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