WORD FORMATION

IMPORTANT SECTION IN 2º Bach page: Word formation

1. WORD FORMATION. Complete these sentences with an appropriate word formed from the word in CAPITALS.

1. Notice the ______________ of these words. SIMILARITY

2. Language is a means of ______________ . COMMUNICATE

3. Dolphins are ______________ very intelligent. APPEAR

4. Sagan looked at Elvar in ______________. ASTONISH

5. How do they show their ______________ ? INTELLIGENT

6. He wanted to learn more about the _________ of a dolphin’s brain. DEVELOP

7. The chimp’s trainer made several ______________. CORRECT

8. His ______________ to stop annoyed the chimp. REFUSE

9. The chimp looked at Tim ______________ . ANGRY

10. Let's sign this _______________. AGREE

11. What's the ________________ of this word? MEAN

12. It is a hard _____________ to live in the country when you have a career in front of you. LIVE

13. Pan Am announces the _____________ of flight 555 from San Francisco. ARRIVE

14. Her parents looked at her in ________________ when she began dancing. ASTONISH

15. Would you like to see my _________________ of stamps?

VERBS becoming NOUNS

A suffix is added >> amuse - amusement, appear - appearance, differ - difference , act - action , tend - tendency , refuse - refusal

A vowel and / or a consonnant changes >>> sell - sale , believe - belief

Different pronunciation >>> I don't use (/z/) soap , I have no use (/s/) for soap

Different stress >>> We import (imPORT) cars This is an import (IMport)

No change at all >>> I love you , Love is a wonderful thing

2. WORD FORMATION. Complete the missing words. The first word is a VERB and the second one is a NOUN.

suggest - ______________ , ______________ - explanation , satisfy - ______________ ,

interfere - ______________ , _______________ - appearance , encourage - ________________ ,

_____________________ - delivery , see - _______________ , _______________ - breath ,

give - _______________, __________________ - export , prove - _______________ ,

________________ - practice , advise - _________________ , decide - _________________,

add - ________________, __________________ - persuasion , inflate - _________________ ,

suspect - ________________ , ____________________ - pollution