
- •Seminar 5: Word formation means
- •How can you define the term “abbreviation”?
- •What types of abbreviations do you know?
- •Form words with a negative meaning using in-, un-, il-, dis-, ab-, im-:
- •3. Find cases of conversion in the following sentences:
- •4. Add a preposition from the list below to complete appropriate compound adjectives:
- •5. Pick out compounds in the sentences given below and group them into a) neutral compounds b) morphological compounds c) syntactic compounds.
- •6. Determine the original components of the blends:
- •7. Write out in full the following shortened words. Define the type of shortening.
Form words with a negative meaning using in-, un-, il-, dis-, ab-, im-:
Regular in
Polite un
Rational ir
discreet сдержанный in
mortal смертный im
movable подвижные im
legal il
proper im
experienced in
decent достойный in
mobility im
ability in
normal un
accessible in
dispensable in
expected un
comprehensible in
to tie un
eatable in
to bind un
to charge in
to obey dis
to organize dis
justice in
3. Find cases of conversion in the following sentences:
1. The clerk was eyeing him expectantly.
2. Under the cover of that protective din he was able to toy with a steaming dish which his waiter had brought.
Под прикрытием, что защитные DIN он был в состоянии играть с дымящимся блюдом, которое его официант принес.
3. An aggressive man battled his way to Stout's side. Агрессивный человек пробился в сторону Стаут.
4. Just a few yards from the front door of the bar there was an elderly woman comfortably seated on a chair, holding a hose linked to a tap and watering the pavement. Всего в нескольких ярдах от парадной двери бара была пожилая женщина удобно устроившись на стуле, держа в руках шланг связан с краном и полив тротуаров.
5. — What are you doing here? — I'm tidying your room.
6. My seat was in the middle of a row. I could not leave without inconveniencing a great many people, so I remained.
7. How on earth do you remember to milk the cows and give pigs their dinner?
8. In a few minutes Papa stalked off, correctly booted and well mufflered.
9. "Then it's practically impossible to steal any diamonds?" asked Mrs. Blair with as keen an air of disappointment as though she had been journeying there for the express purpose.
10. Ten minutes later I was speeding along in the direction of Cape Town.
11. Restaurants in all large cities have their ups and downs.
12. The upshot seemed to be that I was left to face life with the sum of £ 87 17s 4d.
13. “A man could be very happy in a house like this if he didn't have to poison his days with work,” said Jimmy.
14. I often heard that fellows after some great shock or loss have a habit, after they've been on the floor for a while wondering what hit them, of picking themselves up and piecing themselves together.
4. Add a preposition from the list below to complete appropriate compound adjectives:
back up out off on of
She's done the same low-paid job for so long that she's really fed-UP with it now.(сыт по горло)
The two cars were involved in a head-ON collision. (лобовое столкновение)
He has a very casual, laid-BACK approach to life in general. (непринужденный)
It'll never happen again. It's definitely a one-OFF situation. (единичная, одноразовая)
He's a smash hit here but he's unheard-OF in my country.( неслыханный)
6 She bought a cut-OUT…………paper pattern and made her own dress. (предназначенный ждя вырезания бумажный образец)