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REVIEW
Word Formation
Give the corresponding words denoting living beings of the female sex: a.hero,don,signor,ancestor.widower,murderer,sorcerer,abbot,duke,mister,emperor, poet, governor,count,doctor,singer,lion,tiger. b.monk,bachelor,boy,brother,father,gentleman,husband,king,lad,lord,man,nephew,son, uncle,bridegroom. c.bull,cock,drone,horse,ram,gander,drake,boar,ox,stag,fox.
Extend the соlumns we have begun for yоu.
Urgent
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Arrogant
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Transference
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Clearance
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Diligent
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Elegant
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Оссurrеnсе
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Securance
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magnificent
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Significant
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Inference
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Endurance
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3. Identify the process of word formation responsible for each of the following words. Try to determine the process before you consult a dictionary, though it may be necessary for you to do so.
a. curio
b. (to) laze
c. (to) network
d. (to) cohere
e. (a) sitcom
f. (the) muppets
g. (a) what-not
h. margarine
i. dystopia
j. serendipity
k. diesel
l. (a) ha-ha
m. (to) make up
n. (to) total
o.(the) hereafter
p. amphetamine
q.(a) construct
r. (the) chunnel
s. guestimate
t. canary
u. brain-gain
v. boojum
w. gaffe-slack
x. psycho
y. walkie-talkie
z. bonfire
4. The words in column A have been created from the corresponding words in column B. Indicate the word formation process responsible for the creation of each word in column A.
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Column A
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Column B
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a.
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stagflation
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stagnation + inflation
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b.
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nostril
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nosu + thyrl ‘hole’ (in Old English)
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c.
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bookie
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bookmaker
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d.
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van
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caravan
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e.
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Amerindian
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American Indian
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f.
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CD
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compact disc
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g.
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RAM
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random access memory
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h.
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televise
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television
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i.
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xerox
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xeroxography
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j.
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telathon
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television + marathon
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k.
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sci-fi
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science fiction
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l.
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elect
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election
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m.
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deli
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delicatessen
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n.
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scuba
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self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
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o.
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scavenge
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scavenger
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p.
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hazmat
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hazardous material
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5. Choose the word that makes each of these nouns into a compound noun.
Fund __________ (A – driver, B – seat, C – raiser)
News __________ (A– paper, B – story, C – travels)
Sun ____________ (A– day, B – glasses, C – heat)
Child ___________ (A – hood, B – ren, C – play)
Door ___________ (A– frame, B – handle, C – way)
Answer Key: 1 – C, 2 – A, 3 – B, 4 – A, 5 – C
Fill in the blanks to complete each compound noun, or with the one-word compound noun that fits best.
Prevent a heart _________ by eating properly and getting enough exercise. (A – stroke, B –attack, C – murmur)
Do you prefer peppermint or cinnamon flavored _____________? (A– cookies, B – toothpaste, C – applesauce)
The full ___________ looked enormous as it rose over the horizon. (A – moon, B – sun, C –sunset)
I’m going to the barber for a _____________. (A – trim, B – new style, C – haircut)
They’re digging a new swimming ____________ in the park. (A – suit, B – pool, C – game)
I’d love to learn to pilot an ____________(A–boat, B – airplane, C – submarine)
One reason donuts are fattening is that they’re fried in cooking _____. (A – oil, B – sugar, C –pans)
Sherrie is upset because she lost an ______________. (A – input, B – earring, C – friendship)
We put a ____________ in the garden to chase birds away.(A – runway, B – sunshade, C –scarecrow)
I’ve got to pick up a package at the post ___________. (A – man, B – office, C – book)
Answer Key: 6 – B, 7 – B, 8 – A, 9 – C, 10 – B, 11 – B, 12 – A, 13 – B, 14 – C, 15 – B
The list of suffixes: 103 suffixes.
-ability, -able, -ас, -асу, -(i)al, -ally,- (i)an, -age, -ance, -ant, -ar, -arium, -ary, -ase, -ate, -atic, -ation, -ative, -cade, -dom, -ectomy, -ed, -ее, -eer, -erne, -emia, -er/or, -ers, -cry, -ese, -est, -esque, -et, -eteria, -ette, -fest, -hood, -ia, -iasis, -ic, -ica, -ical, -idan, -idty, -ics, -idase, -ide, -ie, -ification, -ify, -igenic, -in, -inc (adj), -ine (nominal), -ing, -ino, -ion, -ional, -ish, -ism, -ist, -ite (person), -ite (mineral), -ity, -ium, -ive, -ization, -ize, -ized, -less, -let(te), -ly, -metry, -mydn, -ness, -nik, -o, -old, -ol, -ola, -ologist, -ology, -oma, -on, -onium, -ory, -orium, -ose, -osis, -ous, -plex, -ry, -s (area of study), -s (plural of disease), -scape, -ship, -stcr, -sville, -tron, -tuplet, -ure, -y (adj), -y (nominal).
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