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What is a morpheme?
The smallest unit of meaning in a language
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What is a Gruffalo?
A creature whose eyes are orange and whose tongue is black and who has purple prickles all over his back
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What is 1100 words?
The approximate vocabulary of a 4-year old native English speaker
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What is easy?
The meaning of the expression "piece of cake"
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What is 55?
The approximate number of countries in the world that have English as an official language
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What is -ed?
A morpheme that is commonly added to the end of a verb to show past tense
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What is 3?
The number of children that Stickman has
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What is -ing?
The first ending that English-speaking children begin to add to words (the first of Brown's morphemes)
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What is die?
The meaning of the expression "kick the bucket"
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What are the two classic toppings on a homemade New Zealand pizza?
Pineapple and canned spaghetti
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What is un-/in- and dis-?
Three morphemes that can be added to the beginning of words to make them negative
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What is a bee?
A creature that scared off a farmyard fox
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What is 1,800 000?
The approximate number of words you will be exposed to if you hear 20 minutes of English every day for a year
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What is to tease someone?
The meaning of the expression "pull your leg"
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What is 15 minutes?
The amount of time Anthony usually exceeds the official lesson time by
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What is 3?
The number of morphemes in the word "replayed"
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What is a mouse?
The scariest creature in the deep dark wood
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What is TPR (Total Physical Response)?
A teaching approach where the teacher gives commands and learners respond with body movements
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What is reveal a secret?
The meaning of the expression "let the cat out of the bag"
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What is Germanic?
The branch of the Indo-European language family that includes English, Swedish and Dutch
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What is 1?
The number of morphemes in the word "thorough"
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Who is Father Christmas?
The person who finally helped Stickman get home
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What is a schema?
A mental model of a specific context that we use to make sense of our world
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What is wasting time on a pointless activity?
The meaning of the expression "flogging a dead horse"
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What was the final score when New Zealand beat England in a very important rugby match on November 10, 2018 in London?
15-16
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