There are four basic types of vocabulary:
Listening vocabulary
Speaking vocabulary
Reading vocabulary
Writing vocabulary
Word study and English grammar are important to students for several reasons. In the first place, disregard of the correct use and combination of words is a distinct mark of inferiority and a serious bar to business and social advancement. A man's use of words is commonly taken as a measure of his knowledge and even of his intelligence. Carelessness in this regard often causes a man to be held in much less esteem than he really deserves.
In the second place, it is quite as important that the student know something about the words and sentences that he puts down on his paper.
In the third place, knowledge of words and their uses is indispensable to correct proofreading.
There are nine families of words in the English language:
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