KVZ - FCE Vocabulary Unit 3
Ready for First Certificate - by Roy Norris
Ready for First Certificate - by Roy Norris
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| Flashcards | 111 |
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| Language | Deutsch |
| Category | English |
| Level | Secondary School |
| Created / Updated | 05.08.2014 / 07.01.2015 |
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Root: end | Positive: - | Negative: endless
Root: event | Positive: eventful | Negative: uneventful
Root: fault | Positive: faulty | Negative: faultless
Root: gratitude | Positive: grateful | Negative: ungrateful
Root: harm | Positive: harmful | Negative: harmless
Root: help | Positive: helpful | Negative: helpless/unhelpful
Root: home | Positive: - | Negative: homeless
Root: hope | Positive: hopeful | Negative: hopeless
Root: meaning | Positive: meaningful | Negative: meaningless
Root: pain | Positive: painful | Negative: painless
Root: peace | Positive: peaceful | Negative: -
Root: point | Positive: - | Negative: pointless
Root: power | Positive: powerful | Negative: powerless
Root: price | Positive: - | Negative: priceless
Root: skill | Positive: skilful/skilled | Negative: unskilled
Root: success | Positive: successful | Negative: unsuccessful
Root: taste | Positive: tasty/tasteful | Negative: tasteless
Root: thought | Positive: thoughtful | Negative: thoughtless
Root: use | Positive: useful | Negative: useless
Root: wonder | Positive: wonderful | Negative: -
Root: worth | Positive: - | Negative: worthless
Spelling Note that adjectives ending in -ful are spelt with one 'I'. To form adverbs, add -Iy to the adjective. eg. Adjective: careful - Adverb: carefully // Adjective: peaceful - Adverb: peacefully
cheerless: used mainly to describe the weather or a room which is not bright or pleasant
helpless: unable to do anything to help or protect yourself
unhelpful: not willing to help other people
priceless: used to describe an object which has a very high value; it is worth so much money that the price cannot be calculated (compare with worthless) =unbezahlbar
skilful & skilled: both can be used to describe a person who has the necessary ability, experience and/or training to do something weIl. eg. He's a skilful footballer. This work was done by skilled craftsmen. skilled can also be used to describe a job or piece of work that requires special skill and training. eg. Nursing is a skilled job.
tasty: used to describe food with a strong and pleasant flavour
tasteful: used to describe clothes, decoration etc. which is attractive and shows good taste
thoughtful: a) to describe a person who is quiet and serious because they are thinking about something // b) to describe someone who thinks and cares about the feelings and needs of other people
worthless: used to describe an object with no value in money (compare with price!ess)
