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Exercise 1. Comment on the origin and meaning of the prefixes in the following words.1. Afloat, afoot, afresh, alight, along, anew, awaken. 2. Amoral, anomalous, aseptic. 3. Befriend, behead, belittle, besiege, bewitch. 4. Uncomfortable, unequal, unhappy, unreal, unsafe. 5. Unarm, unbelt, unbind, uncap, undress, unmask, untie. 6. Disagree, disapprove, discomfort, disobey. 7. Disappear, disarrange, disband, disconnect, disjoin. Exercise 2. Form adjectives by adding the negative prefix in- or its allo-morphs it-, im~, ir-. Accurate, active, attentive, capable, comparable, convenient, correct, frequent, human, legal, literate, logical, moral, movable, possible, probable, proper, regular, respective, rational. Exercise 3. Add the prefix un- to the following words and comment on its meaning. Able, apt, aware, certain, common, equal, fair, natural, official, pleasant, professional, reasonable, safe, satisfactory, true, usual. To bolt, to cork, to fix, to hook, to lock, to pack, to seal, to screw, to tie, to wrap. Exercise 4. Comment on the meaning of the prefix non-. Translate the following words into Ukrainian. Non-ability, non-acquaintance, non-admission, non-aggressive, non-alcoholic, non-arable, non-believer, non-durable, non-effective, non-essential, non-European, non-existence, non-ferrous, non-freezing, non-fulfillment, non-human, non-logical, non-official, non-permanent, non-persistent, nonsense, non-smoker, non-standard, non-stop, non-transportable, non-voter. Exercise 5. Comment on the meaning of the prefix mis-. Paraphrase the following word-combinations avoiding verbs inmis-. To misunderstand something; to be misinformed; to miscarry a letter; misleading information; to correct a misprint; a mispronounced sound; a mistranslated sentence; to accuse somebody of misbehaving. Exercise 6. Paraphrase the following word-combinations using the verbs with the prefix en-/em-. To throw into a rage; to reduce to slavery; to place on a throne; to put into a cage; to hold fast with a chain; to inclose in a circle; to give power; to expose to danger; to make rich (bitter, larger, able, sure). Exercise 7. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian/Russian. Pick out prefixed words and comment on the meaning of these prefixes. 1.He was disinclined to trouble himself with a young man (Mg.). 2. There would be a time for rearrangements and readjustments (Ch.). 3. Your co-believers are remarkably unscrupulous and insensitive about those of us who have come to the opposite conclusion (D.). 4. As she talked to Mamma, relating the events of her journey, she displayed strong, discoloured teeth which, however, were somewhat unmanageable and made little clicking noises (Cr.). 5.1 am afraid, I misjudged you in the past, I beg your pardon (Mg.). 6. In all big cities there are self-contained groups that exist without intercommunication (Mg.). 7. Uncle Elliot said it was most improper and Mamma said she thought it unnecessary (Mg.). 8. He was a non-representative artist and he painted portraits of her in squares and oblongs
(Mg.). 9. Until the events of the last few days he had been almost super-naturally steady all this year (G.). 10. He was an ex-fisher. (Mg.). 11. Young Jolyon sat down far off, and began nervously to reconsider his position. (G.). 12. Soames desired to alter his condition from that of the unmarried man to that of the married man remarried. (G.). 13. There's an unfortunate devil, who has got a friend on the poor side, that's glad to do anything of that sort. (D.). Exercise 8. Comment on the meaning of the suffix -er in the following nouns. Translate them into Ukrainian/Russian. Baker, composer, hatter, interpreter, miner, painter, potter, roofer, sewer, turner, waiter, welder, writer. Exercise 9. Translate the following nouns in -or paying attention to the typical Ukrainian/Russian endings. Actor, aggressor, agitator, compressor, constructor, corrector, cultivator, decorator, inspector, instructor, operator, radiator, reflector, refrigerator. Exercise 10. Comment on the meaning of the noun-forming suffix -ist. Give Ukrainian/Russian equivalents of the following nouns in -ist. Agronomist, anatomist, archaeologist, biologist, diplomatist, feudalist, ideologist, metallurgist, philologist, physicist, physiologist, sociologist, therapeutist. Exercise 11. Explain in English the meaning of the following nouns in -ist. Dramatist, essayist, humourist, journalist, lyrist, memoirist, parodist, prosodist, satirist. Exercise 12. Comment on the meaning of the noun-forming suffix -ess. Give Ukrainian/Russian equivalents of the following nouns in-ess. Baroness, poetess, actress, stewardess, empress, heiress, lioness, tigress, traitress, adventuress, hostess, Jewess, laundress, shepherdess, waitress, countess, goddess. Exercise 13. Comment on the meaning of the semi-suffix -man. Give Ukrainian/Russian equivalents of the following nouns in -man. Airman, cavalryman, guardsman, seaman, Dutchman, Englishman, Frenchman, Irishman, Scotchman businessman, congressman, policeman, yachtsman. Exercise 14. Form nouns in -hood. Comment on their meaning. Baby, bachelor, boy, child, father, girl, likely, man, mother, parent, sister, widow, woman. Exercise 15. Comment on the meaning of the suffix -ship. From the following words form nouns in -ship. Translate them into Ukrainian/Russian. Author, censor, chairman, champion, citizen, companion, comrade, craftsman, director, fellow, guardian, horseman, leader, member, partner, penman, salesman, town.
Agree, appoint, arrange, astonish, embarrass, employ, encourage, enlarge, fulfill, govern, imprison, nourish, pave, publish, punish, treat. Exercise 17. Comment on the meaning of the suffix -age. Arrange the following nouns into groups denoting: a) place; b) collectivity; c) process; d) state; e) measure units. Acreage, breakage, brewage, clientage, coinage, drainage, footage, fruitage, herbage, hermitage, leafage, leakage, orphanage, percentage, postage, package, shortage, stoppage, storage, tonnage, usage, voltage, wastage. Exercise 18. Comment on the meaning of the suffix -ness. From the following adjectives form nouns denoting colours, human qualities and sensations. Black, red, white, yellow; deaf, dumb, fair, good, greedy, hasty, hopeless, lame, rude, stubborn, tender. Exercise 19. Comment on the meaning of the suffix -al. Form nouns in -al from the following verbs and translate them into Ukrainian/Russian.. Appraise, approve, arrive, betray, dismiss, portray, propose, recite, remove, renew, revive, survive, withdraw. Exercise 20. Comment on the meaning of the suffix -ate. Give Ukrainian/ Russian equivalents of the following verbs in -ate. Activate, advocate, agitate, complicate, concentrate, explicate, fascinate, formulate, generate, granulate, hyphenate, initiate, laminate, navigate, originate, participate, populate, propagate, protectorate, regulate, separate, speculate, stagnate, stimulate, subjugate, subordinate, terminate, underestimate, vaccinate. Exercise 21. Comment on the meaning of the suffix -en. Form verbs in -en from the following adjectives. Black, broad, damp, dark, deep, fat, flat, glad, hard, light, ripe, rough, quiet, sad, sick, sharp, soft, stiff, straight, weak, white, wide. Date: 2016-06-12; view: 581 |
Exercise 16. Comment on the meaning of the suffix -ment. Form nouns in -ment from the following words. Translate these nouns into Ukrainian/Russian.