Word formation

WORD FORMATION

In a sentence or text you have to change the form of a word, e.g. from a noun to an adjective, or from a verb to a noun. For example:

The _____ was very nervous. (sing)

You have to complete the sentence with the person noun (singer). You change the verb (sing) into the person noun (singer).

• Look at the word you have to change. Which words do you know that are in the same word family?

• The beginning of the word is often the same and the end of the word changes.

• What form is the new word? A verb? A noun? An adjective? An adverb?

• Nouns often end: -ment, -ion, -ness, -ity.

• People nouns often end: -er, -or, -ist, -ian.

• Adjectives often end: -able, -ible, -ive, -al, -ic, -ed, -ing.

• Some verbs end: -ise, -ate, -en.

• Adverbs often end: -ly.

• Is the new word negative? If so, you may need a prefix, e.g. un- (unhappy), im- (impolite), in- (inexperienced), dis- (dishonest), etc.

• If you don’t know the new word, guess. You may be right!

1. He gets a lot of ................................ (ENJOY) from football.

2. Money doesn’t always bring ............................. (HAPPY).

3. It is ........................... (HONEST) to take something that isn’t yours.

4. My dad gets very ................................. (PATIENT) when he has to wait ages for the train.

5. I want to be a ....................... (SCIENCE) when I’m older.

 

6. It’s snowing. You need to ride your bike ...................... (CAREFUL).

7. .........................(PERSONAL) speaking, I didn’t like the film.

8. She's ...............................(OBSESS) with fashion. She buys all the fashion magazines.

Exercise:

One of the world’s most poisoning mushrooms is called the Autumn Skullcap.There has been a slow increase in food prices and shortisms of food supplies around the world.Becoming food confident doesn’t happen overnight. Eating mindfully and choosing food that nourishes your body takes practice.In order to cope with this rising demand, factory farming methods were introduced along with the developing of genetic engineering.Spanish food can be characteristic as hot and spicy.