School Words

What are we learning today?

You will learn words about school life, school subjects and the endings -ful and -less.

Explanation

• Good behaviour: hand in homework, be on time, get good marks.
• Bad behaviour or punishment: bullying, cheat in a test, get detention, write lines.
• Subjects: Art, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Engineering, Geography, History, Maths, Science.
• -ful means "with". -less means "without".
• You can say: "I have to hand in my homework on time." and "We don't have to wear a uniform."

Examples

1. Careful and careless. Useful and useless.
2. My best subject is Biology.
3. I always hand in my homework on time, so I get good marks.

Remember!

• Say "take a test" or "take an exam".
• Do not mix -ful and -less.

Check yourself

1. Which is a punishment: "get detention" or "get good marks"?
2. Which adjective means "without care"?
3. Add -ful to "wonder".