Derivatives (prefixes and suffixes board game) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 26 Public

Form new words using prefixes and suffixes.

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Describes something that helps you learn --> education... (adj.)

educational

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Describes something that's popular at the moment --> fashion... (adj.)

fashionable

15

It's an amount out of 100 --> percent... (n.)

percentage

20

It's a person in a competition --> contest... (n.)

contestant

20

Describes a type of school for children between 12 and 18 --> second... (adj.)

secondary

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It means that you can do what you want --> free... (n.)

freedom

5

To add sugar to something --> sweet... (v.)

sweeten

20

It's a person who comes from another country --> foreign... (n.)

foreigner

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It's a person who gets paid to work for someone --> employ... (n.)

employee

5

Describes someone who doesn't remember things --> forget... (adj.)

forgetful

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Describes a person who doesn't enjoy spending time with others --> ...social (adj.)

antisocial

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It's a book that a person writes about their own life --> ...biography (n.)

autobiography

5

Describes a person who doesn't tell the truth --> ...honest (adj.)

dishonest

20

Describes something exceptional or not usual --> ...ordinary (adj.)

extraordinary

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To predict what will happen in the future using evidence --> ...cast (v.)

forecast

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Describes a person who can't wait for something --> ...patient (adj.)

impatient

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