Parts of speech.

VOCABULARY: WORD FORMATION (SUFFIXES) Read this sentence. What part of speech are the highlighted words? Her act combines the grace and agility of a gymnast with the flexibility of a contortionist and thedexterity of a juggler. Consider the suffixes of these words. Example: -ISH (but not 'fish') blue-ish green stones. When we describe something that does not exactly match an adjective, we use -ish. This is commonly used when a colour is between two colours. If someone asks, 'What colour is turquoise', you could answer 'It is greenish blue' Note: the final colour takes the usual form. 1. 1. Which is greener, blue-ish green or greenish blue? 2. 3. 2. Find two words ending in -ish where ish is this suffix and two words which incidentally end in -ish but this suffix is not present. PATTERNS FOR SUFFIXES AND WORD FORM CHANGES. Make a correct sentence with each word from the table Decide if the suffixes in bold below generally indicate that the word is a noun, adjective or verb. What is the correct word stress for each of these words? alternative There's no alternative. An alternative solution. option successful responsibility organism weakness countable brownish modernise enjoyment delicious legal Which suffixes make: a.) nouns from adjectives? b.) nouns from verbs? c.) an adjective meaning 'can be done'? d.) an adjective less precise? e.) verbs from adjectives?WORD BUILDING Use the word on the right to make a new word which fits in the sentence. 1. My uncle's got a very interesting ______. OCCUPY 2. Although the painting looked like a genuine Picasso, the _____ was definitely a fake. SIGN 3. He's so nice. It's a _________ working for him. PLEASE 4. When I.B.M. advertised for a new Production Manger they received over fifty ______ for the job. APPLY 5. It is becoming ________ difficult to find a job nowadays. INCREASE 6. Nowadays, violence seems to be a _______ occurrence. DAY 7. But how could you do it? Really, I feel quite ________ of you! SHAME 8. Be _____________ to look both ways when you cross the road. CARE 9. Physical _____________ is encouraged for children in most schools. FIT 10.You will need _____________ from the council to extend your garage. PERMIT 11.I'll need to take out extra car ________________ for another driver. INSURE 12.Many of these silly decisions seem to have been based on ________________ or inaccurate information. COMPLETE 13.It`s not _________________ to wear short skirts at the moment. FASHION 14.Always wear goggles as a _______________ (PROTECT) for your eyes when using the machines. PROTECT 15.This answer is _____________ ,which means you lose a point. CORRECT 16.Look at those clouds! There's a storm _________________. THREAT 17.It was said at the start of the broadcast that the interview contained language that some viewers might find ______________ OFFENCE 18.Her threat to resign was ________________ rather than stated explicitly. IMPLY 19.It was _______________ of her to challenge the managing director's decision. COURAGE 20.His performance this year was only ________________ (MARGIN) better than last year's. 21."Thanks so much for your help," Tim said ______________. SARCASM 22.I bought a copy of a _____________ of the British first radio broadcast. RECORD 23.The police have reassured witnesses who may be afraid to come forward that they will be guaranteed _______________ . ANONYMOUS 24.My teacher says there has been a big ________ in my English lately. IMPROVE 25.When you take the CAE Speaking paper you will be given marks for your _______ and also on how fluent you are. ACCURATE 26.It was a really _______ party. Thanks for inviting me. ENJOY27.He has just taken out a ______ subscription to the magazine. MONTH 28.In order for the medicine to work _______ you must take the correct amount. EFFECT 29.What a beautiful vase! That's the _______ present I've ever had. LOVE 30.He is a rude man and speaks ______ to everyone. PLEASANT 31.That simple mistake meant she managed to ______all her good work. DO 32.Lots of little children go through a phase of having an _____ friend, but they usually grow out of it. IMAGINE 33.A motorcycling accident had left her severely ___.ABILITY 34.Only good team work will _______ us to get the job done on time. ABILITY 35.He was debarred from the club for _________ behaviour. ACCEPTANCE 36.A certain amount of caution is _________ at this point. ADVICE 37.She seemed a bit ______, as if her mind were on other things. ATTACHMENT 38.Grandfather gets quite _______ sometimes, and doesn't even know what day it is. CONFUSION 39.You're _________ him! Tell him slowly and one thing at a time. CONFUSION 40.German cars are known for their________ . RELY 41.Payment will be effected on _________ of the goods. RECEIVE 42.I could hit myself. I made the same mistake twice in ________ . SUCCEED 43.Meeting other people, for me, is a basic___________ . NEED 44.I usually have a sore head after a night of________ drinking and smoking. EXCEED 45.They must have forgotten to add the___________ to this letter. ENCLOSE 46.Check if there is a ___________ fee. CANCEL 47.If your terms are __________, we may consider placing regular orders. SATISFY 48.Could you send us 10_______ brochures for distribution among our staff? ADD 49.In the past three months I have been working as a _________. TRAIN 50.Let me introduce you to Helen, the management_______ . ASSISTWORD BUILDING Use the word on the right to make a new word which fits in the sentence. 1. Money can't buy you ____________ -or at least that's what people say. HAPPY 2. I don't think guns are _______ toys for young children. SUIT 3. Alexander Graham Bell developed the first telephone in 1876. Did he have any idea how important this _______ would become? INVENT 4. Come on! You can do it! There's no such word as _____________. POSSIBLE 5. The tobacco companies understood the ___________effects of smoking for a long time -but kept quiet about them. HARM 6. Towards the end of the 20th century, Microsoft became the world's most ________ company. SUCCESS 7. Kate Winslet's _______ is the only good thing about the film. PERFORM 8. The England football team has some talent, but we're all ________about their chances in the World Cup. DOUBT 9. Frightened? I was absolutely ________! TERROR 10.Adam is too _________. All I said was I didn't like his new hair colour, and now he won't speak to me. SENSE 11.I was kept _______last night by another crazy party in the flat below me. WAKE 12.I know Harry is physically _________, but he is a bit boring, isn't he? ATTRACT 13.You have a problem, and I'm very _________. But I'm not in a position to lend you money. SYMPATHY 14.He was born blind; but he has always treated this so-called _______ as a challenge. ABLE 15.I'm _________ in favour of the plan, but there are still one or two points that I'm not entirely happy with. BASE 16.Andrea does lovely paintings, photographs and drawings. She's just very _______.ART 17.I think it's very ________ of the supervisor to expect us to work overtime every night this week. REASON 18.There is a saying in English: '________speak louder than words.' ACT 19.That rule is not ________ in this case. APPLY 20.Look at Chinese, Russian or Arabic. I think English is a _____ easy language to learn. COMPARE 21.On no account repeat to anyone else what you have heard in this meeting. Treat it all as strictly _______ CONFIDE