SEMANTIC´S MAGAZINE final

Universidad la Gran Colombia 2015 

TEACHER MARY ELEN NIÑO 

2015 II

INTRODUCTION 

In this magazine you can find a lot information 

about semantics, interesting topics, 

explanations, examples, games, this information 

is so important if you want to improve your 

vocabulary and develop your english skills and at 

the end you can test your knowlegde in a Little 

test, don´t forget do it. 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

CHAPTER 1………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1 

WHAT IS SEMANTICS………………………………………………………………………………………………….3 

CONNOTATION ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….5 

DENNOTATION ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6 

UTTERANCES, PROPOSITIONS, SENTENCES ………………………………………………………………7 

CHAPTER 2 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….9 

PREFIXES ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….11 

SUFFIXES ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….13 

COLLOCATIONS ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..15 

COMPOUND WORDS ………………………………………………………………………………………………….17 

CHAPTER 3 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….21 

VERB PATTERNS ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….23 

CHAPTER 4 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….28 

CONNECTORS …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..30 

CHAPTER 5 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….33 

PHRASAL VERBS ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….35 

IT´S TIME TO PLAY. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….40 

PRINT AND PLAY ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….41 

AUTHOR´S BIOGRAPHY …………………………………………………………………………………………….42 

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ………………………………………………………………………………………….44 

THANKS …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….45 

BIBLIOGRAPHY ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….46


Hi I´m Thunder Tip. I´m 

going to help you to 

understand semantics


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INTRODUCTION 

IN THIS CHAPTER YOU CAN FIND THE 

MEANING OF SEMANTIC, WHAT IS 

CONNOTATION, DENOTATION, UTTERANCES, 

PROPOSITIONS AND SENTENCES. YOU´LL FIND 

DIFFERENT EXAMPLES AND ONE MIND MAP. 


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Semantics is a sub discipline of linguistics which focuses on the study of 

meaning. Semantics tries to understand what meaning is as an element of 

language and how it is constructed by language as well as interpreted, 

obscured and negotiated by speakers and listeners of language. (Moore, 

semantics, 2000) 

Semantics is a subdisciple of linguistics, relate to know the meaning of the 

words in real or unreal context when somebody talk with another person. 


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The study of meaning words 

The study of meaning in language 

Try to understand the meaning of the 

words in context 

A sub discipline of linguistics 


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Connotation is connected with psychology and culture, as it means the personal or 

emotional associations aroused by words. When these associations are widespread 

and become established by common usage, a new denotation is recorded in 

dictionaries. A possible example of such change would be vicious. Originally 

derived from vice, it meant “extremely wicked”. In modern British usage it is 

commonly used to mean “fierce”, as in the brown rat is a vicious animal. 

(Moore,connotation, 2000) 

 

IS AN ASSOCIATION OF MEANINGS RELEATED TO THE MAIN MEANING OF THE WORD 

 

 

FOR EXAMPLE: 

APPLE:IS A FRUT BUT ALSO IS HEALTHY, FRESH, DELISIOUS. 


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IS WHEN PEOPLE THINKING ABOUT A WORD AND RELATED IT WHITH ANOTHER 

WORD, OR ANOTHER THING 

 

 

FOR EXAMPLE: 

Smartphone: is a phone but also is a tool for searching everthing, when 

somebody think about Smartphone think in quick, expensive,Brand, games, 

communication, chats, calls, photos, technology. 


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Utterances,propositions and sentences 

Sshhh…this is 

an utterance 


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If you want to learn more. Check this link. https://quizlet.com/1380465/semantics-test-1-flash-cards/ 


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INTRODUCTION 

IN THIS CHAPTER YOU´LL LEARN ABOUT 

PREFIXES, SUFFIXES, AND COMPOUND WORDS. 

THESE ARE IMPORTANT TO IMPROVE YOUR 

VOCABULARY. ALSO, IT HAS A LOT OF EXAMPLES 

AND A COMPOUND´S CARTOON. ENJOY IT! 


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IS A GROUP OF LETTERS PUT BEFORE A ROOT WORD WHICH CHANGES ITS 

MEANING. 

FOR EXAMPLE: 

Put it Before than 

me.. Said the root 

word 

PREFIX MEANING WORD SENTENCE 

AUTO SELF AUTOBIOGRAPHY I WROTE MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY WHEN I 

WROTE MY BOOK 

BIO LIFE BIOLOGY MY BROTHER STUDIES BIOLOGY 

CO WITH,JOINT CO-WORKER MY CO WORKERS HATE ME 

DIS NOT,OPPOSITE DISAGREE I DISAGREE WITH YOU 

EX 

OUT OF,AWAY 

FROM 

EXGIRLFRIEND 

MY EXGIRLFRIEND CALL ME AGAIN 


EXTRA BEYOND EXTRAORDINARY THE CONCERT WAS EXTRAORDINARY 

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PREFIX MEANING WORD SENTENCE 

GIGA BILLION, GIANT GIGABYTE I BOUGHT A FLASHDRIVE WITH 10 GIGABYTE 

IL NOT ILLEGAL BUY DRUGS IS ILLEGAL 

IM NO, WITHOUT IMPOSSIBLE ANYTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE IF YOU CAN 

BELIEVE 

IR NOT IRREGULAR RUN IS AN IRREGULAR VERB 

MULTI MANY, MUCH MULTINATIONAL I WORKED IN A MULTINATIONAL COMPANY 

OCT EIGHT OCTOPUS I DISLIKE THE OCTOPUS 

OMNI ALL, EVERY OMNIPOTENT GOD IS OMNIPOTENT 

PER THROUGH, COMPLETELY PERFECT MY SCORE WAS PERFECT 

POST AFTER POSTWAR WHEN THE WAR END WAS CALLED POSTWAR 

PRE BEFORE PREFIX THE PREFIX ARE LETTERS BEFORE A ROOT 

WORD 

PRO BEFORE,FOR, FORWARD PROGRAM THE PROGRAM WAS MADE BY ME 

PSEUDO FALSE PSEUDORELIGION MARADONA´S RELIGION IS A 

PSEUDORELIGION 

RE AGAIN REREAD JOHN REREAD THE ARTICULE 


WITH AGAINST WITHOUT I AM LIVING WITHOUT YOU 

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Put me at the 

end of the word 

 

IS A GROUP OF LETTERS PUT AFTER A ROOT WORD WHICH CHANGES ITS MEANING. 

 

FOR EXAMPLE: 

SUFFIXES MEANING WORD SENTENCE 

ABLE HAVIN THE QUALITY OF COMFORTABLE THIS CHAIR IS 

CONFORTABLE 

AL RELATING TO SOCIAL I´M GOING TO TALK 

ABOUT SOCIAL 

ASPECTS 

ATION 


DENOTING AN ACTION OR AN 

INSTANCE OF 

EXPLORATION 

THE EXPLORATION 

WILL BE TOMORROW 

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SUFFIXES MEANING WORD SENTENCES 

CIDE TO KILL INSECTICIDE THE INSECTIDICE KILL ALL OF THE INSECTS 

ER COMPARATIVE TALLER NIKY IS TALLER THAN ME 

EST SUPERLATIVE SMALLEST CHINA IS SMALLEST COUNTRY IN ASIA 

FUL FULL OF BEAUTIFUL SHE IS SO BEAUTIFUL 

GRAPH WRITTEN PARAGRAPH THE PARAGRAPH WAS WRITTEN BY ME 

IER 

ILY 

ING 

DENOTING AN 

OCCUPATION OR 

INTEREST 

FORMING AN 

ADVERB 

DENOTING AN 

ACTION, A 

MATERIAL, OR A 

GERUND 

CASHIER 

HAPPILY 

EATING 

I WORK AS A CASHIER 

I AM HAPPILY MARRIED 

I AM EATING MY BREAKFAST 

LESS WITHOUT FEARLESS CHUCK NORRIS IS A FEARLESS MAN 

NESS 


DENOTING A 

STATE OR 

CONDITION 

SADNESS 

I DONT KNOW THE SADNESS I AM A HAPPY 

PERSON 

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COLLOCATIONS ARE EXPRESSIONS USED BY NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS, THESE 

ARE TWO OR MORE WORDS THAT GO TOGETHER AND WHEN SOMEBODY USE IT 

SOUND RIGHT. 

FOR EXAMPLE: 

COLLOCATIONS 

DO THE HOUSEWORK 

HAVE A PROBLEM 

TAKE A REST 

PAY ATTENTION 

KEEP CALM 


EXAMPLE 

MY SISTER DIDN´T WANT TO DO THE 

HOUSEWORK 

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY MOM 

ANYBODY WANT TO TAKE A REST 

THE TEACHER SAID: HEY EVERYBODY PAY 

ATTENTION TO ME 

KEEP CALM AND STUDY ENGLISH 

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COLLOCATIONS 

WASTE TIME 

SPEND SOME TIME 

TAKE NOTES 

KEEP A SECRET 

Pay a fine 

Go to war 

Get WORRIED 

GET HOME 

EXAMPLES 

PLEASE, YOU DON´T WASTE TIME IN A 

COMPUTER´S GAMES 

I SPENT SOME TIME READING THIS BOOK 

I FORGOT TAKE NOTES AND I FAIL THE 

EXAM 

MY MOTHER IN LAW CAN´T KEEP A 

SECRET 

My dad hadn´t paid a fine when the 

policeman stopped him 

The soldiers went to war 

MY MOM GOT WORRIED WHEN I WENT 

TO THE PARTY 

I GOT HOME ON TIME FOR THE LUNCH 

You can find more information here! https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/collocations.htm 


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Compound words is a combination between two or more words put together 

to form a new Word with a different meaning. 

Example: 

Fireworks: Fire + Works 

Fire: state of combustion in which fuel is ignited and combined with the 

oxygen 

Work: is an action where you do something and you earn a salary 

Fireworks : explosive device for producing a striking display of light or a loud 

noise, used as part of a celebration. 

You can find more information here! http://grammar.about.com/od/c/g/compadjterm.htm 


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NOUN +NOUN ADJECTIVE + NOUN VERB + NOUN PREPOSITION + NOUN 

Sunflower blackberries scarecrow uphill 

fireflies Highball watchdog overland 

railroad longhand showroom underground 

sweetmeat sweatshirt payday overcoat 

keyboard Greenhouse haircut offspring 


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INTRODUCTION 

In this chapter you ´ll learn about verb 

patterns.the different kinds of verb 

patterns. Also, it has a lot of examples 

where you can understand it. 


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In English we have many rules when it comes to using two verbs together in the 

same phrase. Verb patterns are the way you are going to use the second verb when 

it is dependent on the first verb. (Chad,2013) 

For example: 

I like drinking soda before dinner or I like to drink soda before dinner 

This example is a kind of verb pattern, it´s when it doesn´t change in meaning. it 

has six types: 

Verb + ing 

Verb + to + infinitive 

Verb + object + to + infinitive 

Verb + ing / to + infinitive (no change in meaning) 

Verb + object + infinitive 

Verb + ing/ to + infinitive (change in the meaning) 


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Verb + ing (gerund) 

When the main verb is followed by another verb ending with ing 

Example: 

Petter enjoy dancing 

I don´t mind helping you 

 

Verb + to + infinitive 

When the main verb is followed by another verb but this verb is in infinitive 

Example: 

She wants to buy a new cellphone 

You are not allowed to smoke here 

 

Verb+ object + to + infinitive 

When the main verb is followed by an object pronoun and another verb in infinitive form. 

Example: 

She invited me to go at the church 

Carl teachs her to drive her motorcycle 


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Verb + ing / to + infinitive (no change in meaning) 

When the main verb is followed by another verb in infinitive or ing form but the meaning is the same in 

both cases. 

Example: 

It started to rain / it started raining 

I began to study / I began studying 

 

Verb + object + infinitive 

In this case is an exception because it´s no necessary use the preposition “to” before the infinitive verb. 

Example: 

Let me show you 

I let it go 

The sport makes me feel good 

 

Verb + ing/ to + infinitive (change in the meaning) 

When the main verb is followed by another verb in infinitive or ing form but the meaning is different. 

Example: 

I stopped smoking one year ago (I don´t do it anymore) 

I stopped to dance when the song finished (stop doing what are you doing at the moment) 

You can find more information here! http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-16361.php 


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INTRODUCTION 

This chapter is related to linking words, 

different kinds, examples, and the funtion of 

each one. 


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Connectors are used to link ideas from one sentence to the next and to 

give paragraphs coherence. Sentence connectors perform different 

functions and are placed at the beginning of a sentence. They are used 

to introduce, order, contrast, sequence ideas, theory, data etc. 

Took it from: (RMIT university. Linking words. 2005) 

You can read more about: 

https://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au/lsu/content/4_writingskills/writing_tuts/ 

linking_LL/linking3.html 

Connectors join words OR sentences 


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If you want to 

speak well, you 

should use them 


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EXAMPLES: 

 

ADDING 

I BOUGHT A SCARF AND A SKIRT 

AFTER A SENTENCE 

CONNECTOR DON´T 

FORGET TO USE A COMMA. 

 

 

 

 

SEQUENCING 

ILLUSTRATING 

CAUSE AND EFECT 

COMPARING 

FIRST, I WROTE A BOOK THEN I WON A PRIZE. 

FOR EXAMPLE, SHE IS BEAUTIFUL. 

MY SISTER BROKE UP WITH HER BOYFRIEND BECAUSE HE IS SO 

JEALOUS. 

MY DAUGHTER LOOKS LIKE HER MOTHER. 

 

QUALIFYING 

THE TEAM PLAYED BAD HOWEVER THEY WON THE MATCH. 

 

 

CONTRASTING 

EMPHASISING 


TIGER IS AN AMAIZING ANIMAL. ON THE OTHER HAND, IT IS 

SO DANGEROUS. 

ABOVE ALL, DON´T FORGET TO STUDY TO THE FINAL EXAM! 

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INTRODUCTION 

In this chapter you´ll learn what is a phrasal 

verb, what are the most common phrasal 

verbs, kinds of phrasal verbs and what is the 

important to use them. 


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Use them for speak 

more naturally 

 

 

 

Phrasal verbs are mainly used in spoken English and informal texts. (The more 

formal a conversation or text, the less phrasal verbs are found.) 

Phrasal verbs consist of a verb plus a particle (preposition, adverb). The 

particle can change the meaning of the verb completely. 

(English Gramar Online. Phrasal verb.) 

You can find more information here! https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/phrasal-verbs-list.htm 


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THE MOST COMMON PHRASAL VERBS 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GO ON: Continue; eg: Peter has gone on working all night 

CARRY OUT: To perform a task; eg: Grandma, let me help you carry out the 

boxes to the car 

SET UP: To provide something for someone to start up something; eg: My 

father gave me some money to help me set up my new business. 

PICK UP: To learn, to clean; eg: I picked up some ideas from the meeting 

GO BACK: Previous location; eg: I'd rather die than go back out the way I was 

COME BACK: Return; eg: I'll wait until you come back, and then we can do it 

together 

GO OUT: To go out with someone for entertainment; eg: When couples start 

dating they usually go out on the town and have dinner, watch a movie, or 

other such activities 


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POINT OUT: To select or indicate someone or something (from a group); EG: 

The victim pointed out the criminal from a police lineup. 

FIND OUT: Discover, learn of; EG: One of the best ways to learn is to find out 

how other people do things. 

COME UP: To happen unexpectedly; EG: I planned on visiting you last night, 

but something came up and I was unable to visit 

MAKE UP: Invent a story; EG: They made up an excuse for being late. 

TAKE OVER: To assume control; EG: when my dad died my mom took over of 

the company 

COME OUT: To become; EG: I am baking my first cake. I’ll just have to wait 

and see how it comes out! 

COME ON: To follow; EG: Come on, Matt, I insist that you go with us to the 

concert. 

COME IN: To receive or acquire something; EG: Hey! come in and sit down 

please! 

GO DOWN: To be accepted, to happen; EG: The police thought that a big 

crime was GOING DOWN that night. 


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SIT DOWN: to encamp or besiege; EG: Jhon sit down please! And take your 

exam 

TURN OUT: to end satisfactorily, produce something; EG: You never know how 

they'll turn out 

GIVE UP: Stop to do something; EG: If you smoke, make every effort to give 

up 

GET UP: To arise; EG: My son got up late because the alarm didn´t work 

LOOK UP: To search for information; EG: My ex girlfriend looked me up on 

facebook but she didn´t find me 

CARRY ON: To continue with something; EG: Carry on quietly with your work 

until the substitute teacher arrives 

TURN UP: to intensify or increase; EG: I can’t hear the TV so I’ll need to turn 

up the volume 

TAKE OFF: to leave the ground and begin to fly; EG: the flight for colombia 

took off on time 

HOLD UP: to rob someone, to offer, to expose, to support; EG: Two armed 

men held up the bank in high street this morning and got away with £75,000 


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It´s time to play!!! 

Enjoy learning! 

 

 

 

 

Semantic´s game http://www.wordgames.com/semantic-wars.html 

Prefixes and suffixes´games 

http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary_games/suffixes-andprefixes.html 

Compound words game 

http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary_games/compoundwords.html 

Phrasal verbs game http://www.eslgamesplus.com/phrasal-verbs-catapult/ 


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Print and play!!! 


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Autor´s biography 

Full name: Andrew Robert Moore 

Born: Sleaford, Lincolnshire; July 14th, 1955 


He is a teacher, currently working for the Directorate of 

Lifelong Learning of East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 

(The East Riding is in the UK, mid-way up the map and 

on the east side.). He learned about English at Corpus 

Christi College, a college of Oxford University, where 

his tutor was Dr. (now Professor) Valentine Cunningham. 

He learned about teaching at Leicester University 

School of Education, then relearned much of it (several 

times) in real classrooms. More recently He learned 

about the uses of computing in education at the School 

of Engineering and Information Technology of the 

University of Lincolnshire and Humberside, now the 

University of Lincoln. In April of 2001 he helped found 

the Association of Teacher Websites. 

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joanne rowling was born in july 1965 at yate general hospital in 

england and grew up in chepstow, gwent where she went to 

wyedean comprehensive. 

jo left chepstow for exeter university, where she earned a french 

and classics degree, her course including one year in paris. as a 

postgraduate she moved to london and worked as a researcher at 

amnesty international among other jobs. she started writing the 

harry potter series during a delayed manchester to london king’s 

cross train journey, and during the next five years, outlined the 

plots for each book and began writing the first novel. 

in 2012, j.k. rowling published her first novel for adults, the casual 

vacancy (little brown), which has now been published in 44 

languages. 

j.k. rowling has also written the cuckoo's calling (little brown), her 

first crime novel under the pseudonym robert galbraith, which was 

published in 2013 and is to be translated into 37 languages. a 

second robert galbraith novel is due to be published in 2014. 

j.k. rowling is currently writing the screen play, fantastic beasts 

and where to find them, an original story set in the wizarding 

world, some of which will be familiar to harry potter fans. it 

marks her screenwriting debut and the start of a new film series 

with warner bros. 

j.k. rowling lives in edinburgh with her husband and three children. 


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Test your knowledge! 

http://www.testak.org/?ILJRIemJ 


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thanks 

This magazine was an 

extraordinary experience. I 

thank to my teacher Mary Elen 

Niño who give me a lot of 

information about semantics, 

interactive classes and explain 

me every topic in a easy way. 

thanks a lot! 


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Andrew moore. (2000). Semantics. Recuperated of 

http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/lang/semantics.htm 

Andrew moore. (2000). Connotation: Recuperated of 

http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/lang/semantics.htm#4 

Chad. (2013). Verb patterns. Recuperated of http://reallifeglobal.com/englishgrammar-made-easy-how-to-use-verb-patterns/#sthash.CEIyfKa2.dpuf 

RMIT UNIVERSITY. 2005. LINKING WORDS. Connectors. Recuperated of 

https://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au/lsu/content/4_writingskills/writing_tuts/linkin 

g_LL/sentence.html 

English Gramar Online. Phrasal verb. Recuperated of 

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/phrasal-verbs 


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