PREFIXES
Which prefix means "against"?
CLUE: Think of medication you take for hayfever or depression
ANTI-
antihistamines, antidepressants
Which TWO suffixes mean "capable or worthy of"?
BONUS POINT: Can you give an example of each?
-ABLE, -IBLE
e.g. comfortable, capable, fashionable etc
e.g. irresistible, impossible, responsible etc
If you "LOOK UP TO SOMEONE", what does it mean?
That you respect or admire them
Which VERBS frequently combine with the PREPOSITION "about"?
Worry about, forget about, laugh about, talk about, ask about, complain about, care about, think about, write about
Which is the correct WEATHER collocation?
a SLIM breeze
a LIGHT breeze
a GENTLE breeze
LIGHT or GENTLE
Which suffix means "again"?
CLUE: If your house is damaged in a big storm you will have to ________ it.
RE-
"rebuild"
Which suffix means "without or lacking"?
BONUS POINT: Can you give an example?
-LESS
e.g. meaningless, thoughtless, weightless, homeless
Complete the sentence with the missing verb:
"We will _______ up our child to be polite and to respect their elders".
BONUS POINT: What does it mean?
TO "BRING" UP
To raise / to educate/ to teach a child to behave in a particular way as they grow older.
Which adjective is the ODD ONE OUT?
addicted, allergic, ashamed, married
ASHAMED - ashamed of. I'm ashamed of how bad my Spanish is!!!!
The others pair with the preposition "to"
I am addicted to coffee
He is allergic to cats
I wish I was married to Ryan Reynolds!!!
Which of the following sports do you NOT play?
tennis, cycling, football
BONUS POINT: Which is the correct verb to use with the odd one out?
CYCLING
GO (because you are travelling across land from point A to point B).
Which prefixes can be added to ACTIVE, to form two different extremes?
BONUS POINT: what do they mean?
HYPERACTIVE - HIGH
HYPOACTIVE - LOW
Turn the following verbs into NOUNS by adding the correct suffix:
sadden, create, apologise, appear
If you THROW UP, what are you doing?
Vomiting
Which preposition goes with the following adjectives?
apologise, ask, thank, wait
BONUS POINT: Can you give a sentence using each correctly?
How many collocations can you form with the word "promise"?
BONUS POINT: What do they mean?
Make a promise
Keep a promise
Break a promise
Empty promise
To be full of promise
What do they mean?
multinational - of or relating to more than two nationalities
transnational - extending or going beyond national boundaries
international - between or among nations
binational - two nations (countries)
Which suffix can be added to the following words to form adjectives?
Religion, ridicule, disaster, fame
-OUS
religious, ridiculous, disastrous, famous
If your best friend is sad, you will do whatever you can to make them happy and to ______ them ____!
CHEER UP
Which preposition can you not combine with the verb "TALK"?
to, with, out, about, for, in
OUT
you talk to or with someone
you talk about something (a topic)
you can talk for someone (i.e. on their behalf)
you can talk in slang, in riddles, in another language
Complete the phrase with a verb and a preposition:
You should ___ attention __ the teacher!
PAY ATTENTION TO
Add the correct prefix to make the following words negative:
responsible, behave, approve, logical, comfortable
IRRESPONSIBLE, MISBEHAVE, DISSAPROVE, ILLOGICAL, UNCOMFORTABLE
Which suffixes are added to make words specific to people? You have to provide at least 3!
BONUS POINT: can you give an example of each
-ER: employer, banker, teacher
-EE: employee, referee
-ANT: assistant, immigrant
- OR: tutor, author, doctor,
- AR: burglar, liar
-IAN: politician, musician, electrician
-ESS: actress, waitress, goddess
-ENT: student, president, patient
-IST: dentist, scientist, artist
-IC: medic, critic, comic
If you PUT OFF something, what are you doing?
Postponing it, delaying it until another day.
Complete the following with your own answers:
I am keen __.....
I am looking forward __ ...
I am afraid __ ...
I am really good __...
I am worried __....
I am keen on...
I am looking forward to...
I am afraid of...
I am really good at...
I am worried about...
How many collocations can you make with the words MONEY and TIME?
Make money, spend money, save money, waste money, borrow money, pocket money, earn money, count money, dirty money, lend money, donate money, hard-earned money, hush money,
Have time, take time, waste time, save time, pass time, free time, kill time, just in time, take time off etc