How many words do you know that end in -ISM? You might be surprised how many there are, from optimism, to symbolism, to journalism, and lots more! In this vocabulary and pronunciation lesson I’ll introduce you to some useful -ISM words, and I’ll demonstrate how to pronounce them. I hope you’ll find it a useful way to expand your vocabulary.
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13 COMMENTS
Thank you Gill for this amazing lesson!
Can’t see the quiz. Anyway thanks for information.
Hi Gill,
in my language, most of this words end with the -ISMUS.
English : optimism – Slovak : optimismus
English : pessimism – Slovak : pesimismus
and so on.
That´s really funny. :-)
you have a great way to describe the terms, I like your lessons a lot, in addition to miss Ronnie’s lessons, thank you teacher!
Thanks Teacher Gill, i have focused with optimism knownledge.
interesting thsnk you
Hello Jill!These words are very useful, thank you!
In truth, the teacher is called Gill, not Jill. Just a little information.
Thank you very much teacher
Dommage je n’ai pas trouvé le quiz
Thank you so much,I have enjoyed the topic
thank you so much
Thank you, Gill, for explaining the difference between those words :)