Unit #3. Word-formation (Suffixes and prefixes).Articles with proper names.

Grammar 3.1

 

Exercise 1.Add –ousto a base word from the box to complete each sentence below.

Base Words Fame danger nerve humormountain glamour

1. Autographs of ………………………………… people can be worth a lot of money.

2. The poison from a snakebite can be very ………………………………….

3. Maria’s uncle always tells jokes and………………………………… stories.

4. The movie star wore a satin………………………………… gown.

5. People go to ………………………………… areas to snow ski.

6. I am ………………………………… about taking the math test because I did not study enough.

 

Exercise 2.Change each word in column A to an adjective by adding a suffix and write the new word in column B. You may have to change, drop, or add letters before adding the suffix to some words.

A	B
Portugal	Portuguese
Awe
China
Canton
Penny
Grate
Child
Burma
Count
Congo
Master
Speech
Wish
End
Bounty
Communist
Hero
Religion
Fame
Graph
Disaster

Exercise 3.Make a story using the following words and combination of words.

1. to travel on business, by train, to take a lot of time, to fly

2. to travel by sea, to feel bad, not to enjoy the journey

3. to go to the Far East, to pass through, a pleasant journey, to see the Pacific, to write to

4. Lake Baikal, to be situated, deep, to be famous for its beauty

5. to invite, to cross a river, in a boat, an island, in the middle of the river, to spend a day, to enjoy

Exercise 4.Complete the following sentences with the or no article.

1. I went to … France last year, but I haven’t been to … Netherlands yet.

2. I live in … Tverskaya Street.

3. … Thames flows through … London.

4. … United Kingdom includes … Great Britain and … Northern Ireland.

5. My train leaves from … Waterloo Station at 7.10 p.m.

6. St. Bernard dogs are named after a monastery high up in … Alps.

7. … Queen Elizabeth II won’t speak on TV tomorrow.

8. … USA is … fourth largest country in … world after … Russia, … Canada and … Republic of … China.

9. … English Channel is between … Great Britain and … France.

10. … Trafalgar Square is the geographical centre of … London.

11. When a student, Tom spent two years in … Africa.

12. … Houses of Parliament has over 1 000 rooms, and 2 miles of corridors.

13. Would you like to go to … Kremlin?

14. … Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

15. … West End is the symbol of wealthy and luxurious life.

16. Where’s … John’s raincoat?

17. … Pacific is the largest ocean on our planet.

18. Have you ever been to … Bolshoi Theatre?

19. Does … Mark speak … Spanish?

20. Show me … Canary Islands on this map, please.

21. How much does it cost to stay at … Grand Hotel?

22. … Volga flows into … Caspian Sea.

23. Although the north of … Scotland is called … Highlands the mountains aren’t high there - … Ben Nevis (1343m) is the highest peak.

24. I’ve made up my mind to go to … Black Sea next summer.

25. Two of my classmates entered … Moscow State University last year.

26. … Lake Baikal is the deepest one in the world.

27. … Urals are old and not very high.

28. Every morning during breakfast bagpipes are played outside the Queen’s dining-room in … Buckingham Palace.

 

Exercise 5.Answer these questions.

1. How many continents do you know? What are their names?

2. Which European countries do you know?

3. How many oceans are there in the world? What are their names?

4. Which is the largest island in the world?

5. Which is the largest sea in Europe?

6. How many countries are washed by this sea?

7. Which is the deepest lake in the world? Where is it?

8. Is England larger or smaller than France?

9. What language do they speak in England?

10. What’s the capital of England?

11. Have you ever been to England?

Exercise 6.Complete the chart with articles where it necessary

Generalusage

the first mention of a singular countable noun	a	Somethingwhichisunique
Oneexampleofmany		Superlativeadjectives
singular countable noun mentioned before		Ordinalnumbers
when it is clear which one it is		noun-of-nounphrases
general statements with plural countable nouns oruncountablenouns		Quantityexpressions

Special usage: time and place

Time	Article	Place	article
dates(spoken): the 10 of February	The	planets: Mars, Venus etc
yesterday, today, tomorrow	-	Earth, world
morning, afternoon, evening	The	continents: Africa, Asia
beginning, middle, end of...		countries: (1) England, China, France
next, last (Monday, June, year) etc		countries: (2) USA, PRC, UK
years: 1989, 2004		cities: London, Hong Kong
decades: the sixties, the 1930s		oceans and seas:
months: January, November		mountain ranges: Himalayas, Andes
seasons: summer, winter		single mountains: Everest, Fuji
festivals: Christmas, Lunar New Year		rivers: Nile, Mississippi, Amazon
		lakes:
		north, south, east, west
		northern, southern, eastern, western
		school, hospital, university, college, church, prison as a physical building
		school, hospital, university, college, church, prison as an institution

Exercise 7. In words that end with y, change the yto i before adding -ous. Look up the words glory, vary, and furyin a dictionary. Add –ousto each base word and write the definition for each new word. Then write a sentence for each new word.

1.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

 

Exercise 8.Fill in the blanks using article, if it is necessary.

There is more water than land on our planet... largest and deepest ocean in... world is... Pa­cific, then comes... Atlantic.... Indian ocean is only... little smaller.... smallest ocean is... Arctic.

... longest river in... world is... Mississippi, ... largest sea is... Mediterranean, ... deepest lake is... Lake Baikal.

Large masses of... land are called... con­tinents. They are... Europe and Asia, ... North and... South America, ... Australia and... Antarctica.

There are mountain chains in many parts of... world. Some of them such as... Urals are old, others like... Caucasus are much younger.... highest mountain chain, which is called... Himalayas, is situated in... Asia.

 

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