Pavlk2017EnglishLexicologyI-1

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(a)The letter was mis directed to our old address.

(b)His signature is totally ____ legible.

(c)As chairman, I must remain ____ partial.

(d)Changes in the patient’s condition may make surgery ____ advisable.

(e)Don’t let this ____ courage you from trying again.

(f)Forty-five people were injured when a passenger train ____ railed near London.

(g)Harry and Tom ____ behaved themselves.

(h)The trains are notoriously ____reliable.

(i)Hospitals now tend to ____charge patients earlier than in the past.

(j)How long will it take to ____ frost this meat?

(k)Hubert was alone in a second-class ____-smoking compartment.

(l)I ____read the instructions on the packet.

(m)He’s an ____ curable romantic.

(n)I am ____ modest enough to think that I played an important part in her decision.

(o)The evidence against the two men was ____conclusive.

(p)It is highly ____probable that the level of ____employment will fall.

(q)John was greedy, ____moral and ____honest.

(r)No one’s ____ replaceable in the workplace.

(s)She gave me one of those ____resistible smiles and I just had to agree.

(t)The legislation must be applied ____ respective of someone’s ethnic origins.

(OALD, CALD, LDCE)

2 Fill in the prefixes mis-, dis-, un-, in-, non-, and ab-. Discuss the difference in the meaning of the prefixed words.

COUNT

The votes had been ____counted. We cannot ____count the possibility of further strikes. A ____count noun has no plural form and refers to something which cannot be counted.

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USE

Williams ____used his position as mayor to give jobs to his friends. The term ‘schizophrenia’ is often ____used. The house was left ____used for most of the year. Many ____used railway tracks are now used by cyclists.

FLAMMABLE

These materials are highly ____flammable. Materials which are ____flammable do not burn easily.

(OALD, CALD, LDCE)

3 Translate these verbs into English using a prefixed word.

4 Form nouns from the following words by adding an appropriate suffix.

weak He thought that crying was a sign of ________. please It’s been a ________ to meet you.

bake She runs a small _______ in North London.

apply Have you completed your ______________ form yet? arrive We apologize for the late ________ of the train.

cover The allegations received widespread media ________.

explode The _______ sent pieces of metal and glass hurtling through the air. curious His answer did not satisfy my ________ at all.

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5 Form new words by using diminutive and familiar suffixes -y/-ie, -ette, - let, -ock, -ling, and -o.

6  Form three sentences containing at least 2 words found in exercises 3, 4, and 5, e.g. Rickie dislikes my curiosity.

1._______________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

2._______________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

3._______________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

7 What do we call the citizens of the following cities?

8 Fill in the correct word. Use the suffixes -y, -like, -en, or no suffix.

DUST

______ particles floated in the sunlight. John cycled along the ______ road. Some people would like to get rid of ______ jackets – those glossy outer covers of hardcover books. The curtains had faded to a ______pink. The desk was covered with fine ______ particles.

GOLD

He took his ______ watch out of his waistcoat pocket and snapped it open. Businesses have a ______ opportunity to expand into new markets. She won a

______ medal at the last Olympics. A lot of people say she was nothing but a ______ digger. Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess with ______

hair.

WOOD

Solid ______ furniture is sturdy and durable. The entrance to the tunnel was a low ______ door. The garden was overgrown with ______ plants such as hawthorn. He was a carpenter, and spent his spare time carving small ______

toys for his children. They lived in a remote house set high on a ______

hillside. This sort of open ______ shed keeps wood dry and easy to access.

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WOOL

She has recently bought three ______ blankets. He had grey, ______ hair.

______ mammoths are extinct relatives of today’s elephants. Despite previous injections of capital, the American ______ industry exhibited signs of instability. You should challenge any vague and ______ arguments.

(OALD, CALD, LDCE)

9 Fill in prefixes and suffixes to create acceptable words.

10 Translate these words into English. Compare the prefixes and suffixes in English and Slovak.

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1 Combine the words on the left with the words on the right to create acceptable compounds. Explain their meaning.

2 Complete the compound adjectives in these sentences.

(a)She wears glasses because she’s very short-sighted.

(b)How can he afford to buy himself a __________-new car?

(c)They specialize in reselling second-__________ equipment.

(d)The college is also considering issuing passes to all full_________

students.

(e)What is the most __________-effective way of reducing carbon dioxide emissions?

(f)We should not be quite so narrow-__________, blinkered and xenophobic about the rest of the world.

(g)He’s very __________-looking but not very bright.

(h)Being a kind-__________woman, she felt sorry for the poor child.

(i)He is a __________-famous scientist.

(j)The film had a __________-provoking message.

(k)The waitress came round with a tray of delicious, __________-watering cream cakes.

(l)The court’s decision will have far-__________ implications for the health industry.

(m)It’s a well-__________ fact that smoking can cause lung cancer.

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(n)I’d love an __________-cold beer.

(o)Snakes and lizards are cold-__________ animals.

(OALD, CALD, LDCE)

3 Translate these Slovak words into English. Compare their word formation.

4 Analyse the following compounds. Distinguish between coordinative – subordinative and endocentric – exocentric compounds.

5 Translate these words into English. Distinguish between maleand femalegender compounds.

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mačka

králik

koza

líška

bažant

slon

srna

6 Underline compounds in the following sentences. Determine whether they are literal or metaphorical.

(a)We went backstage after the show to meet the actors.

(b)They were having breakfast when I arrived.

(c)I don’t think there’ll be more than six people eating, so I wouldn’t go overboard with the food.

(d)They try to teach teamwork, self-control, and how to deal with adversity.

(e)I found this information on their website.

(f)I hate doing housework so I pay someone to do it for me.

(g)He was killed in a hit-and-run.

(h)Wage increases will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis.

(i)So it’s the thumbs up for Brighton’s latest nightclub.

(j)Dad’s old pick-up was parked outside.

(OALD, CALD, LDCE)

7 Form acceptable compounds (nouns, adjectives) from the following phrasal verbs. Use them in the sentences below and explain their meaning.