Lesson 52. Word formation. Nouns.

The most common noun suffixes:

verb + Ʌ = noun

1. -er/or ( the do-er suffix)
   dance — dancer (танцевать — танцор)
   work — worker
   collect — collector (коллекционировать — коллекционер)
   invent — inventor
2. -tion (the suffix of process)
   collect — collection
   invent — invention
3. -ing (gerund)
   suffer — suffering (страдать — страдание)
   warn — warning
   mean — meaning

adj + Ʌ = noun

1. -ness (the suffix of quality or state)
   ill — illness
   kind — kindness
2. -ance/ -ence (the suffix of state) (соответствующие прилагательные имеют суффиксы: -ant/ -ent)
   important — importance
   different — difference

Training exercises

Guess the suffix and form the nouns:

1. weak —
2. polite —
3. fresh —
4. ugly —
5. cold —
6. dark —
7. careful —

Guess the person:

Example: Someone who bakes bread is a baker.

1. Someone who interviews people is a….
2. Someone who plays football is a…
3. Someone who eats well is a…
4. Someone who sleeps well is a…
5. Someone who rules the country is a…
6. Someone who explores new lands is a…
7. Someone who makes or repairs shoes is a…
8. Someone who always causes trouble is a…
9. Someone who makes films is a…
10. Someone who has traveled to another place for a holiday is a…

Look at the adjectives below and form nouns. Guess the translation:

1. important — importance
2. different —
3. indifferent —
4. independent —
5. dependent —
6. patient —
7. persistent —
8. insistent —
9. indulgent —

Suffixes of profession

-er

football – footballer

law – lawyer

- or

sculpture – sculptor

-ist

art - artist

reception– receptionist

-ian

music- musician

beauty – beautician

politics – politician

-ee (somebody who obeys)

employ - employee

train - trainee

-man/-woman /-ess ( gender suffixes)

policeman/policewoman (police officer)

businessman/businesswoman (business person)

craftsman — ремесленник

waiter / waitress

actor / actress

steward / stewardess

Blitz formation!

Choose er/or/ist suffix to form a new noun

act, employ, football, dance, direct, operate, journal, piano, sing, murder, psychology, art, govern, sail, economy, translate, manage, drive, bank, garden, strange, conduct

Feminitives

Make up feminitive nouns and translate them:

donor, auctioneer, newsreader, sportscast, cat, mentor, lion, duke

Watching and discussing

https://www.ted.com/talks/a_j_jacobs_my_journey_to_thank_all_the_people_responsible_for_my_morning_coffee#t-913124

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