Module 2, Unit3

Period three: Word Power

Word FormationCompounding( 合成 ) ： blackboard, sunrise, man-made,passer-by, up-to-date,warm-hearted self-improvement

Conversion( 转化 ): Her room is clean and tidy. She cleans her room every day.

Derivation( 派生 ): add prefixes or sufixes

Prefixes:dis-

un-

in-

im- non-

mis-

agree ---disagree, appear---disappear

fair---unfair, limited---unlimited

complete---incomplete correct---incorrect possible---impossible patient---impatient

stop---non-stop,smoker---non-smoker

understand---misunderstand lead---mislead

re-

en-

tele-

kilo-

write---rewrite, cycle---recycle

large---enlarge, danger---endanger

phone---telephone, vision---television

metre---kilometre, gram---kilogram

suffixes-able

-al

-an

-er

-or

-ess

accept---acceptable, suit---suitable

nation---national, arrive---arrival

America---AmericanAustralia---Australianfarm---farmer, village---villager

act---actor, direct---director

act---actress, host---hostess

-ese

-ist

-ian

-ism

-ment

-ness

China---Chinese Japan---Japanese

piano---pianist, social---socialist

music---musician, Asia---Asian

social---socialism, capital---capitalismmove---movement, entertain---entertainment

happy---happiness, ill-illness

-tion/ation

-ship

-fy/ify

-en

-ing

-ize/ise

collect---collectiontranslate---translation

friend---friendship ， relation---relationship beauty---beautify simple---simplify wide---widen length---lengthen amaze---amazing feel---feeling real---realize modern---modernise

-dom

-th

-teen

-ty

-y

-ish

free---freedom, wise---wisdom

true---truth, long---length

five---fifteen, eight---eighteen

six---sixty, nine---ninety

noise---noisy, storm---stormy

child---childish, fool---foolish

-ful

-less

-ive

-ly

-ward(s)

hope---hopeful, forget---forgetful

home-homeless, harm---harmless create---creative effect---effective

bad---badly, hard---hardly

back---backward(s) east---eastward(s)