Vocabulary: word formation (suffixes)

Her act combtnes the grace and agili4t of a gymnast witlt

the "flexillliÍy of a contortíontst and the dertetiu oJ' ajuggler.

í Look at the above extract from the Iistening text.

What part of speech are the underlined words? How do

you know?

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1 Decide if the sufÍixes in bold below genera1ly

indicate that the word is a noun, adjective or verb.

alternative optioÍr successful responsibi1ityorganisrn weakness countable brownishmodernise enjoyment delicious legal

2 What is the correct word stress for each of these

words?

3 Which suffixes from Exercise 2 mal<e

. nouns from adjectives?

. nouns from verbs?o an adiective meaning 'can be done'?o an adjective less precise?. verbs from adjectives?

Watch Out! resPonsib/e

What's the difference in the meaning of responsible

in these two sentences?

I He's a very responsib/e person.

2 He's the person responsible for making all

financial decisions.

4 Now make a note of two more words you know

with each of the endings in Exercise 2.

5 Complete the words in these sentences with the

appropriate suffix.

1 What you said is forgiv... . What you díd is not.

2 I'd like to make a small donat... to the work Youdo with the victims of landmines.That's absolutely outrage... . They can't cut oursalaries!Your refus... to cooperate leaves us with noalternative I'm afraid.I'm afraid her forgetful... is becoming more andmore apparent.

We clearly need to standard... our procedures. Atthe moment everyone has their own particularapproach.This discussíon has been very product... . We nowhave a number of possible solutions to theproblem.I don't know his exact age. He's probably mid-thirty... .

I'm hope... that I wiil have passed my English exam

this time.

ó Wor|< with another student. Practise using suffixes

by having a conversation. Include as many words as

possib|e with the suffixes from Exercise 2' Each timeýouinclude a word with a suffix correctly and sensibly, you

score one Doint.

EXAMPLE: A'. So, did you have much excttement lastntght?

B: Yes. I had a great tiffie. We we/Lt out to

this great ltalian restaurant wltere the foodis delicious!

Exam focus

Paper 5 Speaking: Partl (introduction)

About the exam: Paper 5 is the part of the exam where

your spealcing is tested. lt lasts l5 minutes and you are

paired with another candidate. There are two examiners,

one who conducts the test and one who just listens toyour English.

|n the íirst part of the interview you wi|l be asked if

you |<now the other candidate. |í you do, then you wi|| be

asked to tell the examiners about your Partner. lf you

don't, you will be told to ask your Partner about certain

things. Typical subjects for this part of the speaking paper

are;

where you are fromyour home and familyyour hobbies and interestswhat you do

o why you're learning English. your plans for your next holiday. your plans for the future in general

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O a) Work in pairs. Student A writes definitions forL tne words in box A, and Student B for the wordsin box B. Write the definitions in your own words on apiece of paper, using the structures in Anolysis andyour mini-dictionary if necessary.

A confusion pride contentment curiosity jealousy

B delight envy disappointment fury frustration

b) Read out your definitions to your partner. yourpartner looks at your box and says which word youare defining.

c) Work in groups. Think of some common situationsin which people often experience the feelings in a.

Language focus 2The use of prefixes and suffixes

PreÍixes

a Prefixes (and one or two suffixes) changethe meaning of a word. Look at the wordsbelow, taken from the text on pages 1g-2A.What meaning do they add to the word?unmarried self-indulgence underva!ued

b Think of at least two more prefixes thatmean 'the opposite of'.

c Can you think of any other prefixes whichchange the meaning of a word in otherways?

SuÍfixes

Suffixes (at the end of words) generally showthe grammaticalform of a word: whether tneword is a noun, adjective, verb, etc.a Look at the words in boxes A and B above

and underline some common suffixes fornouns. Think of two more examples oíeach suffix.

b Look back at Exercise 1 on page 21. Canyou see any more common suffixes foreither nouns or adjectives? Write down twomore examples of each.

Now read Language summary C, D and E onpoges 148-149.

Part B Language

Practice

1 a) Read the phrases, and check the meaningI of the prefixes in bold if necessary. Then

write down:

1 q word either in English or your own longuoge thotpeople often misspell.

2 one profession in which you think thot people oreoverpoid, ond one in which you think they crreunderpoid.

3 three public ploces which ore usuolly non-smokingin your country.

4 the nome of one newspoper in your country which isconsidered to be pro-government ond one which is

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onti-government.two fomous multinotionol corporotions.the nomes of two ex-presidents of the USA.on exomple of the kind of behoviour thot you wouldexpect from someone who is very self-centred.two professions which require post-groduotequolificotions.

9 the nomes of some people or ploces thot look ofterpre-school children.

10 the nome of o book thot you would like to re-reod.11 one bod hobit which fortunotely you hove now

outorown.

b) Close your books and compare answers In groups.Use the phrases with prefixes above to explain whatyou wrote

Look at the words in the box. How many prefixescan you add to them?

For exomple:precooked undercooked overcooked

cooked used government confident communist

a) The box shows a number of personalcharacteristics. lf necessary, check the meaning

of the words in your mini-dictionary or with yourteacher.

a 5en5e of Íairness se|f-confidence taIentdetermination loyalty ambitiongoodcommunicationskills self-discipline creativityhigh moral standards tact tolerance a sense of humour

b) What is the adjective, if any, in each case?c) With your partner, think of at least three otherpersonal qualities to add to the list above.

I wrote 'shopping' because it's aword I often misspell in English.

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