IU_Gram_Essential_1st
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Verbs that end in -e (make/write/drive etc.): |
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-e —» ing: |
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make—» making |
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write—» writing |
come—> coming |
dance —» dancing |
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Verbs that end in -ie (die/lie/tie): |
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-ie—» -ying: |
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lie f l y i n g |
die —» dying |
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4.4 stop —» stopped (p —> pp) / big —» bigger (g —» gg) etc. |
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vowel letters |
(V): |
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consonant letters |
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g k 1 |
m n p r s |
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Sometimes a word ends in ii vowel + a consonant (V' + C) - for example, stop. big.
Before -ing/-ed/-er/-est, the consonant at the end (-p/-g/-t etc.) is 'doubled' (—> - pp - / - gg - / - tt - etc.) For example:
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stop |
S T O |
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p—»pp |
stoppingg |
stoppedd |
run |
RU |
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n—»nn |
runningg |
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get |
GE |
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t—»tt |
gettingg |
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swim |
S W I |
M |
m — » m m |
swimmini ingg |
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big |
BI |
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g—»gg |
biggerhigger |
biggestt |
hot |
H O T |
t —> tt |
hotterr |
hottestt |
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thin |
T H I |
N |
n—»nn |
thinnerr |
thinnestt |
This does not happen |
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a) if the word ends in two consonant letters ( C + C): |
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c+c |
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help |
H E L |
P |
helping |
helped |
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work |
W O R |
K |
working |
worked |
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fast |
F A S |
T |
faster |
fastest |
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b) if the word ends in two vowel letters + a consonant letter ( V + V + C):
V+V+C
need |
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needing |
needed |
wait |
W |
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waiting |
waited |
cheap |
C H E |
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P |
cheaper |
cheapest |
c) in longer words (two syllables or more) if the last part of the word is not stressed:
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stress |
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happen |
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HAP-pen |
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happening/happened (not 'happenned') |
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visit |
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VIS-it |
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visiting/visited |
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remember |
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re-MEM-ber —» remembering/remembered |
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but prefer |
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pre-FER (stress at the end) |
—> preferring/preferred |
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begin |
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be-GIN (stress at the end) |
—> beginning |
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d) if the word ends in -y or -w. (At the end of words, y and w are not consonants.) |
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enjoy—» enjoying/enjoyed |
snow/snowing/snowed |
few/fewer/fewest |
APPENDIX 5 Phrasal verbs (look out / take off etc.)
This is a list |
of sonic important phrasal verbs (• Unit 101): |
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look out /watch out = |
be careful: |
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Look out! There's |
a car coming. |
come on = be quick / hurry:
-Come on! Everybody is waiting for you. hold on = wait
-Can you hold on a moment, please?
(= can vou wait?) carry on = continue
-Don't stop working. Carry on. (= Continue working.)
-A: Excuse me, where is the station please?
B: Carry on along this road |
and turn right at the traffic lights. |
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(= Continue along this road) |
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also go on / walk on / drive on |
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continue |
going etc.: |
- Don't stop here. Drive on. |
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Continue |
driving.) |
wake up = stop sleeping:
-I often wake up in the middle of the night.
get up = get out of bed:
-What time do you usually get up in the morning?
grow up = become an adult:
-What does your son want to do when he grows up"
speak up = speak more loudly:
-I can't hear you. Can you speak up a bit?
wash up = wash the dishes, plates etc. after a meal:
-After we finished eating, we washed up.
hurry up = go more quickly:
- Hurry up! We haven't got much time.
give up = |
stop |
trying: |
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it's |
difficult but |
don't give up. Keep trying. |
slow down = go more slowly: |
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- You're |
driving too fast. |
Slow down. |
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break down = |
stop working (for cars/machines etc.) |
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- I'm sorry Em late. The |
car broke down. |
APPENDIX 6 Phrasal verbs + object
(ring up my friend / put out a fire etc.)
This is a list |
of sonic important phrasal verbs + |
object |
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Unit |
102): |
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fill in |
(a |
form) (= complete a form): |
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Can you fill in this form, please? |
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put out (a fire / a cigarette): |
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The fireman arrived and quickly put the fire out. |
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cross out |
(a mistake / a word etc.): |
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If yon make a mistake, cross it out. |
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knock out = make |
unconscious |
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A stone fell on my head and knocked me out. |
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switch on/off (a |
light, TV |
etc.) = |
turn on/off: |
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Don't forget |
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off the |
light |
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leave. |
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try on |
(clothes) = put |
on clothes to sec |
if they fit |
you: |
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shop) 1 like that jacket. I'm going to try it on. |
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ring |
up = telephone (also ring - without 'up'): |
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Can you ring me up tomorrow? (or . . . ring me tomorrow?) |
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give up |
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T o m |
gave up s m o k i n g three years ago. (= he stopped smoking) |
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I started learning Italian but I gave it up. |
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look up (a word) (in |
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I didn't know the meaning of the word, so I looked it up in a dictionary. |
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turn up |
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knock d o w n (a building) = demolish
—They are going to build a new school and knock d o w n the old one
turn d o w n = make more quiet (TV, radio, music etc.):
-The radio is too loud. Can you turn it down . please?
knock over (a cup / a glass / |
a person etc.): |
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Be careful with your |
cup. |
Don't knock it |
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(be) knocked d o w n |
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car etc.): |
-There was an accident at the end of the road. A man was knocked over (or knocked down) by a car. (be) run over (by a car etc.):
-A lot of animals are run over on busy roads.
(These sentences are passive |
• Unit 20.) |
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show (somebody) |
round = |
take somebody on a |
tour of a place: |
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We visited a |
factory last week. The manager |
showed us round. |
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throw away (rubbish |
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things you don't want): |
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These |
apples |
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bad. |
T h r o w them away. |
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Don't |
throw |
away that picture. I want it. |
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