Comprehension | Vocabulary Development Marriage Related Words

Marriage is the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce).  E.g. A long and happy marriage we have the following marriage related words:  Courtship, date (dating), bride, bride, groom, bride price, dowry, fiancée, spinster, bachelor, reception, engagement, wedding, matrimony, wedlock, white wedding.

  1. White wedding: – A traditional wedding in which the bride wears a white dress.
  2. Courtship: – A man’s country of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
  3. Bride price: – Money or property given (in some societies) by the bride groom to the family of his bride.

EVALUATION

Read the comprehension passage on page 4 of NOSEC – Use your dictionary to find out the meaning of 5 words that are related to marriage.

ASSIGNMENT: –  Guided composition (NOSEC pg. 16)

See also:

Simple Past Tense

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT | THE LIBRARY

Tenses | The Present Tense

LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Folktale

COMPOSITION – FORMAL LETTER

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