Prefixes & Suffixes (Grammar)
These change the meaning of the word they are joined to, often making it opposite, negative, or adding extra meaning
prefixes
Yours was good, but mine was _______
better
Which of these places have over 200 different words for "Rain"?
a. Hawaii
b. Egypt
c. Alaska
a. Hawaii
According to the video we watched this week, which of these is NOT one of the reasons they gave for learning a new language
a. delaying dementia
b. changing your thought patterns
c. better listening
d. better memory recall
e. multitasking
f. sharper focus
b. changing your thought patterns
occurring too early
premature
These change a word from one part of speech to another
Suffix (suffixes)
You wear this when it's cold
sweater
What is the second most spoken language in the world?
a. German
b. Spanish
c. French
b. Spanish
Which of these mean "working to eliminate native language sound patterns when speaking another language"?
a. active vocabulary
b. intonation
c. accent reduction
c. accent reduction
someone who goes to a meeting or an event
attendee
Change the word laugh into an adjective
laughable
wetter
Name an English word that only exists in plural form.
glasses, scissors, jeans, pajamas...
True or False: first and second language learning are seen as similar processes.
a. true
b. false
b. false (a second language takes more of a concentrated effort because you haven't been fully exposed to it 24 hours a day during the first years of your life)
Change a record or document so that it's untrue
falsify
What suffix changes a noun to a recipient of a noun?
-ee
A type of cheese that you can put on many different types of food (broccoli, pizza, sandwiches, salads...)
cheddar
What is the most commonly used letter in the English language, found in about 11% of all words in the English vocabulary
E
How early can people distinguish sentence structures?
babies as young as 7 months
the use of multiple languages
multilingualism
Which prefixes give a word an opposite meaning (including negative opposite)
dis- im- mis-
How can she be my best friend when I've only just ____ ____.
met her
Name one of the languages in Game of Thrones
Dothraki
High Valerian
Low Valerian
The Common Tongue of the Andals. Basically everybody. ...
The Old Tongue of the First Men (The Wildlings speak this)
Skroth
Asshai'i
Qarth
The point of time when the mind is most ready to receive and learn a first language is called the _______ _________
The time and mental state conducive to very efficient learning (and when the mind is ready to learn a second language) is called ________ _________
1. the critical period
2. the sensitive period
lower in quality than what is normally desired or expected
substandard