Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Dear readers,

Before we all leave for the long festive holiday, I would like to take this opportunity to wish all our friends here a blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year! For those of you travelling, be safe on the road. Looking forward to even more exciting and amazing times in 2020!


May Naik

Homonyms - Tear (As a Verb and Noun)

1. (verb) - To pull apart.

• I tore my pants while hiking this morning.
• Be careful with the book or you just might tear its pages. 

2. (noun) - A hole in a piece of paper, cloth or                       other material.

• I noticed a small tear in one of the pages in this book. 
• Sally didn't notice the tear in her shirt till her mother mentioned it.

3. (noun) - Liquid that flows from the eye as a result of pain or unhappiness.

• Tears started flowing down Wendy's cheeks when she couldn't find her favourite doll.
• Did you notice the tears in his eyes when he talked about his mother?

Words From The Same Family - Dependent v Dependable

Dependent (adj) - to need help.

• Sam has three dependent family members - his parents and his younger sister.
• Despite being in his late 20s, Tim is still financially dependent on his parents. 

Dependable (adj) - can be relied upon.

• We are delighted to have a dependable babysitter to take care of our children.
• I need a dependable car as I travel a lot for work.