Growing up in Soweto – Vocab Practice pp. 150–152

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A boy grows up in Soweto: his family, the neighbourhood and his school. One card pops up at a time. The clue in brackets helps you. Type the word or tap 🎤 and say it. Wrong cards come back at the end.

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Plural or no plural? many, two, different … → -s (books, boundaries) – some nouns never get an -s (effort, confusion, pandemonium).
Which verb form? he/she/it → -s (she handles) · past → -ed (yelled, clarified) · would / wouldn’t + infinitive (no -s, no to)

Need help? – the words in their basic form

These are the words you need – but in their basic form. Change the form if necessary!

clue · comprehension · equate · face to face · genuine · homeland · intelligence · (give sb a) leg (up) · light-skinned · option · pandemonium · (take a) left · whenever · would · yell