Suffixes: -less and -free
6 Minute Vocabulary
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Hello
and
welcome
to
the
six
minute
vocabulary
.
I'm
Catherine
.
And
I'm
Neal
.
Today
we're
looking
at
the
less
and
free
two
or
three
at
the
end
of
a
word
that
affect
its
meaning
.
We'll
look
at
what
the
suffix
is
free
and
less
mean
and
give
you
some
examples
.
There'll
be
a
quiz
and
we'll
leave
you
with
a
top
tip
for
learning
vocabulary
.
by
listening
to
Marcus
.
He's
a
politician
and
he's
talking
about
his
party's
policies
,
right
.
So
while
you
listen
,
think
about
this
question
.
Do
e-cigarettes
produce
smoke
?
Here's
Marcus
.
We're
focusing
on
the
jobless
,
the
homeless
,
the
sick
and
the
people
who
are
powerless
to
change
things
for
themselves
,
where
campaigning
for
more
car
free
and
smoke
free
zones
.
We're
going
to
extend
the
smoking
ban
to
include
e-cigarettes
,
which
may
be
smokeless
,
but
they
aren't
harmless
.
And
we're
going
to
raise
the
penalties
for
careless
drivers
.
So
we
asked
you
,
do
e-cigarettes
produce
smoke
?
And
the
answer
is
no
,
they
don't
.
E-cigarettes
are
smoke
less
.
And
smokeless
is
a
key
word
in
this
program
because
it
ends
with
the
less
spelt
l
.
E
s
.
S
.
This
means
without
so
smoke
,
less
cigarettes
are
cigarettes
.
Without
smoke
,
they
don't
produce
any
smoke
.
And
if
something
is
harmless
,
it
doesn't
cause
harm
.
said
that
e-cigarettes
are
not
harmless
.
In
other
words
,
they
are
dangerous
.
Marcus
also
said
his
party
was
going
to
raise
penalties
or
increase
punishments
for
careless
drivers
,
people
who
drive
without
care
.
Yes
,
careless
means
not
being
careful
.
So
by
adding
less
to
the
noun's
smoke
,
harm
and
care
,
we
turn
them
into
Let's
hear
some
more
examples
with
less
.
We're
focusing
on
the
jobless
,
the
homeless
,
the
sick
and
the
elderly
,
people
who
are
powerless
to
change
things
for
themselves
.
So
we
had
the
jobless
.
That's
people
without
jobs
,
the
homeless
people
who
have
nowhere
to
live
.
We
can
create
a
noun
to
describe
a
particular
group
of
people
by
using
the
word
the
with
a
less
word
,
the
jobless
,
the
homeless
.
Lastly
,
we
had
the
adjective
powerless
,
which
describes
people
who
are
unable
to
do
certain
things
.
If
we
add
the
we
get
a
group
noun
the
powerless
.
Let's
have
another
clip
.
Listen
out
for
the
suffix
free
.
We're
campaigning
for
more
car
free
and
smoke
free
zones
.
We
had
car
free
and
smoke
free
,
now
if
you
add
free
to
a
noun
,
you
get
an
adjective
,
meaning
that
there
isn't
any
of
that
noun
or
it's
not
allowed
or
both
.
means
there
are
no
cars
because
they're
not
allowed
.
Smoke
free
means
smoking
is
not
allowed
.
And
so
there
is
no
smoke
for
six
minutes
.
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from
BBC
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English
.
And
we're
talking
about
the
suffixes
free
and
less
,
how
was
your
journey
to
work
today
I
hope
?
No
,
actually
it
was
awful
.
I
tried
to
use
my
contactless
credit
card
to
pay
for
the
train
,
but
it
didn't
work
,
so
I
had
to
walk
all
the
way
.
Oh
,
won't
do
you
any
harm
.
?
No
,
it's
good
for
me
.
I
suppose
it
is
.
And
contactless
credit
cards
are
the
cards
that
work
without
a
pin
number
.
Usually
you
use
either
free
or
less
with
a
particular
word
,
but
occasionally
you
can
use
free
and
less
interchangeably
as
in
sugarless
and
sugar
free
.
These
both
mean
without
sugar
.
But
be
very
careful
with
the
words
careless
and
carefree
because
they
have
very
different
meanings
.
Yes
,
they
do
.
A
careless
person
is
someone
who
doesn't
take
much
care
over
what
they're
doing
,
whereas
a
carefree
person
like
doesn't
worry
about
anything
.
No
,
I
don't
worry
about
a
thing
.
Now
it's
time
for
a
quiz
.
Choose
the
correct
word
.
Ready
,
number
one
,
Jack
looks
scary
,
but
he's
actually
very
kind
and
gentle
.
He's
a
careless
be
harmless
,
see
powerless
and
the
answer
is
B
,
.
Number
two
,
doesn't
check
her
work
properly
,
so
she
makes
lots
of
mistakes
.
She's
very
a
careless
be
carefree
C
contact
And
the
answer
is
a
careless
number
.
Three
,
to
cut
the
risk
of
cancer
.
Some
people
smoke
e-cigarettes
,
which
are
a
smokeless
B
,
smokeless
free
,
C
,
smoke
free
.
And
the
answer
is
a
smokeless
.
And
that's
the
end
of
the
quiz
.
Well
done
.
If
you
got
them
right
.
And
now
here's
today's
top
tip
for
learning
vocabulary
.
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yourself
saying
new
words
and
then
listen
to
them
every
day
.
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