- •Словообразование
- •2 Суффиксы, обозначающие абстрактные понятия, процессы, действия, качество или состояние:
- •Interviewer / trainer / employer / interviewee / trainee / employee
- •Nouns made from adjectives
- •Nouns made from verbs
- •Imprison / manage / disappoint / develop / punish / agree / announce / treat / govern / employ
- •Adjectives made from nouns
- •Adjectives made from verbs
- •Remember!
- •Verbs made from nouns
- •Verbs made from adjectives
- •1) Префиксы, имеющие отрицательное значение:
- •7) Префиксы глагола, имеющие значение «делать»:
- •In word-building
Adjectives made from nouns
Study: The addition of –y or –ly to a noun often makes an adjective, e.g. a windy night, fatherly advice, a daily newspaper.
Put each of the following words in its correct place in the sentences below.
salty / grassy / scholarly / rainy / friendly / ghostly / weekly /yearly
1 It’s a very academic, _________ book.
2 It’s been dry for two weeks but I think next weekend will be ________.
3 We found a nice _________ place by the river for our picnic.
4 Julia will help you. She’s a very pleasant, ________ girl.
5 The water of the lake was rather ________, like sea- water.
6 A ________ figure in white suddenly appeared before us.
7 He makes _________ visits to his firm’s head office in Paris, usually in April.
8 “Time” is an American ________ news magazine.
2.12 In each space below put an adjective ending in –ous made from the noun in brackets below the phase.
1 a ______ plant (poison)
2 a ______ organization (religion)
3 an ______ journey (adventure)
4 a _______ movement (nerves)
5 a _______ country (mountain)
6 a _______ story (humour)
7 a _______ escape (miracle)
8 a _______ machine (danger)
9 a ________ sunset (glory)
10 an ________ politician (ambition)
11 a _________ soldier (courage)
12 a_________ earthquake (disaster)
13 a ________ film star (fame)
14 an _________ student (industry)
15 an ________ disease (infection)
16 a ________ disappearance (mystery)
17 a _______ army (victory)
18 a _______ person (suspicion)
2.13 Make adjectives ending in –ic from the following nouns, making any necessary spelling changes, then put them in their correct places in the sentences below.
poetry / art / drama / sympathy / climate / photography / democracy / energy / science / alcohol
1 Whisky of course is an _________ drink.
2 She paints and draws. She’s very _______.
3 Sweden and Brazil have different weather. They’re in different _________ zones.
4 They have free elections. It’s a ________ country.
5 I feel very fit and ________ today.
6 She bought a camera and other ________ equipment.
7 She likes physics, chemistry and other ________ subjects.
8 He was very patient and ________ when I told him my problem.
9 She has a very imaginative, _______ style of writing.
10 The big doors suddenly opened and he entered. It was very ________.
2.14 Make adjectives ending in –ical from the following nouns, making any necessary spelling changes, then put them in their correct places in the sentences below.
psychology / grammar / crisis / music / politics / medicine / alphabet / clerk / theatre / practice
1 He speaks English fluently but with some ________ mistakes.
2 The index at the back of a book is in ________ order.
3 I never go to concerts. I’m not at all ________.
4 He’s very _________. He can make and repair almost anything.
5 She could make a lot of money in films, but she is more interested in a _______ career.
6 He’s interested in ________ affairs. He might enter parliament.
7 Physically he was unhurt, but he suffered ________ damage.
8 He treated her injury although he had no ________ qualifications.
9 The doctors say her condition is now _________.
10 She wants a ________ job. She has always liked office work.
2.15 In each space below put an adjective made from the noun in brackets after the phrase.
1 a ________ dress (fashion)
2 a ________ army (triumph)
3 an ________ letter (affection)
4 a ________ table (circle)
5 _______ interests (literature)
6 a ________ house (suburb)
7 a ________ shape (triangle)
8 a ________ child (trouble)
9 a ________ chair (comfort)
10 a ________ business (profit)
11 a ________ athlete (muscle)
12 a ________ painting (value)
13 a ________ worker (skill)
14 a ________ state (socialism)
15 a ________ attempt (success)
16 a ________ friend (trust)
17 a ________ day (memory)
18 a ________ place (peace)
19 a ________ person (knowledge)
20 a ________ country (distance)
Study: –proof means ‘safe against’, ‘able to resist’ e.g. a fireproof door (огнестойкая, огнеупорная дверь).
2.16 Put each of the following words in its correct place in the sentences below.
waterproof / soundproof / bulletproof / heatproof / shockproof / childproof / foolproof
The windows of the President’s car were made of _______ glass in case of an assassination attempt.
Our tent wasn’t completely _______ and the rain came through.
The soldiers were given _______ watches.
These dishes are ________. You can put them in the oven.
The bank’s security system is completely _______. It can’t possibly go wrong.
The car locks should be _______, otherwise my young sons will open them during a journey and fall out.
The recording studio was completely ________.