Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space on the same line.

Running

In ancient Greece running had a special (0) importance at the IMPORTANT

opening event of the Olympics and was part of all

public games.

(1) ___runners were held in great respect and received SUCCESS

the (2) _____ rewards. HIGH

Running is a natural (3) ____, and as well as events like the ACTIVE

marathon that require very special (4) _____, it’s also a PREPARE

(5) ____part o many other sports like football and tennis. CENTRE

If athletes are (6) ____, they can use opportunities to save SKILL

vital seconds and increase their lead over other (7) _____. COMPETE

Regular running helps general health and (8) ______, FIT

sharpening the senses and improving the (9) _______of EFFICIENT

the heart and lungs.

It can also improve stamina and general (10) ______. STRONG

Sound imitation

(Звукоподражание)

ЗВУКОПОДРАЖАНИЕ (ономатопея) слово, которое служит для имитации звуков окружающей действительности средствами языка. Например, в русском языке существует большая группа слов, обозначающих звуки, которые производятся животными: мяу, гав-гав, ква-ква, чик-чирик. Другие слова передают неречевые звуки, производимые человеком: кхе-кхе, чмок, ха-ха-ха, а также разные другие звучания окружающего мира: бух, кап-кап, чпок, пиф-паф.

Например, русскому кукареку соответствует очень похожее слово во в английском: cock-a-doodle-doo.

Match the Russian words with their English equivalents.

 

мычать	thump-thump
квакать	cheep
ворчать	giggle
баю-бай, убаюкивать	whiz
бах, бац; сильный удар	hushbaby/hush
мяукать	babble
тук-тук, наносит тяжелый удар	croak
шикать	quacking
жужжать	neigh
лепет	mew
хлоп, хлопнуть	mumble
писк	grumble
шипение	cackle
кудахтать	buzz
ржание	cuckoo
хихикать	pop
свист	moo
шамкать	boo
куковать	bang
кряканье	fizz

Unit 10

Tests

 

Test 1

Variant 1

Define the part of speech of the following words.

1. existence 2. application 3. numerous 4. liquefy 5. backward 6. undertake 7. digital 8. quantitatively 9. mixture 10. feedback

11. corpuscular 12. indispensable 13. decompose 14. resistance 15. originally 16. collaborate 17. density 18. approximately 19. software 20. intention

2. Fill in blanks transforming the words in brackets:

1. The tailor took my _______ and said my suit would be ready in two weeks. (measure)

2. The cream cakes looked delicious but Harry resisted the _______ to have one. (tempt)

3. The police were puzzled by the _______ disappearance of the jewels. (mystery)

4. Bill always looks smart although his clothes are not very _______. (fashion)

5. Thompson's new novel is a considerable _______ on his last one. (improve)

6. It is very _______ whether the plan will go ahead. (doubt)

7. Despite hours of discussion, the members of the committee could not reach _______. (agree)

8. Karen is a very _______ person and loves outdoor holidays. (energy)

9. Leslie _______ broke a plate while doing the washing up. (accident)

10. Is everything included in the price or are there any _______ charges? (add)

 

Form new words with the help of suitable suffixes or prefixes.

смысл	sense	бессмысленный
темный	dark	темнота
возможный	possible	невозможный
вред	harm	вредный
жалость	ruth	безжалостный
узкий	narrow	узко
командовать	command	командир
физика	physics	физик
принимать	accept	неприемлемый
работа по найму	employ	безработица

Choose the correct word for each sentence.

1. He's a man of great...

a) generousness

b) generoushood

c) generosity

d) generously

 

2. I'll always remember my... as a very happy period of my life.

a) childness

b) childhood

c) childish

d) childless

 

3. We can't go on unless we have his...

a) agreement

b) agreeable

c) agreeability

d) disagree

 

4. She takes great care about her...

a) appearment

b) appearness

c) appearance

d) apparition

 

5. She said nothing in her...

a) defend

b) defence

c) defendant

d) defensive

 

Test 1

Variant 2

Define the part of speech of the following words. Use the letters N – noun; Adj. – adjective; V – verb; Adv. - adverb.

1. sulphuric 2. strengthen 3. accommodation 4. hardness 5. oxidize 6. complexity 7. arrangement 8. envision 9. automated 10. ensure

11. setback 12. initially 13. estimate 14. fraction 15. fairly 16. failure 17. inquisitive 18. rigid 19. radical 20. connection

 

2. Fill in blanks transforming the words in brackets:

1. The street was so _______ that Janet slipped and hurt her leg. (ice)

2. To his great _______, Jim was not selected for his country's swimming team. (disappoint)

3. Many people think that television is the cause of increasing _______ in modern society. (violent)

4. Mrs. Jones was not _______ with the hotel so she decided to complain to the manager. (satisfy)

5. Andrew improved his _______ of the world during the year he spent travelling. (know)

6. The _______ of the fire was welcome after our long journey through the snow. (warm)

7. Peter blamed his failure on his own _______. (stupid)

8. The explorers walked slowly into the forest, advancing very _______. (caution)

9. It always seems _______ to throw good food away. (waste)

10. I think William would make a good sports teacher, because he is so _______. (energy)

 

Form new words with the help of suitable suffixes or prefixes.

различать	differ	различный
забывать	forget	незабываемый
польза	use	бесполезный
мысль	thought	задумчивый
решать	solve	решение
менять	change	изменчивый
доказывать	prove	доказательство
соревноваться	compete	конкурентоспособный
случай	occasion	случайно
cила	power	сильный
связывать	connect	рассоединить

 

Choose the correct word for each sentence.

1. His daughter's success gave him great....

a) satisfied

b) satisfaction

c) satisfactory

d) dissatisfaction

 

2. It's... to speak to him; he's very stubborn.

a) useful

b) use

c) useless

d) user

 

3. Telescopes are very... instruments.

a) sensible

b) sensitive

c) senseless

d) sensational

 

4. That law is not... in this case.

a) applicable

b) application

c) applied

d) applicant

 

5. She's a very... secretary.

a) effective

b) effectiveness

c) efficient

d) effectively

 

 

Test 2

For each of the questions choose the one correct answer.

1.Long is an adjective. What is the related verb?

a. longing

b. lengthen

c. longthen

d. longering

2.What is the opposite of 'resistible'?

a. unresistible

b. irresistible

c. disresistible

d. inresistible

 

3.What is the opposite of ‘patient’?

a. impatient

b. inpatient

c. unpatient

d. dispatient

4. ‘Safe’ is an adjective, what is its related noun?

a. safely

b. safer

c. safety

d. safeness

 

5.What is the opposite of ‘tolerant’?

a. imtolerant

b. untolerant

c. distolerant

d. intolerant

 

6.What's the opposite of 'perfect'?

a. unperfect

b. inperfect

c. imperfect

d. deperfect

7. Which form of ‘walk’ starts this sentence? " ________ is good for you."

a. To walk

b. Walk

c. Walking

d. Walked

 

8. Make a new word from ‘economy’ to fill the space. " My new car is

more ________ than my last one."

a. economical

b. economic

c. economise

d. economics

 

9. The Internet is an amazing ________.

a. invent

b. inventor

c. invention

d. inventive

 

10. What is a synonym of rude?

a. inpolite

b. dispolite

c. unpolite

d. impolite

 

11. Which word doesn’t make a word with -able? e.g. countable

a. help

b. understand

c. rely

d. respect

12. Which of the following adjectives ending in -ful doesn’t exist?

a. painful

b. beautiful

c. funful

d. fruitful

 

13. The following are all negative adjectives with un-. Which should be

dis-?

a. untidy

b. unhonest

c. unsociable

d. unreliable

 

 

Bibliography

1. Долинская Л.Д., Киткова Н.Г. Английский язык без словаря. М.: Издательство МГУ, 1997. – 192 с.

2. Зыкова И.В. Практический курс лексикологии. М.: Издательский центр “Академия”, 2006. – 288 с.

3. Царёв П.В. Производные слова в английском языке. М.: Издательство МГУ, 1977. – С

4. Хоменко С.А., Скалабан В.Ф., Ковшик Н.Е., Гресь А.И. Тесты по английскому языку для студентов технических вузов. Мн.: Амалфея, 2003. – 240 с.

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6. Flower John. Start Building your vocabulary. Elementary / Флауэр Д. Начинаем изучать английские слова. – Обнинск: Титул, 2001. – 96 с.

7. Flower J., Berman M., Powell M. Build Your Vocabulary 2. Intermediate / Флауэр Д., Берман М., Пауэл М., Изучаем английские слова. Кн. 2: Учебное пособие. – Обнинск: Титул, 2001. – 96 с.

8. Michael Vince, Paul Emmerson. First Certificate Language Practice. Macmillan, 2003.

9. Stuart Redman. English Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge University Press, 1997. – 270 p.

10. www.teachingenglish.org.uk

 

Contents

Пояснительная записка 3

Introduction 4

 

Unit 1. Noun suffixes 5

Unit 2. Adjective suffixes 23

Unit 3. Verb suffixes 34

Unit 4. Adverb suffixes 39

Unit 5. Prefixes 44

Unit 6. Conversion 57

Unit 7. Word-composition 60

Unit 8. Other types of word-formation 68

Unit 9. Additional exercises 73

Unit 10. Tests 92

Bibliography 101

 

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