Welcome to B1 Vocabulary! I am Teacher Sopheak. At this level, you don't just memorize words one by one. Today, I want to show you my favorite trick for learning English: Word Building.
By learning small attachments called prefixes (at the start of a word) and suffixes (at the end), you can take one word you already know and turn it into four new ones!
Core Prefixes & Suffixes
Example: The wooden chairs on the old bus were very uncomfortable.
Example: They plan to rebuild the ancient wooden bridge.
Example: The Water Festival brought a lot of happiness to the village.
Example: The tour guide was very helpful when we got lost in the market.
Example: The tuk-tuk driver navigated quickly through the busy streets.
record_voice_over In Action: At the Hotel Desk
When a word ends in a consonant + Y, change the Y to an I before adding a suffix!
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