Word form english lesson

This is a lesson plan for students preparing for the Cambridge main suite exams. I specifically created it with C1 or C2 students in mind but it could easily be adapted to B2. Students practice word formation while playing a game of noughts and crosses. Download the handout below:

Students play in pairs, they must choose a square on the board where they want to place their token, but they must first correctly complete the corresponding word formation question in order to do so. All of the words are based on the same root word.

If a student answers incorrectly, you could either have the opponent steal the square by answering correctly, or say that the square is now dead and nobody can place a token there.

An alternative game to play with the same 9 questions is this great, and very versatile, football game by https://tekhnologic.wordpress.com/

As a follow-up you could set your students the task of coming up with their own lists of nine sentences to use in future games. You could give them each a root word (use, communicate, etc.) and send them to the Longman Online Dictionary to look up all the derivatives in order to make their 9 questions: https://www.ldoceonline.com/

This is a lesson plan for C1/C2 students who are preparing for an upcoming exam but still want to celebrate Halloween in some way. Students read a creepy story about an old family home, practice some word formation and then write their own continuation of the story. I wrote the story myself, let me know what you think! Download the handout and teacher’s notes below:

Pre-Reading

You’re going to read the first part of a horror story called “The Family Legacy”, it involves:

• A father
• A son
• An old house

With your partner, make some predictions about what will happen in the story.

Reading

Read the story, ignore the gaps, see if your predictions were correct.

Roger trudged up the drive of the ancient hall, the seat of his family’s power for over two centuries. It stood on the top of the hill looking down over the land around, a 1. ………………(SYMBOL) effigy of the family’s grasp over the local 2. ……………. (POPULATE). Finally it was his, the jewel in the crown of his 3. ……………… (INHERIT) after his father’s passing the previous week. In the end, the death of the formidable patriarch of the family had been far from the 4. ……………… (PAIN) transition we all hope for, screaming night terrors, lashing out 5. ……………… (VIOLENT), catching his 6. ………………(SUSPECT) carers off-guard, until the final descent into silent 7. …………… (MAD) It was something that had befallen the last three generations of men in his family, a thought that he pushed to the back of his mind as a/an 8. ………………. (VOLUNTEER) shudder ran down his spine.

But it was over, and he could now envisage the 9. …………….. (REALISE) of all the 10. ……………… (BOY) hopes and dreams he had had for this 11. ……………….. (CRUMBLE) pile of stone and wood. As he approached the ancient 12. ………………..(WOOD) door, he took the old iron key from his pocket and unlocked it with a 13. ……………….. (SATISFY) thunk. As he stepped across the threshold his 14. ……………….. (FOOT) echoed throughout the house in a/an 15. ……………….. (SETTLE) way. What struck Roger immediately were the reminders of his father’s 16. ……………….. (QUESTION) taste in decorations; floor to ceiling oil paintings of 17. ……………….. (NOTE) ancestors and the heads of various animals mounted on the walls. He relished the thought of finally 18. ……………….. (CLUTTER) the whole place. No sooner had this thought crossed his mind than around the corner came an almost 19. ……………….. (PERCEIVE) breath of air, which flowed through the ground floor, as if the house itself was reacting to a/an 20. ……………….. (INVITATION) guest. The door slammed shut behind Roger, he heard a loud “clang” as the heavy old key hit the stone of the porch outside. Suddenly gripped by panic he grabbed the door handle and pulled with all his 21. ……………….. (STRONG) but to no avail. A sudden sense of 22. ……………….. (CONFINE) enveloped him, but what really set his nerves jangling and a creeping sense of 23. ……………….. (EXIST) dread curling up his back was the voice calling down the stairs from his father’s study….

Word Formation

Now look at the gaps, try to predict what type of word is needed, then attempt to transform the root words to fit the context.

Language Analysis

1. How does the writer make the story creepy?
2. Find two examples of onomatopoeia in the text. 
3. Find and underline the sentence with “around the corner”
   1. What do you notice about the syntax?
4. Look for impressive collocations with the following words:

Power…………………………………………Grasp…………………………………………Jewel…………………………………………Patriarch…………………………………………Catching…………………………………………Madness…………………………………………Mind…………………………………………Spine…………………………………………Hopes and dreams……………………………

Footsteps…………………………………………Taste…………………………………………Relish…………………………………………Guest…………………………………………Door…………………………………………Panic…………………………………………Strength…………………………………………Sense…………………………………………Nerves …………………………………………

Production

Write the next paragraph of the story. Try to use:

• Inversions: 
  • No sooner…. than….
  • Hardly/Barely/Scarcely….. when
• An inversion of place:
  • Into the river jumped the boys.
  • At the top of the stairs sat a black cat.
• Spooky language:
  • A shiver down the spine
  • unsettling/creepy/etc.

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Here’s a worksheet for CAE students to help them prepare for part 3 of the use of English paper. Download the worksheet and key below, I found the exercises on quizlet so full credit to evatrn for making the set. Use the quizlet set below to revise.

Word Formation Practice

Word Formation Key

Quizlet Word Formation set

Worksheet

1. Remember to _______ patients twice daily at 8.00am and 8.00pm. WEIGHT
2. Why do you always want to go with those ignorant ___ people? WORTH
3. This is the most interesting ___ I’ve ever seen. PERFORM
4. Are you ___ of sailing in the prevailing conditions? ABLE
5. Such an act would have been deceitful and ___ . RESPONSIBILITY
6. There is already enough ___ without that, you know. PRESS
7. You’d ___ too many people off with that speech. FRIGHT
8. We must experience ___, pain, and death because we are alive. ANXIOUS
9. I feel ___ about including the last sentence. HESITATE
10. Now surely our ___ government must go. CREDIT
11. The handshake is a basic gesture of ___ .FRIEND
12. They fell into a ___ sleep which lasted until they were rediscovered in 1878. MIRACLE
13. I’ve had a very sheltered ___, so this has really been an eye-opener. BRING
14. The music was ___ loud, you couldn’t hear yourself think. BELIEVE
15. Silk is always wonderful too, even if it’s totally ___ . PRACTICE
16. People are being ________ into parting with their money. LEAD
17. The government stopped funding ______ industries. PROFIT
18. It’s normal for there to be _______ between brothers and sisters. COMPETE
19. Walking the dog is ideal exercise for anyone and the fresh air will be ___ too. BENEFIT
20. Her face was blotched and ___ with crying. SWELL
21. There is a growing ______ that she will resign. BELIEVE
22. It should come as no surprise that cycling builds leg ___ . STRONG
23. He helped his underage son _______ his birth date to illegally obtain a driver’s license. FALSE
24. All ___ must be over 18. APPLY
25. It’s an ___ and dangerous policy. LOGIC
26. As he was watching them, his eyes began to ___ in astonishment. WIDE
27. Doctors have developed a new, modern ___ technique involving ultra-sound. PAIN
28. There is a feeling of isolation and professional ___ in schools. SECURE
29. Many candidates showed little ___ of the problems from the headhunter’s point of view. APPRECIATE
30. Do these goods comply with our safety _________? REQUIRE
31. We were unable to establish_______ of her innocence. PROVE
32. An attempt is also being made to ___ textures and symbols where possible. STANDARD
33. He took to it like the ___ fish to water. PROVERB
34. In all ___________ the vase was made in the seventeenth century.LIKELY
35. He’s definitely someone very nervy, very jumpy and basically___ . SECURITY
36. ‘I regret, I cannot offer any ___, Madame’ he said with a smile. REFRESH
37. He’s like a politician who wants to convince you of his _____. SINCERE
38. There’s no damage done, there’s no ___ . THIEF
39. But the level of social welfare was so high that poverty was ___ . THINK
40. The first thing he discovered was that Newley had not died ___ . ACCIDENT
41. The whole method is a form of ___ . SIMPLE
42. But are we allowing ourselves to be carried away by false ___? VAIN
43. Moments before there was a ___ with a car. COLLIDE
44. It was not, he admits, the wisest ___ for a beginner. CHOOSE
45. You can hold the snake: it’s _____. HARM
46. The government is noted for its ___________ drugs policy. COMPROMISE
47. He admired the ___ of relationships he saw around him. WARM
48. We have caused enough harm by our ___, irresponsible, selfish behaviour. THINK
49. But not all ___ are valid in reference to pedagogy. IMPLY
50. And he accepts that he set out on the lonely road to ___ too early in life. STAR
51. Critics say he has been weak and _______ . DECIDE
52. He tried to look ___, but it didn’t work. APOLOGY
53. The country will _______ currency controls to encourage spending abroad. LOOSE
54. For some _______ reason, she chose that moment to break the news. EXPLAIN
55. We spend $5 million a year on _________. ADVERTISEMENT
56. Which women do you ___ about? FANTASY
57. Every time the pictorial elements were similar, if not almost ___ . IDENTITY
58. All this she heard, even understood, but still she was ___ . SPEAK
59. The jury found the doctor criminally _______. NEGLECT
60. She’s made an official ___ .COMPLAIN
61. The economies of Western Europe and Japan experienced ___ growth. PRECEDE
62. The system is liable to suffer from ___ of the type discussed above. ACCURATE
63. It was a ___ room with a deep bay window overlooking the river. SPACE
64. In that case, young lady, you would have my undying ___ . GRATEFUL
65. It was very __________ of you. Thank you. CONSIDER
66. It would be much more ___ for you to marry a woman with money. SENSE
67. The tension in the room seemed ___ . ENDURE
68. Winners will be _______as soon as possible. NOTE
69. The evidence from ___ times can seldom be interpreted with any certainty. HISTORY
70. ‘Play’ and ‘game’ are used ____- it does not matter which. CHANGE

Key

1. weigh Remember to _______ patients twice daily at 8.00am and 8.00pm. WEIGHT
2. worthless Why do you always want to go with those ignorant ___ people? WORTH
3. performance This is the most interesting ___ I’ve ever seen. PERFORM
4. capable Are you ___ of sailing in the prevailing conditions? ABLE
5. irresponsible Such an act would have been deceitful and ___ . RESPONSIBILITY
6. pressure There is already enough ___ without that, you know. PRESS
7. frighten You’d ___ too many people off with that speech. FRIGHT
8. anxiety We must experience ___, pain, and death because we are alive. ANXIOUS
9. hesitant I feel ___ about including the last sentence. HESITATE
10. discredited Now surely our ___ government must go. CREDIT
11. friendship The handshake is a basic gesture of ___ .FRIEND
12. miraculous They fell into a ___ sleep which lasted until they were rediscovered in 1878. MIRACLE
13. upbringing I’ve had a very sheltered ___, so this has really been an eye-opener. BRING
14. unbelievably The music was ___ loud, you couldn’t hear yourself think. BELIEVE
15. impractical Silk is always wonderful too, even if it’s totally ___ . PRACTICE
16. misled People are being ________ into parting with their money. LEAD
17. unprofitable The government stopped funding ______ industries. PROFIT
18. competition It’s normal for there to be _______ between brothers and sisters. COMPETE
19. beneficial Walking the dog is ideal exercise for anyone and the fresh air will be ___ too. BENEFIT
20. swollen Her face was blotched and ___ with crying. SWELL
21. belief There is a growing ______ that she will resign. BELIEVE
22. strength It should come as no surprise that cycling builds leg ___ . STRONG
23. falsify He helped his underage son _______ his birth date to illegally obtain a driver’s license.FALSE
24. applicants All ___ must be over 18. APPLY
25. illogical It’s an ___ and dangerous policy. LOGIC
26. widen As he was watching them, his eyes began to ___ in astonishment. WIDE
27. painless Doctors have developed a new, modern ___ technique involving ultra-sound. PAIN
28. insecurity There is a feeling of isolation and professional ___ in schools. SECURE
29. appreciation Many candidates showed little ___ of the problems from the headhunter’s point of view. APPRECIATE
30. requirement Do these goods comply with our safety _________? REQUIRE
31. proof We were unable to establish_______ of her innocence. PROVE
32. standardise An attempt is also being made to ___ textures and symbols where possible. STANDARD
33. proverbial He took to it like the ___ fish to water. PROVERB
34. likelihood In all ___________ the vase was made in the seventeenth century.LIKELY
35. insecure He’s definitely someone very nervy, very jumpy and basically___ . SECURITY
36. refreshment ‘I regret, I cannot offer any ___, Madame’ he said with a smile. REFRESH
37. sincerity He’s like a politician who wants to convince you of his _____. SINCERE
38. theft There’s no damage done, there’s no ___ . THIEF
39. unthinkable But the level of social welfare was so high that poverty was ___ . THINK
40. accidentally The first thing he discovered was that Newley had not died ___ . ACCIDENT
41. simplification The whole method is a form of ___ . SIMPLE
42. vanity But are we allowing ourselves to be carried away by false ___? VAIN
43. collision Moments before there was a ___ with a car. COLLIDE
44. CHOICE It was not, he admits, the wisest ___ for a beginner. CHOOSE
45. harmless You can hold the snake: it’s harmless. HARM
46. uncompromising The government is noted for its ___________ drugs policy.. COMPROMISE
47. warmth He admired the ___ of relationships he saw around him. WARM
48. thoughtless We have caused enough harm by our ___, irresponsible, selfish behaviour. THINK
49. implications But not all ___ are valid in reference to pedagogy. IMPLY
50. stardom And he accepts that he set out on the lonely road to ___ too early in life. STAR
51. indecisive Critics say he has been weak and _______ . DECIDE
52. apologetic He tried to look ___, but it didn’t work. APOLOGY
53. loosen The country will _______ currency controls to encourage spending abroad.  LOOSE
54. inexplicable For some _______ reason, she chose that moment to break the news. EXPLAIN
55. advertising We spend $5 million a year on _________. ADVERTISEMENT
56. fantasize Which women do you ___ about?FANTASY
57. identical Every time the pictorial elements were similar, if not almost ___ . IDENTITY
58. speechless All this she heard, even understood, but still she was ___ . SPEAK
59. negligent The jury found the doctor criminally _______. NEGLECT
60. complaint She’s made an official ___ .COMPLAIN
61. unprecedented The economies of Western Europe and Japan experienced ___ growth. PRECEDE
62. inaccuracies The system is liable to suffer from ___ of the type discussed above. ACCURATE
63. spacious It was a ___ room with a deep bay window overlooking the river. SPACE
64. gratitude In that case, young lady, you would have my undying ___ . GRATEFUL
65. considerate It was very __________ of you. Thank you. CONSIDER
66. sensible It would be much more ___ for you to marry a woman with money. SENSE
67. unendurable The tension in the room seemed ___ . ENDURE
68. notified Winners will be _______as soon as possible. NOTE
69. prehistoric The evidence from ___ times can seldom be interpreted with any certainty. HISTORY
70. interchangeably ‘Play’ and ‘game’ are used ____- it does not matter which. CHANGE

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This is a lesson plan I have designed for my CAE students who are about to take the exam. It is designed to help them prepare for the four use of English exercises in paper 1. You could set the worksheet as homework or have students complete it stage by stage in class in pairs or individually. Download the worksheet and key below:

CAE Use of English Training

CAE Use of English Training Key

Part 1 – Multiple Choice Cloze

Complete the 4 sentences with the words in the box below:

1. I’ve been trying to get _______ of my boss all morning but he’s not picking up.
2. The government realises that homelessness is an issues but has failed to ________ the scale of the problem.
3. The article gives a fascinating ________ into the lives of the most vulnerable people in society.
4. The _________ was dawning that this was a major disaster.

Insight

Realisation

Hold

Grasp

1. It’s just a ________of time before all courses are taught at least partially online.
2. The police are only beginning to realise the complexity of the _________ now.
3. The ______ of the accident has yet to be identified, but police have their suspicions.
4. Since the inconclusive elections the political system has been in a _______ of disarray.

State

Situation

Matter

Cause

1. After the show I was ________ by an agent from a record company and offered a contract.
2. Over the course of the trip we _________ many difficulties but we carried on regardless.
3. After 30 years of service to the company he was _________ with a golden Rolex watch.
4. They ________ us double what we originally paid for the house so we accepted straightaway.

Presented

Offered

Encountered

Approached

1. After several attempts to untie the knot I had to ________ defeat and cut the rope with a knife.
2. I’m afraid I can’t ________ you to enter this area, it’s a restricted zone.
3. The family will ________ €25,000 in compensation for the damage caused in the accident.
4. I’m sorry sir but your parking ________ has expired and you have to pay a fine.

Permit

Admit

Allow

Receive

1. Hi, I’ve come ______ the party, I’m a friend of Josh’s.
2. When it comes _____ computers, I’m completely useless.
3. My family originally comes _____ Scotland but I grew up in Birmingham.
4. The console comes _____ 2 free games of your choosing.

1. University should be _________ to people from all backgrounds to increase equality.
2. Planning and organising the whole festival in just 2 days is not __________.
3. The summit of the mountain is only __________ to experienced climbers.
4. It’s best to use turkey for this dish, but if it isn’t ___________, just use chicken.

Feasible

Obtainable

Accessible

Reachable

1. We must do more challenge stereotypical gender _______ like male heroes and females needing rescuing.
2. My favourite comic-book _________ are Batman and Ironman because they’re just normal guys with amazing gadgets.
3. He is a general in the army and he certainly looks the ________.
4. Surfing isn’t a hobby dude, it’s a _______ of mind!

Characters

State

Part

Roles

Part 2 – Open Cloze

Complete the sentences with 1 word.

1. Two students, neither of ______ had done their homework, showed up to class.
2. The study was carried _____ by a group of scientists from Harvard.
3. The houses on my street, all of ______ were built over 200 years ago, are painted in a range of colours.
4. It normally takes me an hour or ____ to get home from school.
5. Sometimes as _____ as 50 people come to the free dance classes.
6. The city has many places of interest, _____ the beautiful roman buildings in the centre ___ the ultra-modern harbour side.
7. I try to do at least a little exercise ____ a daily basis.
8. The government have cut spending on education. ______ this means is that class sizes will increase.
9. This part of the building is in the process of ______ repaired.
10. _____ there were so many people at the concert, people had to sit on each other’s laps.
11. The problems associated ____ shooting the film underwater were a real headache for the director.
12. The development of smaller, hand-held cameras led ____ photography becoming a popular hobby.
13. In the past people _____ have to wait up to a week for their photographs to be developed.
14. They were ____ the point of calling off the search when they found the missing dog sleeping under a tree.
15. When taken ____ a whole, the Lord of the Rings saga is one of the most impressive stories ever told.
16. He has written well _____ a thousand songs in his career. (much more than)
17. We’re thinking about having our house done ____ this summer, but it might be too expensive.
18. I’m still not sure ______ or not I lost my phone or someone stole it.

Part 3 – Word Formation

Put the correct negative prefix on the word: in-/dis-/il-/im-/ir-/un-

1.       ____legal 2.       ____secure 3.       ____regular 4.       ____logical 5.       ____predictable 6.       ____pleased 7.       ____sufficient 8.       ____reparable 9.       ____loyal 10.    ____literate 11.    ____rational 12.    ____adequate 13.    ____conventional 14.    ____professional 15.    ____willing

16.    ____capable 17.    ____able 18.    ____precise 19.    ____mature 20.    ____patient 21.    ____complete 22.    ____belief 23.    ____agreement 24.    ____affected 25.    ____pleasant 26.    ____coherent 27.    ____ accurate 28.    ____valid 29.    ____perfect 30.    ____certain

Complete the sentences with one of the words above, check the context, should the word be positive or negative?

1. Don’t be so ___________! You have to wait for your turn like everyone else. PATIENCE
2. I’m afraid there is ___________ money to pay everyone this month. SUFFICE
3. There was a __________ smell coming from the kitchen that made my mouth water. PLEASE
4. It was very difficult for the _______________ refugee children to fit in at school. LITERACY
5. We finally reached a(n) ________________ about what to do with the money. AGREE
6. I’m afraid that the damage to the car is _______________. REPAIR
7. Your tickets are ___________ for the VIP area, take a glass of champagne and sit down. VALIDATION
8. He was so drunk that his speech was completely ______________. COHERENCE
9. Our son is so ___________ compared to the other boys in his class, he never gets in trouble. MATURITY
10. If your ___________ behaviour continues, you’re going to be out of a job. PROFESSIONALISM
11. I hate that kind of film, the endings are always so __________ you can see it coming a mile off. PREDICT
12. What Donald Trump said about Mexican immigrants was completely _____________ and should be corrected at once. ACCURACY
13. Luckily out area was _____________ by the storm and heavy rain. AFFECT
14. Your work on the project was _______________ and I expect you to do better next time. ADEQUACY
15. We should sack him immediately, he’s _____________ of arriving on time. CAPABILITY
16. Calm down, we need to be ____________ and think about it carefully. RATIONALITY
17. If they are ____________ to lower the price then we should break off negotiations. WILL
18. When I was a teenager I felt very ____________ about my body, but I’m fine now. SECURITY
19. The puzzle is still _____________, we’re missing 4 pieces. COMPLETION
20. Her methods may be _______________, but they’re very effective. CONVENTION

Part 4 – Key Word Transformations

Choose the correct option to complete the key word transformations:

1. Mauro says he prefers to do his homework on his own

RATHER

Mauro says that ______________________________________ do his homework with other people.

1. He wouldn’t rather to
2. He would rather not
3. He would rather not to
4. He rather wouldn’t

1. Clara said that she had not seen the missing letter.

HAVING

Clara ___________________________________ the missing letter.

1. Refused having seen
2. Denied having to see
3. Admitted to not having seen
4. Denied having seen

1. It took Layla five minutes to find her car keys.

SPENT

Layla ___________________________________ for her car keys.

1. Spent five minutes looking
2. Spent five minutes to search
3. Spent five minutes finding
4. Spent five minutes to find

1. A short meeting of the cast will take place after today’s rehearsal.

BY

Today’s rehearsal ___________________________________________ a short meeting of the cast.

1. Will be after by
2. Followed after by
3. Will be followed by
4. Will followed by

1. I’ll be happy to show you round the sights of my city when you come to visit me.

TAKE

It will be a _____________________________________________ sightseeing tour of my city when you come to visit me.

1. Happiness taking you to a
2. Pleasure to take you on a
3. Pleasing to take you to a
4. Pleasure taking you on a

1. Rousseau painted fabulous pictures of the rainforest although he had never travelled outside Europe.

SPITE

Rousseau painted fabulous pictures of the rainforest ____________________________________ travelled outside Europe.

1. In spite of the fact that he never
2. In spite of he never
3. In spite the fact he never
4. In spite of never having

1. It is thought that one in every five people cannot control how much they spend.

UNABLE

One in every five people is thought _______________________________ their spending under control.

1. To be unable to keep
2. That is unable to control
3. Of being unable to control
4. Unable to keep

Key

Part 1:

1.       Hold 2.       Grasp 3.       Insight 4.       Realisation 1.       Matter 2.       Situation 3.       Cause 4.       State 1.       Approached 2.       Encountered 3.       Presented 4.       Offered 1.       Admit 2.       Allow 3.       Receive 4.       Permit

1.       For 2.       To 3.       From 4.       With 1.       Accessible 2.       Feasible 3.       Reachable 4.       Obtainable 1.       Roles 2.       Characters 3.       Part 4.       State

Part 2:

1.       Whom 2.       Out 3.       Which 4.       So 5.       Many 6.       From, to 7.       On 8.       What 9.       being

10.    as/since/because 11.    with 12.    to 13.    would 14.    on 15.    as 16.    over 17.    up 18.    whether

Part 3:

1.       illegal 2.       insecure 3.       irregular 4.       illogical 5.       unpredictable 6.       displeased 7.       insufficient 8.       irreparable 9.       disloyal 10.    illiterate 11.    irrational 12.    inadequate 13.    unconventional 14.    unprofessional 15.    unwilling

16.    incapable 17.    unable (adjective) disable (verb) 18.    imprecise 19.    immature 20.    impatient 21.    incomplete 22.    disbelief 23.    disagreement 24.    unaffected 25.    unpleasant 26.    incoherent 27.    inaccurate 28.    invalid 29.    imperfect 30.    uncertain

1.       impatient 2.       insufficient 3.       pleasant 4.       illiterate 5.       agreement 6.       irreparable 7.       valid 8.       incoherent 9.       mature 10.    unprofessional

11.    predictable 12.    inaccurate 13.    unaffected 14.    inadequate 15.    incapable 16.    rational 17.    unwilling 18.    insecure 19.    incomplete 20.    unconventional

Part 4:

1. b
2. d
3. a
4. c
5. b
6. d
7. a

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Word Formation List

Thanks to Valerie Collins for bringing this great list to my attention.