Use as many words as you can from below to make generalisations and discuss them, e.g. disagreeing with or asking more questions about your partner’s generalisations. You can use several words below at the same time if you like. You can use any topic and change topic as many times as you like. The person who has used most words at the end of the game is the winner.
| a | all | almost | always |
| amount | certainly | common | considerable |
| could | definitely | every | fairly |
| few | fewer | fraction | general |
| generalise | good | huge | in |
| just | large | less | likely |
| limited | little | majority | many |
| minority | much | must | never |
| no | sure | not | number |
| occasionally | occasions | often | on |
| only | over | percentage | perhaps |
| possibly | potentially | probably | rarely |
| really | seldom | simplification | simplify |
| small | some | sometimes | somewhat |
| substantial | tend | than | the |
| tiny | to | typically | un |
| under | vast | very | widespread |
| fair | couple | average | certain |
Make as many collocations as you can from the words and prefixes above. You can use the same word and prefix more than once. This can be also played as a game for points, with one point for each correct collocation that no one has come up with so far.
Suggested collocations
Many others are possible
a + considerable/ fair/ good/ huge/ large/ limited/ small/ tiny/ vast + amount/ number
a + good/ small/ tiny + percentage
a + small/ tiny + fraction
almost + all/ always/ certainly/ every/ never/ no
certainly/ definitely + not
could+ perhaps/ possibly/ potentially
couple/ few/ many/ much/ some + of + the
fairly + certain/ sure
fairly + large/ small
fairly/ really/ very + common
in + general
just + over/ under
many/ much + fewer/ less + than
on + average
on+ some + occasions
only + rarely/ sometimes
over+ simplification
really+ must
small/ substantial/ tiny + minority
tend + to
the+ vast+ majority
to + over- + generalise/ simplify + somewhat
un + common
very + few/ likely/ little/ many/ occasionally/ often/ probably/ rarely/ seldom/ typically/ widespread
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