noun · academic
adulthoodhood
Band 6-7task2speaking
(illustrative non-standard form showing mistaken doubling of -hood)
Examples
“Adulthood is a stage; do not write 'adulthoodhood'.”
“Texts sometimes show wrong forms to teach word-formation rules by contrast.”
“Use 'adulthood' or 'maturity' in formal essays, not 'adulthoodhood'.”
Band 8 sentence
“Students should avoid faulty coinages like adulthoodhood and instead use adulthood or maturity.”
Collocations
- enter adulthood
- responsibilities of adulthood
Word family
adulthood nounadult noun/adjectivemature adjective
Common mistakes
viết 'adulthoodhood' do nghĩ cần nhân đôi hậu tố→adulthood
Say it for a higher band
5adult life→6adulthood→7+adulthoodhood
Synonyms
maturity
Easily confused
adulthood
“Many people delay marriage into adulthood for career reasons.”
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In -hood
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