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Prefixes and suffixes
Adjective suffixes board game
B1-B2
20-30 mins
groups: 3-4
Prefixes - gap cards
B1-B2
Prefixes snap
B1-B2
Prefixes quiz
B1-B2
Adjective building - half-minute topics
B1-B2
8
Prefixes and suffixes
B1-B2
45minutes +
groups: 2+
Prefixes and suffixes extra
B1-B2
Adjective building - prefixes and suffixes
B1-B2
Adjective building quiz
Gap-fill quiz relating to (old) Inside Out upper intermediate, unit 8. page 75
Gap-fill quiz relating to (old) Inside Out upper intermediate, unit 8. page 75
Noun suffixes quiz 1
Fourteen-question exercise. Students fill in noun suffix from gapped sentences. e.g. 'The develop____ of mobile phone networks in poor countries...'
Fourteen-question exercise. Students fill in noun suffix from gapped sentences. e.g. 'The develop____ of mobile phone networks in poor countries...'
Adjective prefixes quiz 1
Seventeen-question short-answer quiz. Add prefixes il / ir / dis / un / in / im to individual words.
Seventeen-question short-answer quiz. Add prefixes il / ir / dis / un / in / im to individual words.
Adjective prefixes quiz 2
Sixteen-question short-answer quiz on adjective prefixes. Complete the sentences by adding a word with an adjective prefix from the list at the top of the quiz page.
Sixteen-question short-answer quiz on adjective prefixes. Complete the sentences by adding a word with an adjective prefix from the list at the top of the quiz page.
Prefixes and suffixes quiz
Twenty-question multiple-choice quiz on prefixes (adjective and noun) and noun suffixes.
Twenty-question multiple-choice quiz on prefixes (adjective and noun) and noun suffixes.
Adjective prefixes quiz 3
Ten-question short-answer quiz on adjective prefixes. Add the prefixes il, im, dis etc. to complete the adjectives in example sentences.
Ten-question short-answer quiz on adjective prefixes. Add the prefixes il, im, dis etc. to complete the adjectives in example sentences.
Noun suffixes exercise 2
Sixty gapped sentences requiring a noun with verb or adjective form given as cue.
Sixty gapped sentences requiring a noun with verb or adjective form given as cue.
Noun and adjective suffixes quiz
Fifteen-question short-answer quiz. Form appropriate noun or adjective by adding the suffix. Example: The company has over 1,000 ______________ . (employ)
Fifteen-question short-answer quiz. Form appropriate noun or adjective by adding the suffix. Example: The company has over 1,000 ______________ . (employ)
Noun and adjective suffixes quiz 2
Fifteen-question gap-fill quiz. Complete the missing word with the correct form of the word in brackets: e.g. Knowledge is easier to obtain than ______________ . (wise)
Fifteen-question gap-fill quiz. Complete the missing word with the correct form of the word in brackets: e.g. Knowledge is easier to obtain than ______________ . (wise)
Prefixes crossword 01
Fifteen-item crossword, all of the examples made with common prefixes - re, multi, dis etc. (Includes the following trickier examples: illogical, illegible, irreplaceable, multilingual)
Fifteen-item crossword, all of the examples made with common prefixes - re, multi, dis etc. (Includes the following trickier examples: illogical, illegible, irreplaceable, multilingual)
Material from other sources
BBC prefixes quizzes 
Three ten-question multiple-choice quizzes in ascending order of difficulty. NB: this BBC website is aimed at young native speakers (note the emphasis on spelling). However, this item would be of use to non-native learners.
Three ten-question multiple-choice quizzes in ascending order of difficulty. NB: this BBC website is aimed at young native speakers (note the emphasis on spelling). However, this item would be of use to non-native learners.
Global Upper Intermediate students' book
Unit 2 Right & Wrong Page 22 Prefix mis
Unit 8 Escape Page 75
adjective building (1) Compound adjectives with 'well-' or '-conscious' (Uses examples from reading Every postcard tells a story, page 74.)
(2) Adjectives with prefixes: un in ir im il
+ suffixes less ful ish (Matching exercises)
(3) Gapped text with root adjective prompts.
adjective building (1) Compound adjectives with 'well-' or '-conscious' (Uses examples from reading Every postcard tells a story, page 74.)
(2) Adjectives with prefixes: un in ir im il
+ suffixes less ful ish (Matching exercises)
(3) Gapped text with root adjective prompts.
Module 2 Life's ups and downs Pages 20 - 21 Forming nouns and gerunds
(20) Noun - verb pairs: research and researh etc. (20) Passage with mulitple choice words: noun /verb/adjective etc, (21) Word completion
(20) Noun - verb pairs: research and researh etc. (20) Passage with mulitple choice words: noun /verb/adjective etc, (21) Word completion
Module 2 Life's ups and downs Page 27 Practise
End-of-unit extra practice section
End-of-unit extra practice section
Module 2 Life's ups and downs Page 22 Forming adjectives
Common adjectival endings: ive, ic, able etc
Common adjectival endings: ive, ic, able etc
Module 2 Life's ups and downs Page 23 prefixes
Common prefixes: over, under, pre, post etc
Common prefixes: over, under, pre, post etc
New Inside Out Student's Book Upper Intermediate
Unit 4 Challenge Pages 36 - 37 Ben Saunders: Polar explorer
Reading about the youngest person to ski solo to the North Pole + vocab work focusing on prefixes and suffixes
Reading about the youngest person to ski solo to the North Pole + vocab work focusing on prefixes and suffixes
Straightforward Advanced Student's Book
1D The quarterlife crisis Pages 12 - 13 Noun suffixes
Opposites quiz page 30 Page 30
dis... un... im... in... Ss form opposites of 12 adjectives (with picture prompts) by adding these prefixes.
dis... un... im... in... Ss form opposites of 12 adjectives (with picture prompts) by adding these prefixes.
9 - 12b Impossible? Pages 9 - 12
Dominoes game with prefixes.
Dominoes game with prefixes.
