- •Словотворення
- •Noun Suffixes
- •2. Make nouns from each of the following adjectives and nouns.
- •3. Give the noun form of these verbs.
- •4. How do you call someone who does the following?
- •5. Use the word in bold to form the noun which refers to the person who does that job.
- •7. Complete each of the sentences by inserting the noun formed from the verb in brackets.
- •Task 2
- •1. Match the adjectives forming suffixes with the appropriate words.
- •10. Fill the blank spaces with the appropriate word from the list.
- •Adjectives suffixes
- •2. Make an adjective from each of the following nouns.
- •3. Form adjectives from the given nouns if possible.
- •4. Complete the sentences using an adjective ending in -ful or in -less.
- •5. Unscramble the words.
- •6. Complete each sentence by inserting the adjective formed from the word in brackets.
- •7. In the following paragraph there are fourteen words ending with -ible or -able, some of which are misspelled. Read the paragraph, locate the misspelled words and write the correct
- •Adjectives prefixes task 1
- •1. Add appropriate prefix to make a new adjective.
- •2. What's the opposite? Choose the correct item.
- •3. Unscramble the words.
- •4. Complete each sentence with an adjective that best fills the gap.
- •5. Choose the correct prefix.
- •6. Match the prefix with the correct words.
- •7. Write a new word using a prefix: un-, mis-, dis- or in-.
- •8. Complete the sentences with the appropriate words from the box.
- •9. Put the word in brackets into the correct form. Use prefixes and/or suffixes.
- •10. Choose the correct prefix to make negative forms of the adjectives.
- •Word formation tests
Adjectives prefixes task 1
Study the material in the table.
Adjectives Prefixes
Prefixes are often used to give adjectives a negative meaning. The most common adjective prefixes are
un-, in- and dis-: uncomfortable, inconvenient, dishonest, ...
in- becomes im- before a root beginning with ’m’ or ’p’ (immature, impatient),
ir- before a word beginning with ’r’ (irregular) and
il- before a word beginning with ‘l’ (illegal, illiterate).
in- does not always have a negative meaning; it often gives the idea of inside or into: internal,...
over- and under- can be added to adjectives and Past Participles, and mean “having too much of a given feature (over-)” and “having too little of a given feature (under-)”: overcooked, underdone, ...
Other common prefixes are:
a- meaning: on, in, of, not, without: anew
ab- meaning: away, from: abnormal
anti- meaning: opposing, against: antisocial
hyper- meaning: more than normal: hyperactive
mal- meaning: bad, wrongful: maladjusted
non- meaning: absence, negation: non-alcoholic
pre- meaning: before in time, place, order or importance: prearranged
sub- meaning: nearly, approximately: subtropical
super- meaning: above, beyond, over: superhuman
TASK 2
Do the exercises. Practice the formation of adjectives with the help of prefixes. Consult the dictionary in case of any difficulty.
1. Add appropriate prefix to make a new adjective.
1. social —___________________
2. honest —__________________
3. legible —__________________
4. mature -___________________
5. acceptable —_______________
6. responsible —_______________
7. leading —__________________
8. happy —___________________
9. fed -______________________
10. developed —_______________
11. done —___________________
12. crowded — _________________
2. What's the opposite? Choose the correct item.
1. honest
A dishonest
В unhonest
C inhonest
D imhonest
2. careful
A caring
В careless
C care-free
D careness
3. loyal
A unloyal
В disloyal
C unloyal
D inloyal
4. possible
A impossible
В unpossible
C dispossible
D inpossible
5. cooperative
A incooperative
В uncooperative
C imcooperative
D discooperative
6. active
A unactive
В inactive
C disactive
D nonactive
3. Unscramble the words.
1. faster than the speed of sound: suopeicrsn _________________
2. unable to have babies: iienrftel _________________
3. floating on water: laotaf _________________
4. still living and not dead: vaile _________________
5. if you are wrong about something that you thought you knew or saw: eisamntk ____________
6. not polite: eimloitp _________________
7. being planned or happening: taofo _________________
8. designed to destroy enemy tank: nait-atkn _________________
4. Complete each sentence with an adjective that best fills the gap.
supernatural |
abnormal |
understaffed |
overweight |
hyperactive |
immoral |
illegible |
maladjusted |
1. It’s _________________ to be rich while people are starving and homeless.
2. His handwriting is totally _________________.
3. My parents thought it was _________________ for a boy to be interested in ballet.
4. A child who is too active and is not able to keep still or be quiet for very long is a _________ child.
5. А _________________ child behaves badly and is unable to form good relationships with people because they have emotional problems.
6. My luggage was _________________ by five kilos.
7. I was sure in his _________________ powers.
8. They are not having enough workers, I think, the office is _________________.