- •Word formation
- •6. Find the examples of conversion in the following sentences.
- •7. Explain the semantic correlations within the following pair of words.
- •8. Identify the compounds in the word-groups below. Analyse their structure and semantics.
- •9. Match the following onomatopoeic words with the subjects producing the sounds.
- •10. How were these words formed?
- •11. Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word in capitals.
- •12. Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word in capitals.
- •13. Complete each space in the text with a word formed from the word in capitals.
- •14. Complete each space in the text with a word formed from the word in capitals.
- •15. Complete the word in each sentence with over- or under-.
- •16. Complete each word with either -able or -ible. Make any necessary spelling changes.
- •17. Complete the word in each sentence by adding an appropriate prefix.
- •18. Replace the words underlined in each sentence with one word ending in -ly and beginning with the letter given.
- •19. Complete each word with either in- or un-.
- •20. Make a compound word in each sentence by adding the most appropriate word from the box.
- •21. Complete the compound word in each sentence.
- •22. Complete the word in each sentence with an appropriate suffix.
- •Polysemantic words
- •23. Which of the following words are monosemantic (use a dictionary)?
- •24. Read the sentences (1 - 3) below. What does the word smart mean in each one (clever, fashionable, or formal)?
- •25. Identify the meanings of the polysemantic words that they represent in the following word-combinations.
- •26. Explain the logical associations in the meanings of the same words in the following word combinations. Find the examples of metaphors and metonymys.
- •27. Which word(s) from the box could replace the words in bold in the sentences?
- •28. Decide in which of the following sentences the verb run fits correctly.
- •29. Complete the spaces by finding one polysemantic word from the box which fits in all three sentences.
- •30. Complete the spaces by finding one word which fits in all three sentences.
- •31. Comment on the change of meanings in the italicized words.
- •32. Define the meanings of the italicized words in the following sentences.
- •Homonyms Homographs
- •33. How would you pronounce each of the underlined words in the sentences below? Chose a word with a similar sound from the brackets.
- •Homophones
- •34. Find the homophones to the following words and explain their meanings.
- •35. Define the meaning of following pairs of homophones:
- •36. Now do the reverse.
- •37. Write the word in phonetic script in the correct spelling for the context.
- •37. Write one sentence using both of the words corresponding to the phonetic script.
- •38. Homophones and homographs are at the root of many jokes in English. Match the first part of each of these children’s jokes with the second part and then explain the play on words involved in each.
- •39. Read the following jokes and say what linguistic phenomenon they are based on.
- •40. Find the homonyms for the following words and explain their meanings.
- •41. Find the homonyms and define their types.
- •Synonyms and antonyms
- •43. Organise the following words into three lexico-semantic groups – homes and houses; road transport; clothes.
- •44. Prove that the following sets of words are synonyms.
- •45. Find the dominant synonym in the following synonymic sets. Explain your choice.
- •46. Find antonyms for the words below.
- •47. Underline the most appropriate word or phrase in each sentence.
- •48. Underline the most suitable word or phrase in each sentence.
- •49. Underline the most suitable word in each sentence.
- •50. Read the text and decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each space.
- •51. Read the text and decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best completes each collocation or fixed phrase.
- •52. Both options make sense. Underline the one which forms a common collocation.
- •53. Both options make sense. Underline the one which forms a common collocation.
- •54. Read the text and decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best completes each collocation or fixed phrase.
- •Word-groups and phraseological units
- •55. Take a word from each column to complete the collocations you need for each space in the text.
- •56. Match the descriptions (a-j) with the explanations (1-10).
- •57. Match each sentence (a-I) with a sentence from (1-9) which has a similar meaning.
- •58. Underline the two words that are appropriate in each sentence.
- •59. Complete the fixed phrases in each space by choosing a word from the box which collocates with the words in bold.
- •60. Which word completes each set of collocations or fixed phrases?
- •61. Decide which of the following uses of odd are correct.
- •62. Replace the words in bold by using the most appropriate expression from the box.
- •63. Colour. Complete each sentence with a colour, in an appropriate form of the word.
- •64. Feelings. Underline the most suitable word or phrase in each sentence.
- •65. Read the article and analyze the linguistic phenomena mentioned in it. Reasons why the English language is so hard to learn
- •Now check your answers
- •Библиографический список
- •Содержание
16. Complete each word with either -able or -ible. Make any necessary spelling changes.
1. Brenda's new book is really remark… .
2. I don't find your new colleague very like… .
3. The pie looked very good, but it wasn't very easily digest… .
4. That was a really contempt… way of getting the boss on your side!
5. I think that anything is prefer… to having to tell so many lies.
6. The advantage of these chairs is that they are collapse… .
7. I do hope that you find your room comfort… .
8. Why don't you go to the police? It's the sense… thing to do.
9. John takes good care of the children and is very response… .
10. I find your aunt a very disagree… person I'm afraid.
17. Complete the word in each sentence by adding an appropriate prefix.
1. I didn't pay the bill and now the electricity has been ....connected.
2. There is a law against dropping litter, but it is rarely ....forced.
3. When the cassette finishes, don't forget to ....wind it.
4. I thought the effects in the film were rather ....done.
5. The rumours about the minister's death were completely ....founded.
6. Anyone with a ....ability may qualify for a special pension.
7. I am ....debted to you for all the help you have given me.
8. When a currency is ....valued, it is worth less internationally.
9. I found the instructions you gave us very ....leading.
10. John rents the house and I ....let a room from him.
18. Replace the words underlined in each sentence with one word ending in -ly and beginning with the letter given.
1. The country imports every year over two million tons of rice. (a……)
2. Harry's work has improved a great deal. (c ......)
3. By coincidence, I'm driving there myself tomorrow. (C……)
4. I'll be with you straight away. (d ……)
5. The two sisters were dressed in exactly the same way. (i ……)
6. I'm afraid that Carol's writing is quite illegible. (a ……)
7. Tim only understands in a hazy manner what is going on. (v ……)
8. I think that this plan is downright ridiculous! (t ……)
9. Diana just wants to know the truth. (m ……)
10. The passengers only just escaped with their lives. (b ……)
19. Complete each word with either in- or un-.
1. Why are you so ....sensitive to other people's problems?
2. The garden is divided into two ....equal parts.
3. I think you were ....justified in punishing both boys.
4. I am afraid that the world is full of ....justice.
5. This ticket is ....valid. You haven't stamped it in the machine.
6. Thank you for your help. It was ....valuable.
7. Quite honestly I find that argument ....tenable.
8. The government's ....action can only be explained as sheer neglect.
9. The amount of food aid the country has received is quite ....sufficient.
10. Her remarks were so rude they were frankly ....printable.
20. Make a compound word in each sentence by adding the most appropriate word from the box.
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1. We used cushions and blankets as a make… bed.
2. I woke up screaming after having a terrible night… .
3. The house was severely damaged by an earth… .
4. We got soaked to the skin in a sudden down… .
5. Don't forget to tell everyone about the meeting before… .
6. The average theatre… will find this play incomprehensible.
7. After six months abroad, Angela was beginning to feel home… .
8. The floor of the workshop was covered in saw… and shavings of wood.
9. The children made a poster based on the shape of a snow… .
10. The United Nations tried to arrange a cease… but without success.