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Building Words: Prefixes, Suffixes & Transformations
- 1.Which English suffixes do you find the most confusing? For example, when do you use '-tion' and when do you use '-sion'?
- 2.Do you think learning word families (e.g. succeed, success, successful, successfully) is a good way to build vocabulary? Why or why not?
- 3.What strategies do you use to remember the correct spelling of words like 'happiness' (y changes to i) or 'beautiful' (one l, not two)?
- 4.In your language, do you also change words by adding parts to the beginning or end? How is it similar to or different from English?
- 5.Why do you think negative prefixes (un-, in-, im-, dis-) cause so many problems for English learners?
- 6.Can you think of a time when using the wrong word form caused a misunderstanding or an embarrassing moment?
- 7.If you could only learn 10 word families really well, which would be the most useful for everyday life?
- 8.How do you feel about the fact that some English words change completely when they become nouns (e.g. strong → strength, long → length)?
- 9.Do you think technology (like spell checkers and autocorrect) makes it less important to learn word formation rules?
- 10.Which part of speech do you find hardest to form correctly — nouns, adjectives, adverbs, or verbs? Give examples.
- 11.How important is word formation knowledge for passing English exams like FCE or IELTS?
- 12.What advice would you give to a beginner who wants to improve their word formation skills?
- 13.Do you keep a vocabulary notebook? How do you organise new words — by topic, by word family, or alphabetically?
- 14.Why do you think some people find it easy to guess the meaning of new words using prefixes and suffixes, while others struggle?
- 15.How do you deal with words that look similar but have different meanings, like 'economic' and 'economical', or 'historic' and 'historical'?
- 16.If you were a teacher, how would you teach negative prefixes to your students? What activities would you use?
- 17.Reading is often recommended for improving vocabulary. What kind of reading material helps you notice word formation patterns?
- 18.How do you feel about English words borrowed from other languages, like 'photograph' (Greek roots) or 'telephone' (Greek/Latin)? Does knowing word origins help?
- 19.Some people say that learning prefixes and suffixes is boring. How would you make it more interesting or fun?
- 20.What is the longest English word you know that uses both a prefix and a suffix? Can you break it down into its parts?
B1-B2
Grammar-Linked
Building Words: Prefixes, Suffixes & Transformations
20 questions60 minutes
- 1.Which English suffixes do you find the most confusing? For example, when do you use '-tion' and when do you use '-sion'?
- 2.Do you think learning word families (e.g. succeed, success, successful, successfully) is a good way to build vocabulary? Why or why not?
- 3.What strategies do you use to remember the correct spelling of words like 'happiness' (y changes to i) or 'beautiful' (one l, not two)?
- 4.In your language, do you also change words by adding parts to the beginning or end? How is it similar to or different from English?
- 5.Why do you think negative prefixes (un-, in-, im-, dis-) cause so many problems for English learners?
- 6.Can you think of a time when using the wrong word form caused a misunderstanding or an embarrassing moment?
- 7.If you could only learn 10 word families really well, which would be the most useful for everyday life?
- 8.How do you feel about the fact that some English words change completely when they become nouns (e.g. strong → strength, long → length)?
- 9.Do you think technology (like spell checkers and autocorrect) makes it less important to learn word formation rules?
- 10.Which part of speech do you find hardest to form correctly — nouns, adjectives, adverbs, or verbs? Give examples.
- 11.How important is word formation knowledge for passing English exams like FCE or IELTS?
- 12.What advice would you give to a beginner who wants to improve their word formation skills?
- 13.Do you keep a vocabulary notebook? How do you organise new words — by topic, by word family, or alphabetically?
- 14.Why do you think some people find it easy to guess the meaning of new words using prefixes and suffixes, while others struggle?
- 15.How do you deal with words that look similar but have different meanings, like 'economic' and 'economical', or 'historic' and 'historical'?
- 16.If you were a teacher, how would you teach negative prefixes to your students? What activities would you use?
- 17.Reading is often recommended for improving vocabulary. What kind of reading material helps you notice word formation patterns?
- 18.How do you feel about English words borrowed from other languages, like 'photograph' (Greek roots) or 'telephone' (Greek/Latin)? Does knowing word origins help?
- 19.Some people say that learning prefixes and suffixes is boring. How would you make it more interesting or fun?
- 20.What is the longest English word you know that uses both a prefix and a suffix? Can you break it down into its parts?