Lighthouse

Enrich your vocabulary

Word formation
in one place

Lighthouse is an English-Ukrainian word family
guide also a guide for prefixes and suffixes

How it works

Lighthouse is designed to help you learn new words efficiently

One familiar word helps you understand the meaning of other words in the same family

Word families in a user-friendly way

You can easily and quickly find how English words are formed

And save it to Favorites

Lighthouse walkthrough: search for ability, open the word card, save it to Favorites, then scroll through nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs to the end of the word family.

Prefixes and suffixes

A prefix helps reveal a word’s meaning, while a suffix indicates its part of speech

Prefixes and suffixes
re-+write→rewrite
зновуписати→переписувати
write — дієслово; rewrite — дієслово
sub-+way→subway
підшлях→підземний перехід
way — іменник; subway — іменник
soft+-en→soften
м’якийпом’якшува­ти(ся)
soft — прикметник; soften — дієслово
flex+-ible→flexible
згинати(ся)гнучкий
flex — дієслово; flexible — прикметник

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What is Lighthouse?

Lighthouse is an English–Ukrainian guide to word families, prefixes and suffixes. Find a word and see which words are formed from it, with Ukrainian translations.

Can Lighthouse help with final school exams?

Yes. Word formation tasks appear in NMT, final school exams and international exams, and Lighthouse helps you practise exactly that.

Is Lighthouse suitable
for beginners?

Yes. Every word comes with a translation and its part of speech, so you can start at any level.

Is there a cost to use Lighthouse?

You can download Lighthouse and start learning for free. Some content is available with a subscription.

Is the content available in both English and Ukrainian?

Yes. English words are shown with Ukrainian translations.

Why are there not all words
in app?

We start with the most common words and their families and keep adding new ones.

Can other words be added
to App?

Yes. Email us the words you are missing and we will consider adding them.

Why are the words in a word family not always correct?

A word family groups words with a common root. Some forms are rare or have a different meaning, so we show the most common ones. If you spot a mistake, let us know.

What if I encounter technical issues with the app?

Email us with a short description and a screenshot, and we will help.