<![CDATA[All About English Grammar &amp; Vocabulary]]>Is Y a vowel or a consonant?


Just when I thought I knew everything in English, I came across this question in http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/word-machine-chris-ellis. That shattered all that we have learnt that AEIOU are the only vowels in the English language!

The fact is, there is a vowel in every word. So what about words such as:
by, my, myth or hymn?

A further check on the Internet showed that http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutother/lettery say that Y can be used as a consonant or a vowel! That just blew my mind.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/11809/all-about-english-grammar-amp-vocabularyRSS for NodeThu, 07 May 2026 15:40:58 GMTSun, 21 Sep 2008 15:51:36 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to All About English Grammar &amp; Vocabulary on Sun, 11 Oct 2020 17:19:10 GMT]]>Hi

Can i know which teacher is she with now at TLL which is recommended? Looking to change my children’s teacher.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1998469https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1998469Sun, 11 Oct 2020 17:19:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About English Grammar &amp; Vocabulary on Thu, 13 Aug 2015 10:56:00 GMT]]>http://www.grammarly.com/blog/2015/14-e ... =link_post

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1558834https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1558834Thu, 13 Aug 2015 10:56:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About English Grammar &amp; Vocabulary on Wed, 17 Dec 2014 09:16:44 GMT]]>Hi all


Merry Christmas

Just wanted to ask, are there any reputable online vocabulary sites for P6 to say S3, please.

If yes, can you please list the links.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1432779https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1432779Wed, 17 Dec 2014 09:16:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About English Grammar &amp; Vocabulary on Tue, 09 Dec 2014 02:42:09 GMT]]>it is getting tougher

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1429056https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1429056Tue, 09 Dec 2014 02:42:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About English Grammar &amp; Vocabulary on Fri, 09 May 2014 17:58:45 GMT]]>ok, let's underline the best answer for each:

(21) found, living
(22) through, via
(23) feature, trait, characteristic, quality, ability, capacity, adaptation, peculiarity
(24) warm, normal, still, stagnant
(25) rare, special, unique
(26) nothing
(27) lives

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1286326https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1286326Fri, 09 May 2014 17:58:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About English Grammar &amp; Vocabulary on Fri, 09 May 2014 16:40:53 GMT]]>

guchengyouzi:
jetsetter:

[quote=\"guchengyouzi\"]An animal that can breathe through its skin and not through its lungs might sound a little alien-like. Strangely enough, this animal lives on Earth and is known as Barbourula kalimantanensis, the frog without lungs.

The first recorded species of frogs breathing without lungs was discovered by a scientist in the island of Borneo in Indonesia. It was (21)____________ in a clear, cold-water stream and it gets all of its oxygen (22)____________ its skin.
Researchers have reported that this special (23)____________ in Barbourula kalimantanensis may have been an adaptation to the higher oxygen content in fast-flowing cold water, which can hold more dissolved oxygen than (24)_________ water.
Experts believe that this species is so (25)_____________ and that is the reason why they know next to (26)___________ concerning its biology. All they know is that it is aquatic and (27)___________ in cold streams and has low basal metabolic rate.

it is pri 5 level
Some answers are quite straight forward.
But some may have alternatives.

Ok, this is the whole passage...was wondering where the other blanks (1)-(20) were!! And no options to pick yah?

Not sure this is an Eng or a Science question, but my picks are:
(21) found
(22) through
(23) trait
(24) warm
(25) rare
(26) nothing
(27) lives

Some blanks are ok.
But I find some have many alternatives.
(21) found, living
(22) through, via
(23) trait, characteristic, quality, ability, capacity, adaptation, peculiarity
(24) warm, normal, still, stagnant
(25) rare, special, unique
(26) nothing
(27) lives

May be we should concentrate on (23) and (24)
The rest are quite straight forward.[/quote]'feature' would be acceptable for (23) as well.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1286313https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1286313Fri, 09 May 2014 16:40:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About English Grammar &amp; Vocabulary on Thu, 08 May 2014 08:39:55 GMT]]>

jetsetter:
guchengyouzi:

An animal that can breathe through its skin and not through its lungs might sound a little alien-like. Strangely enough, this animal lives on Earth and is known as Barbourula kalimantanensis, the frog without lungs.

The first recorded species of frogs breathing without lungs was discovered by a scientist in the island of Borneo in Indonesia. It was (21)____________ in a clear, cold-water stream and it gets all of its oxygen (22)____________ its skin.
Researchers have reported that this special (23)____________ in Barbourula kalimantanensis may have been an adaptation to the higher oxygen content in fast-flowing cold water, which can hold more dissolved oxygen than (24)_________ water.
Experts believe that this species is so (25)_____________ and that is the reason why they know next to (26)___________ concerning its biology. All they know is that it is aquatic and (27)___________ in cold streams and has low basal metabolic rate.

it is pri 5 level
Some answers are quite straight forward.
But some may have alternatives.

Ok, this is the whole passage...was wondering where the other blanks (1)-(20) were!! And no options to pick yah?

Not sure this is an Eng or a Science question, but my picks are:
(21) found
(22) through
(23) trait
(24) warm
(25) rare
(26) nothing
(27) lives

Some blanks are ok.
But I find some have many alternatives.
(21) found, living
(22) through, via
(23) trait, characteristic, quality, ability, capacity, adaptation, peculiarity
(24) warm, normal, still, stagnant
(25) rare, special, unique
(26) nothing
(27) lives

May be we should concentrate on (23) and (24)
The rest are quite straight forward.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1285144https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1285144Thu, 08 May 2014 08:39:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About English Grammar &amp; Vocabulary on Thu, 08 May 2014 07:48:26 GMT]]>

guchengyouzi:
An animal that can breathe through its skin and not through its lungs might sound a little alien-like. Strangely enough, this animal lives on Earth and is known as Barbourula kalimantanensis, the frog without lungs.

The first recorded species of frogs breathing without lungs was discovered by a scientist in the island of Borneo in Indonesia. It was (21)____________ in a clear, cold-water stream and it gets all of its oxygen (22)____________ its skin.
Researchers have reported that this special (23)____________ in Barbourula kalimantanensis may have been an adaptation to the higher oxygen content in fast-flowing cold water, which can hold more dissolved oxygen than (24)_________ water.
Experts believe that this species is so (25)_____________ and that is the reason why they know next to (26)___________ concerning its biology. All they know is that it is aquatic and (27)___________ in cold streams and has low basal metabolic rate.

it is pri 5 level
Some answers are quite straight forward.
But some may have alternatives.
Ok, this is the whole passage...was wondering where the other blanks (1)-(20) were!! And no options to pick yah?

Not sure this is an Eng or a Science question, but my picks are:
(21) found
(22) through
(23) trait
(24) warm
(25) rare
(26) nothing
(27) lives

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1285090https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1285090Thu, 08 May 2014 07:48:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About English Grammar &amp; Vocabulary on Thu, 08 May 2014 07:36:48 GMT]]>I’m wondering.

Are the English mcq from Nanyang, ACS, MGS, etc. harder?
If so, the neighbourhood schools have a lot of catch up to do.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1285082https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1285082Thu, 08 May 2014 07:36:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About English Grammar &amp; Vocabulary on Thu, 08 May 2014 03:11:58 GMT]]>I think it is quite difficult too.

But no harm practising.
So that they know there are more than one correct answers for each blank

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284853https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284853Thu, 08 May 2014 03:11:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About English Grammar &amp; Vocabulary on Thu, 08 May 2014 02:52:14 GMT]]>It's P5 level? :faint: My DS will not be able to do this! 😢

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284837https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284837Thu, 08 May 2014 02:52:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About English Grammar &amp; Vocabulary on Thu, 08 May 2014 02:45:57 GMT]]>An animal that can breathe through its skin and not through its lungs might sound a little alien-like. Strangely enough, this animal lives on Earth and is known as Barbourula kalimantanensis, the frog without lungs.

The first recorded species of frogs breathing without lungs was discovered by a scientist in the island of Borneo in Indonesia. It was (21)____________ in a clear, cold-water stream and it gets all of its oxygen (22)____________ its skin.
Researchers have reported that this special (23)____________ in Barbourula kalimantanensis may have been an adaptation to the higher oxygen content in fast-flowing cold water, which can hold more dissolved oxygen than (24)_________ water.
Experts believe that this species is so (25)_____________ and that is the reason why they know next to (26)___________ concerning its biology. All they know is that it is aquatic and (27)___________ in cold streams and has low basal metabolic rate.

it is pri 5 level
Some answers are quite straight forward.
But some may have alternatives.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284826https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284826Thu, 08 May 2014 02:45:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About English Grammar &amp; Vocabulary on Thu, 08 May 2014 01:40:15 GMT]]>guchengyouzi:

what level is this? why don’t you paste the entire cloze passage here, so parents can look at the whole thing in totality and recommend the most appropriate words:)

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284765https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284765Thu, 08 May 2014 01:40:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About English Grammar &amp; Vocabulary on Thu, 08 May 2014 01:34:46 GMT]]>

guchengyouzi:
May be it can be phrased this way:

Experts believe that this species is so (25) unique that they know next to (26) nothing concerning its biology.
Yes, that sounds OK.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284758https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284758Thu, 08 May 2014 01:34:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About English Grammar &amp; Vocabulary on Thu, 08 May 2014 01:32:08 GMT]]>May be it can be phrased this way:

Experts believe that this species is so (25) unique that they know next to (26) nothing concerning its biology.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284754https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284754Thu, 08 May 2014 01:32:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About English Grammar &amp; Vocabulary on Thu, 08 May 2014 01:12:27 GMT]]>

guchengyouzi:
slmkhoo:

[quote=\"guchengyouzi\"]Researchers have reported that this special (23) ability in Barbourula kalimantanensis may have been an adaptation to the higher oxygen content in fast-flowing cold water, which can hold more dissolved oxygen than (24) still water.

Experts believe that this species is so (25)_____________ and that is the reason why they know next to (26)___________ concerning its biology. All they know is that it is aquatic and (27)___________ in cold streams and has low basal metabolic rate.

25 - unique
26 - nothing
27 - lives

I think (26) and (27) are quite straight forward.
But (25) is quite tricky.

I think the sentence is badly written. The usual construction should be 'so ... that'. If I were editing this, I would delete the 'so'.

I agree.
If 'so' is used I would expect 'that' immediately following and 'and' deleted.

Any other suggestion for answer (25)[/quote]If you just do that, it still won't read right. It will be:
\"Experts believe that this species is so (25)_____________ that is the reason why...\"
It should read:
\"Experts believe that this species is so (25)_____________ that (something else needs to be inserted here), and that is the reason why...\"

Other than 'special', I can't think of any alternative to 'unique'.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284740https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284740Thu, 08 May 2014 01:12:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About English Grammar &amp; Vocabulary on Thu, 08 May 2014 00:51:07 GMT]]>

slmkhoo:
guchengyouzi:

Researchers have reported that this special (23) ability in Barbourula kalimantanensis may have been an adaptation to the higher oxygen content in fast-flowing cold water, which can hold more dissolved oxygen than (24) still water.

Experts believe that this species is so (25)_____________ and that is the reason why they know next to (26)___________ concerning its biology. All they know is that it is aquatic and (27)___________ in cold streams and has low basal metabolic rate.

25 - unique
26 - nothing
27 - lives

I think (26) and (27) are quite straight forward.
But (25) is quite tricky.

I think the sentence is badly written. The usual construction should be 'so ... that'. If I were editing this, I would delete the 'so'.

I agree.
If 'so' is used I would expect 'that' immediately following and 'and' deleted.

Any other suggestion for answer (25)

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284727https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284727Thu, 08 May 2014 00:51:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About English Grammar &amp; Vocabulary on Thu, 08 May 2014 00:11:18 GMT]]>

guchengyouzi:
Researchers have reported that this special (23) ability in Barbourula kalimantanensis may have been an adaptation to the higher oxygen content in fast-flowing cold water, which can hold more dissolved oxygen than (24) still water.

Experts believe that this species is so (25)_____________ and that is the reason why they know next to (26)___________ concerning its biology. All they know is that it is aquatic and (27)___________ in cold streams and has low basal metabolic rate.

25 - unique
26 - nothing
27 - lives

I think (26) and (27) are quite straight forward.
But (25) is quite tricky.
I think the sentence is badly written. The usual construction should be 'so ... that'. If I were editing this, I would delete the 'so'.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284701https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284701Thu, 08 May 2014 00:11:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About English Grammar &amp; Vocabulary on Thu, 08 May 2014 00:09:00 GMT]]>

guchengyouzi:
Actually you can do a search in the internet.

Gas solubility
Look at the graphs
As the temperature increases, the amount of gas in water decreases. Vice versa.
Really? Sorry for the wrong info, then. Now I know why I didn't stick to sciences!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284700https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284700Thu, 08 May 2014 00:09:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About English Grammar &amp; Vocabulary on Thu, 08 May 2014 00:08:20 GMT]]>

guchengyouzi:
Well, if I remembered correctly from my good old school days, cold water dissolves less solid but more gas. This is an irony that impressed me.

I think turbulent water contains more gas?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284698https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284698Thu, 08 May 2014 00:08:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About English Grammar &amp; Vocabulary on Wed, 07 May 2014 21:35:42 GMT]]>Researchers have reported that this special (23) ability in Barbourula kalimantanensis may have been an adaptation to the higher oxygen content in fast-flowing cold water, which can hold more dissolved oxygen than (24) still water.

Experts believe that this species is so (25)_____________ and that is the reason why they know next to (26)___________ concerning its biology. All they know is that it is aquatic and (27)___________ in cold streams and has low basal metabolic rate.

25 - unique
26 - nothing
27 - lives

I think (26) and (27) are quite straight forward.
But (25) is quite tricky.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284641https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284641Wed, 07 May 2014 21:35:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About English Grammar &amp; Vocabulary on Wed, 07 May 2014 12:13:40 GMT]]>Actually you can do a search in the internet.

Gas solubility
Look at the graphs
As the temperature increases, the amount of gas in water decreases. Vice versa.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284406https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284406Wed, 07 May 2014 12:13:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About English Grammar &amp; Vocabulary on Wed, 07 May 2014 12:10:19 GMT]]>Well, if I remembered correctly from my good old school days, cold water dissolves less solid but more gas. This is an irony that impressed me.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284401https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1284401Wed, 07 May 2014 12:10:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About English Grammar &amp; Vocabulary on Wed, 07 May 2014 11:03:48 GMT]]>

guchengyouzi:
instead of contrasting the fast-flowing

why don't we contrast the cold
so
24 - warm
If it's just based on English, I suppose that might work, but it doesn't make sense. Cold water will hold less oxygen than warm water.

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