Appearance
Choose the correct word and explain your choice:
John is blonde/blond.Blond.
Justification: blond is used for men and blonde is used for women.
The opposite of legal.
Illegal
Which suffix is used to form an adverb? Provide an example.
-ly
e.g. beautifully
Someone who is attractive and pleasant to be around; charismatic.
Charming
Someone who has creases on their skin has ___________ skin.
Wrinkled
The opposite of loyal.
Disloyal
Which part of speech do these suffixes form?
-ous
-ive
-ful
Adjectives
Someone who likes trouble-making, but not in a mean spirit is ________________.
Mischievous
Someone who has light skin to the point of looking sickly.
Pale
The opposite of respectful.
Disrespectful
Which part of speech do these suffixes form?
-ness
-dom
-ion
-ment
Noun
Someone who acts or thinks that they are better than other people because of your wealth, social class, education, or taste is _________.
Snobbish
Someone with an afro has ___________ hair.
Coily
Which letters at the beginning of the word signal the prefix im-. Give an example for each one!
P, B, M
Impartial, imbalanced, immature
Why does it not fit in?
Playful, the only adjective
Someone who intends to cause harm with their actions is ____________.
Malicious
Someone who is attractively thin; synonym to slim.
Slender
Explain the difference between these two words: disorganized, unorganized.
Disorganized - having lost order that was previously there; a breakdown of a system.
Unorganized - lacking structure or order from the start; it was never organized.
Think of a word to which all of the following suffixes could be added:
-ive
-ly
-ion
-ness
Act
Active
Actively
Activation
Activeness
Someone who is good at using language to express ideas or opinions clearly and well, having a strong effect on others is _______________.
Eloquent