Word formation
Vocabulary · C2 · 7 printable sheets, each with an answer key.
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- Sheet 1 · 20 minWord formation: negative and reversing prefixesMeet the precise meanings of un-, in-, dis-, mis-, non- and de-, use them in exam-style sentences and coin new words.Free
- Sheet 2 · 20 minWord formation: abstract nouns from adjectives and verbsForm abstract nouns from stems in CAPITALS, correct wrong noun forms and distinguish near-identical noun pairs.Premium
- Sheet 3 · 20 minWord formation: adjectives and adverbs in a reviewComplete an exam-style book review with adjectives and adverbs formed from stems, then choose between close adjective forms.Premium
- Sheet 4 · 20 minWord formation: compounds and conversionLearn compound adjectives such as knee-jerk and hard-won, then use nouns as verbs and verbs as nouns in context.Premium
- Sheet 5 · 20 minWord formation: several changes to one stemBuild words that need a prefix, a suffix and a spelling change at once, first in isolation and then in an exam-style text.Premium
- Sheet 6 · 20 minWord formation challenge: mixed reviewReview every pattern from the pack in an exam-style text, spot invented word forms and build long word-family chains.Premium
- Sheet 7 · 45 minWord formation: Latin rootsCommon Latin roots such as spect, duc, vert and ject, used to decode and form words in context.Premium