Word-building II

Warm-up

Task 1. Translate in English:

1. Я предпочитаю писать СМС, чем звонить по телефону. (a text, a phone)

2. Порежь хлеб, а я позабочусь о напитках. (a knife, to drink)

3. Кто руководит компанией? (a chair)

4. Эта музыка успокаивает меня. (comfort)

5. Давай покрасим стены в розовый цвет! (pink)

Task 2. Define the function of each underscored word below:

1. Не works as a teacher. 2. I saw one of his works at the exhibition. 3. I was waiting for your report. 4. They report the results of their experi­ment every Monday. 5. His report contains some of his thoughts about the experiment. 6. You’ll make progress if you work hard. 7. He thought about his new work. 8. I have a present for you. 9. I am busy at pre­sent. 10. He presented me with a book.

Word-building

Приставки существительных:

Re-reconstruction; co- cooperation; dis- disadvantage; in- independence; mis- misunderstanding; im- impossibility; un- unemployment; il- illegal

Суффиксы существительных:

-ability, -ibility- probability; -age- breakage; -al- arrival; -ance, -ence - difference; -dom- kingdom; -er,-or- inventor; hood-childhood; -ian- historian; -ion -action; -sion, -ssion- collection; -ism- tourism; -ment- agreement; -ness- kindness; -our- colour; -ship- friendship; -th- depth; -ti (-ity)-safety; -ure (-ture) –mixture; -ist-artist; -ess - fortress; -ant-assistant; -ing- building.

Приставки прилагательных:

Un- unhappy; in- independent; dis- disappointing; im -important; non- non-ferrous; ir- irregular; post-post-war; il- illegal; inter-interdependent.

Суффиксы прилагательных:

-able (-ible) - от глаголов - to read- readable ; - ive - от глаголов – to act –active; - ful - от существительных –hope- hopeful; beauty- beautiful ; - less - от существительных – hope- hopeless, help- helpless; - al - от существительных – norm- normal ; - ic - от существительных – atom- atomic; - ent, -ant – evident, current, important ; - y - от существительных – dirt- dirty .

Приставкиглаголов:

Co-cooperate; de-decode; dis-disbelieve; in- input; im- immigrate; inter- interact;

ir- irritate; over-overcome; re- rebuilt; mis- misunderstand

Суффиксы глаголов:

-en- deepen; -fy-classify; -ize-organize; -ate-activate

Practice

Decompose the following derivatives:

British, foolish, understandable, heartless, pitiless, successful, experi­ment, function, musician, socialist, artist, capitalism, professional, funda­mental, industrial, doubtful, useful, different, treatment, creative, attrac­tive, peaceful, dangerous, elementary, childish, active, economic, director, worker, passage, marriage, silence, freedom, kingdom.

Test yourself

https://englishpracticetest.net/b2-english-grammar-test-word-formation-multiple-choice-questions/

Series Pause

https://engvideo.net/ru/serials/everybody-hates-chris/#

Homework

Translate the following sentences:

1. Many pupils study English. 2. My grandfather has a large study. 3. Who ruled this country? 4. All sportsmen must obey the rules of the game. 5. The Soviet Union is tied by friend­ship with India in their work for peace. 6. All peace-loving people work for peace for the whole of mankind.