Vocabulary building
What Vocabulary building means in French GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
Using '-able' adjectives in your writing to express possibility or suitability shows a wider range of vocabulary.
Using these nouns in your own writing demonstrates a sophisticated grasp of vocabulary and word families.
Applying the 'in-' prefix to known adjectives expands vocabulary and expresses opposite meanings.
Topics that use Vocabulary building
- Using common patterns with French (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Abstract versus concrete nouns
- Action sequencing
- Adjectives
- Gender of nouns
- Grammatical gender patterns
- Noun formation
- Nouns
- Numbers and quantities
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