Find the odd word out.
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 513.
Express the following in one word.
Match the words to their opposites.
Match the words/phrases of similar meaning.
Match the parts of speech (a–d) with the lists of typical suffixes (1–4).
| a) verb | 1 -able, -ic, -al, -ous, -ive, -ent, -ing, -ed, -ful, -less |
| b) adverb | 2 -ion, -ence, -ity, -ment, -ness |
| c) noun | 3 -ly |
| d) adjective | 4 -ate, -ify, -ize (-ise) |
| 1 leisure | a like better |
| 2 enjoyable | b make greater |
| 3 prefer | c spare time |
| 4 appreciate | d make better |
| 5 effort | e understand and enjoy |
| 6 increase | f pleasurable |
| 7 improve | g trying hard |
| 1 labour | a enjoyable |
| 2 amateur | b low |
| 3 boring | c leisure |
| 4 difficult | d reduce |
| 5 high | e easy |
| 6 satisfy | f professional |
| 7 increase | g disappoint |
| wellbeing, fascinating, hobby, demanding, leisure, fulfilling, fulfilled |
- time available for ease and relaxation
- an activity like sport or reading that one enjoys doing in one's spare time
- the condition of being healthy, happy, and having no problems
- satisfied with your life because you feel that what you do, for example at work, is interesting, useful, and important
- making you feel fulfilled
- extremely interesting
- requiring especially great patience and effort and skill
a) recreation, leisure, entertainment, hobby, pastime, labour, relaxation;
b) enjoyable, pleasant, pleasurable, boring, satisfying, entertaining;
c) interesting, absorbing, fascinating, disappointing, exciting, inspiring;
d) challenging, demanding, difficult, effortless, hard, heavy, tough, laborious.
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