Grade 8, vocabulary and usage
Word Formation
happy → happiness → happily. Word formation, prefixes and suffixes, phrasal verbs, confusing words, spelling rules and sentence transformation.
The rule in one line
Look at the gap: the / a / my ___ → NOUN · ___ + noun → ADJECTIVE · verb + ___ → ADVERB
What is in this lesson
- Short steps5 steps with pictures, sound and instant feedback.
- Chalkboard trickWord families: build new words: a picture on the board that makes the rule easy to remember.
- Notes to copyA short note for the exercise book, made for the Sri Lankan classroom.
- Sinhala and Tamil helpPress and hold any English word to see its meaning.
Practise it with games
After the lesson, students pick a game and choose “Word Formation”. Every question in the game then uses this lesson, at their grade.
- Word NinjaRun, jump the holes, dodge piranhas — defeat the ninja with the right word!
- Rocket BuilderBuild a sentence, launch a rocket to space!
- Spin & WinSpin the wheel of subjects and build the right answer!
- Lane RunnerRun through the gate with the right word — it gets FASTER!
More lessons: vocabulary and usage
- Spelling Rulesreceive, stopped, making, necessary…Grade 6
- Prefixes & Suffixesun-, dis-, im-, re- · -ful, -less, -ness, -mentGrade 7
- Confusing Wordstheir / there / they're · lend / borrow…Grade 7
- Synonyms & Antonymssame meaning · opposite meaningGrade 7
- Phrasal Verbslook after, give up, run out of…Grade 8
- Dependent Prepositionsgood at, afraid of, depend on…Grade 8
- Too / Enough · So / Suchtoo hot to drink · such a nice dayGrade 9
- Both · Either · Neitherplus had better & would ratherGrade 9
- Have Something DoneI had my hair cut (the causative)Grade 9
- Sentence TransformationSay it another way — the O/L favourite!O/L
Questions parents ask
Which grade learns Word Formation?
In English Genius it is a Grade 8 lesson, in the vocabulary and usage topic. Students in any later grade can open it again to revise.
How do students practise Word Formation?
With games: they choose this lesson inside any of 45 games, so every question uses it. There is also a short note to copy into the exercise book.
How much does it cost?
7 days of everything for Rs. 100, then from Rs. 750 a month.
Try everything for 7 days for Rs. 100
Message us on WhatsApp or call 072 399 3300. We make the account and send the student ID card the same day.