AC12, Unit 1

Correspondence

Antonyms:

Synonyms: Messages

Examples: Email Letters Faxes memos

Definition: Written communication for personal or business purposes

Correspondence sentences While cleaning my

grandmother’s house, I found a chest of old correspondence.

The type of correspondence I send most is…

Expedient

Antonyms: Inappropriate Wrong Unacceptable unfitting

Synonyms: Useful Beneficial Advantageous appropriate

Examples: Ship goods in expedient

manner Run a business

expediently NOT expedient to use a

push mower to mow the football field

Definition: Practical, convenient

Expedient Sentences My mother is a

chatty woman and can get rid of nosey neighbors in an expedient manner.

Since my mother will be looking for us soon, it is expedient that we…

Primary

Antonyms: Minor Secondary last

Synonyms: Main Most important First basic

Examples: Primary colors: red,

blue, yellow Primary grades: K,

1st, 2nd

Primary needs: food, water, shelter

Definition: most important; first in a sequence or list

Primary sentences

The primary concern at the factor was worker safety.

One of my primary values in life is…

Tactful

Antonyms: Rude Inconsiderate Insensitive unfeeling

Synonyms: Sensitive Polite Thoughtful considerate

Examples: When someone’s family

member dies When confronting a

coworker about a problem

Breaking up with someone

Definition: Confronting someone

without being offensive or hurtful

Tactful Sentences

The doctor was tactful when sharing the diagnosis with her patient.

I have to be tactful when I talk to…

Inefficient

Antonyms: Able Organized Resourceful capable

Synonyms: Unproductive Wasteful Useless bungling

Examples: Using a push mower

to mow the city park A car that only gets 2

miles/gallon Travelling by ship

instead of plane

Definition: Badly organized

Inefficient Sentences

The new spiral lightbulbs are replacing the inefficient Edison bulbs.

An inefficient way to do homework would be…

Enclosure

Antonyms: Empty letter or email

Synonyms: Inclusion attachment

Examples: Money Brochures RSVP card photos

Definition: Something inside a

letter, or a boundary, such as a fence.

Enclosure Sentences

Please consult the enclosure for more detailed instructions.

In an envelope to someone, I may also enclose…

Incompetent

Antonyms: Capable Talented Skillful expert

Synonyms: Bungling Unskilled Useless hopeless

Examples: Shaq at gymnastics Mrs. P at calculus A kindergartener at slam

dunking In court, not being

mentally stable to stand trial

Definition: Bad at doing

something

Incompetent Sentences

Incompetent employees are often fired.

The incompetent delivery man…

Economical

Antonyms: Wasteful Expensive Costly pricey

Synonyms: Cheap Reasonable Thrifty

Examples: Buying in bulk Going to Smith Falls for

vacation Drinking water instead

of soda Cars with 40 miles/gallon

Definition: Inexpensive,

resourceful

Economical Sentences

Cars that run on high ethanol fuel are often more economical.

My economical mother…

Antonyms: Goodbye farewell

Synonyms: Salute acknowledgment

Examples: Beginning of a letter Seeing someone you

know on the street Telling someone

good morning

Definition: an opening greeting

Salutation

Salutation Sentences

I started my letter with a salutation.

A common salutation people use is…

Memorandum

Antonyms:

Synonyms: Note Letter email

Examples: Announce a meeting Announce a change in

safety procedures Remind employees to

turn in paperwork Share an earnings report

Definition: brief message,

usually inside a workplace

Memorandum Sentences

Today’s memo said that the new cash registers would be installed next week.

The boss at a store might write a memo to…