Episode 29
029 - 10 English Words Ending in -FUL
Espresso English Podcast · Shayna Oliveira
March 11, 20157m 1s
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Show Notes
Today you're going to learn one of the "shortcuts" to expanding your vocabulary - focusing on prefixes and suffixes, the beginnings and endings of words.
The word "colorful" means "full of color," and the word "colorless" means "without color."
...but some of these words aren't as simple as they seem!
For example, "fruitful" doesn't necessarily mean "full of fruit," the opposite of "helpless" is NOT "helpful," and there's a difference between "mindful" and "thoughtful."