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  • What are the two meanings of the homograph rest?
    get some rest / the rest of the coffee
  • Does nosy have positive or negative connotation?
    negative
  • Name two words with the prefix in-
    various: incredible, insufficient, independent, insane, invalid
  • Choose 1 or 2: I 1. knew / 2. new the answer was wrong.
    1
  • What does "keep an eye on" mean?
    look after someone, babysit
  • Does antique have negative or positive connotation?
    positive
  • Name two words with the suffix -ful
    various: wonderful, beautiful, dutiful, colourful...
  • Name two words with the prefix mis-
    various: misuse, misunderstand, misspell, mismatch, mistake
  • What are the two meanings of the homograph capital?
    capital city /capital letters
  • Which word has a more positive connotation? Scared or careful?
    careful
  • What are the two meanings of the homograph light?
    not heavy/ lamp
  • Choose 1 or 2: I used the cheese 1.greater / 2. grater for the pizza topping.
    2
  • What is a synonym for big?
    huge/humongous/large
  • Does old-fashioned have positive or negative connotation?
    negative
  • What is the antonym of before
    after
  • What does "skating on thin ice" mean?
    doing something risky
  • Name two words with the prefix re-
    (various: reply, repeat, record, rewrite, retake, repetition...)
  • What does "run across" mean?
    meeting someone by chance
  • What are the two meanings of the homograph bank?
    place to put money/side of a river
  • Choose 1 or 2: If you 1. wait / 2. weight for me, we can go to the cinema together.
    1
  • Choose 1 or 2: Are you not going to eat that burger? What a 1. waist / 2. waste of food!
    2