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4. Find productive adjective-forming suffixes in the text and pick out all the instances of their use from the text. Comment on their generalized meaning.
5. Form adjectives from the words below making use of the productive adjective-forming suffixes.
suspicion; year; danger; fun; help; friend; industry; storm; care; part; poison; yellow; order; glory; sun; child.
POLYSEMY
1. Think of one word only which can be used appropriately in all the three sentences.
1)
a) 1836 to 1848 were … times but a change in fashions brought relative prosperity by the middle of the century and in 1855 the large extension to the north was built.
b) The harvest was … that year and they had to increase import.
c) Main courses might include fish, poultry, … meat and vegetarian dishes, but you should avoid sauces!
2)
a) Yet there were … moments, and the overall feelings in his life were those of contentment and growing confidence.
b) A … colour relieved the paleness of Sarah's cheeks.
c) We've got some extremely competent and … students, and I'd like to think that they'll do quite well.
3)
a) He was more frightened than he had been in all the time he had been with them, and he could tell that the girl was frightened too, by her quick, … breathing.
b) It shows how … the council's commitment to the environment really is.
c) Then they rode across the river, across the … bit.
2. Cross out the word which does not collocate with the word in bold.
1. bright
a) eyes b) sun c) morning d) prospects e) eyesight f) idea g) light
2. brighten
a) life b) happiness c) eye d) someone’s existence e) house f) scene g) face
3. dim
a) darkness b) view c) room d) memories e) light f) daylight g) resemblance
4. obscure
a) machinery b) day c) poet d) genius e) room f) sunshine g) vision
5. faint
a) blush b) smile c) room d) sound e) voice f) light g) tremor