Prefixes
Suffixes
Transformation
Idioms and Expressions
"Popurri"
100

decisive

INdecisive
100

Courage (noun).......adjective?

courageous

100

"I have never been as excited as I was during that football match."   HAVE


That football match was the.....ever seen.


That football match was the MOST EXCITING I´ve ever seen.

100

"Why the long face?"

A sad look on someone´s face
100

What does this idiom mean?

"He always speaks his mind."

He always says what he thinks.
200

accurate

INaccurate

200

Child (noun).......adjective meaning immature?

Childish
200

"People say that the pop star has given a lot of money to charity."   SAID


The pop star.....a lot of money to charity.


The pop star IS SAID TO HAVE GIVEN a lot of money to charity.


200

"He´s such a know-it-all"

Someone who knows all the answers and tries to answer everything.

200

What are the 2 possible suffixes for "harm"?

harmful

harmless

300

certain

UNcertain

300

Passion (noun).....adjective?

Passionate

300
"Simon decided to accept the salesperson´s offer of a 20 percent discount."   ADVANTAGE


Simon decided he would .....the salesperson´s offer of a 20 percent discount.

Simon decided he would TAKE ADVANTAGE  OF the salesperson´s offer of a 20 percent discount.

300

"I think I missed the mark"

Not getting to the point or saying something wrong.

300

Paraphrase:

"Tomy regrets not being able to speak to his girlfriend last night."   COULD


Tony wishes that.... to his girlfriend last night."

Tony wishes that HE COULD HAVE SPOKEN to his girlfriend last night."

400

legible

ILlegible

400

count (verb)....adjective meaning that it can´t be count because there are so many?

countless

400

"The heavy rain made it impossible for them to complete the walk."   PREVENTED


They......the walk by the heavy rain.

They WERE PREVENTED FROM the walk by the heavy rain.

400

"It´s important to keep yourself in check at a job interview."

Not saying something off topic or inappropiate.

400

What prefix and suffix do you need to form the word "irrespetuoso" in English?

DISrespectFUL

500

relevant

IRrelevant

500

peace (noun)......adjective?

peaceful

500

"A local garage always services my motorbike."   GET


I always .....at a local garage.

I always  GET MY MOTORBIKE SERVICED at a local garage.

500

"I can never get a word in edgeways when I have a conversation with Susan. It´s so annoying!"

Not be able to say a word

500

What´s the opposite of "comparable" and of "conventional"?

INcomparable

UNconventional