Word Formation Remix Jeopardy
A team game for A2 teens about building new words with prefixes, suffixes, compound words, and word families. Higher-point questions ask students to make sentences, give reasons, and talk about their own lives.
A free Jeopardy Quiz for Teens at CEFR A2 level. Topic: word formation gramma (Remix).
Categories
- Prefix Power
- Super Suffixes
- Compound Crush
- Word Family Remix
- All About You
Questions
- Prefix Power (100): Add 'un-' to the word 'happy'. What is the new word, and what does it mean?
- Prefix Power (200): The prefix 're-' means 'again'. Change 'write' into a word that means 'write again'. When do students do this?
- Prefix Power (300): Which prefix makes the opposite of 'like', 'agree', and 'appear'? Say one sentence with one of the new words.
- Prefix Power (400): Explain the difference between 'possible' and 'impossible'. Then make a sentence with 'impossible' about school.
- Prefix Power (500): Compare 'lock', 'unlock', and 'relock'. Describe a situation in your day when you use these actions.
- Super Suffixes (100): Add '-er' to the verb 'teach' to make a word for a person. Who is this person?
- Super Suffixes (200): Add '-ful' to 'help'. What is the new word? Tell us about a person you know who is like this.
- Super Suffixes (300): The suffix '-less' means 'without'. What does 'careless' mean? Give an example of a careless action.
- Super Suffixes (400): Change the adjective 'kind' into a noun with '-ness'. Use the noun in a sentence about a friend or family member.
- Super Suffixes (500): Compare 'useful' and 'useless'. Name one useful thing and one useless thing in your school bag and explain why.
- Compound Crush (100): Put 'foot' and 'ball' together. What is the new word, and what is it?
- Compound Crush (200): Join 'bed' and 'room'. What is the new word, and what do you do in this place?
- Compound Crush (300): Make a compound word that starts with 'home'. Say what it means.
- Compound Crush (400): 'Smartphone' comes from two words. Name the two words and explain why the name makes sense.
- Compound Crush (500): Invent a new compound word for something you want to have. Explain what it is and what it does.
- Word Family Remix (100): What is the word for a person who sings? Name a famous person who does this.
- Word Family Remix (200): 'Danger' is a noun. What is the adjective? Name something that is like this.
- Word Family Remix (300): What is the noun form of the verb 'decide'? Tell us about one you made this week.
- Word Family Remix (400): Make one or two sentences using 'friend', 'friendly', and 'friendship'. Explain which word is the adjective.
- Word Family Remix (500): Explain the difference between 'bored' and 'boring'. Give one example sentence for each word.
- All About You (100): Describe yourself with one adjective that ends in '-ful'. Say one short example.
- All About You (200): Name a job that ends in '-er' or '-or' that you want in the future. Say why you want it.
- All About You (300): Tell us about a time you felt unhappy. What made you happy again?
- All About You (400): If you could redo one day from last week, which day would you choose and why? Use the word 'redo' in your answer.
- All About You (500): Compare your real bedroom with your dream bedroom. Use at least two compound words.