their corresponding terms. Then select the examples with
their definitions.
Term Definition Example
E.g. Denotation The meaning of a word is primarily what it
refers to in the real world.
j
Connotation
Formality
Derivation
Inflection
Pronunciation
Spelling
Synonyms
Antonyms
Hyponyms
Co-hyponyms
Super-ordinates
Collocation
Compound
words
DEFINITIONS:
1. Items that serve as specific examples of a general concept.
2. General concepts that “cover” specific items.
3. A new word made by combining two others.
4. A particular item is the appropriate one to use in a certain context or not.
5. The associations, or positive or negative feelings it evokes, which may or
may not be indicated in a dictionary definition.
6. The process of creating new words using prefixes and suffixes
7. Words which go together, often verbs and nouns like “come to a decision”.
8. What a word sounds like.
9. The creation of new forms of a word (e.g. plurals, participles, etc.)
10. Other items that are the same kind of thing.
11. What a word looks like.
12. Items that mean the same, or nearly the same.
13. Items that mean the opposite.
EXAMPLES:
a. Red, blue, green, brown
b. Sinkable – unsinkable
c. Come to the end
d. Vegetables carrot, tomato
e. Dog, lion, mouse animals
f. Rich – poor
g. Bright, clever = intelligent
h. Hi, hello – good morning
i. Dog: friendship, loyalty
j. Dog: a kind of animals
k. Leaf – leaves
l. Education educational
m. Car – c-a-r
n. Elephant /'elifənt/
o. Think thought
p. Underwater

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ELT METHOD 1 TEACHING VOCABULARY I.
VOCABULARY: WHAT NEEDS TO BE TAUGHT?
Match the definitions with their corresponding terms. Then select the examples with their definitions. Term Definition Example E.g. Denotation
The meaning of a word is primarily what it j refers to in the real world. Connotation Formality Derivation Inflection Pronunciation Spelling Synonyms Antonyms Hyponyms Co-hyponyms Super-ordinates Collocation Compound words DEFINITIONS: 1.
Items that serve as specific examples of a general concept. 2.
General concepts that “cover” specific items. 3.
A new word made by combining two others. 4.
A particular item is the appropriate one to use in a certain context or not. 5.
The associations, or positive or negative feelings it evokes, which may or
may not be indicated in a dictionary definition. 6.
The process of creating new words using prefixes and suffixes 7.
Words which go together, often verbs and nouns like “come to a decision”. 8. What a word sounds like. 9.
The creation of new forms of a word (e.g. plurals, participles, etc.) 10.
Other items that are the same kind of thing. 11. What a word looks like. 12.
Items that mean the same, or nearly the same. 13. Items that mean the opposite. EXAMPLES: a. Red, blue, green, brown b. Sinkable – unsinkable c. Come to the end d. Vegetables carrot, tomato  e. Dog, lion, mouse animals  f. Rich – poor g. Bright, clever = intelligent h. Hi, hello – good morning i. Dog: friendship, loyalty j. Dog: a kind of animals k. Leaf – leaves l. Education  educational m. Car – c-a-r n. Elephant /'elifənt/ o. Think thought  p. Underwater