My Granny
Despite the fact that my grandmother is ninety-two years old,
she is still very ______(1) and full of life. ACT
______(2) she behaves as if she were thirty years ACTUAL
______(3) than she is. She works eight hours every day YOUNG
around the house, and she still goes shopping by ______(4). SHE
When she is not busy cooking and cleaning she likes ______(5) SPEND
her time reading, knitting and doing crosswords. ______(6) her SURPRISE
memory is as good today as it was in the days of her ______(7) YOUNG
and her sense of humour seems to get the ______(8) the older she gets. GOOD
Like all ______(9) people, she gets very tired sometimes, but ELDER
after ______(10) a few hours in bed she is fine again. LIE
She ______(11) misses my grandfather, who died four years TERROR
ago, but she has lots of ______(12) friends who help FAITH
to keep her ______(13). All in all, she says her life is full CHEER
of joy and ______(14) and I can only hope that if I live to be HAPPY
ninety-two my life will be as ______(15) as hers. JOY
Exercise 11. Analyze the suffixes of the following words and find nouns among them. Translate them into Russian.
1. attention 11. doctor
2. classify 12. density
3. movement 13. friendship
4. culture 14. advertize
5. completely 15. happiness
6. advantage 16. demonstrate
7. decision 17. demonstration
8. publishing 18. demonstrative
9. expressive 19. dependence
10. agreement 20. freedom
EXERCISE 9. Match the prefixes with the description of their lexical meanings.
re- too much
mis- badly or incorrectly
over- again
anti- not enough
auto- under
by- false
ex- in favour of
ex- after
micro- many
mono- one/single
multi- small
post- out of
pro- former
pseudo- two, twice
sub- against
under- of or by oneself
semi- half
intro- across
o-, ob-, op- down, from
de- against
trans- within, inward
EXERCISE 10.Paraphrase each sentence by changing the underlined words, using a suffix or a prefix.
He’s in favour of the American approach.______________________________
The BBC tries to avoid pronouncingforeign wordsincorrectly. ______________________
Most people say they have to work too much but are paid too little. ___________________
He dated his check with a date that was later than the real date. ______________________
She’s still on good terms with the man who used to be her husband.___________________
He made so many mistakes in the letter that he had to write it again. __________________
There was held a demonstration against war. _____________________________________
The road only has one direction. _______________________________________________
EXERCISE 11. Complete the words in these sentences using suitable prefixes.
pseudo-, a-, hyper-, fore-, neo-, mis-, dis-, over-, re-, arch-, out-, mal
I’m sorry, I _____understood her message completely.
We normally have similar opinions but I ____agree with him totally on the subject of drugs.
Apparently her alarm-clock didn’t ring and she ______slept.
I don’t think I can pass the exam, but I can always ______take it in September.
In my opinion this book is just ______ -intellectual rubbish.
Although he was older than his wife, he _____lived her by ten years.
Priests are not often ambitious men, but he had set his heart on becoming ______bishop.
The launch of the space-rocket was delayed by a ______function in the fuel system.
At the beginning of the nineteenth century, Britain’s _____-enemy was France.
He completely ____boxed his opponent and knocked him out in the seventh round.
Children who grow up in time of war are more likely to be ____adjusted than other children.
He uses ___-scientific language to persuade his readers.
These squalid, dark, cramped, ______odorous rooms are homes to whole families of people.
She was the finest dancer in the country. She ______shone all the others.
The British Museum was built in the middle of the nineteenth century in the _____ -classical style popular at that time.
Who can ______tell what the future holds for us?
It’s no use asking him about the political system or the parties. He doesn’t know or care. He’s completely ____political.
It’s quite normal to complain if you think something is wrong, but I do feel that you are sometimes ____critical.
The authorities are concerned at the activities of a small ___ -Nazi movement.
You must be very careful what you say about her poems. She’s a _____sensitive person.
She didn’t know the difference between right and wrong. She had no conscience at all. She was simply ____moral.
The police claimed that she had some _____knowledge of the murder attempt and could have prevented it.
He was standing in the middle, in the ____ground of the picture.
Young children can sometimes be _____active, which means that they can’t keep still.
25. ‘Maybe you’re ____reading its meaning. Remember, the Grail can be deceptive.’
EXERCISE 12. Match the suffixes with the description of their lexical meanings.
-less obsessed person
-phobia lover of
-cide dealer in
-gamy deserving, fit for
-maniac similar to
-phile without
-monger furthest
-worthy in the direction of
-like like, in the manner of
-most causing, making
-wards scenery
-esque means of observing
-some small
-scape fear or hatred of
-scope killer, killing
-ette, -let, -ling marriage
EXERCISE 13. Explain the meanings of the following words and phrases.
germicide xenophobia
patricide a monogamous society
fratricide agoraphobia
a pyromaniac Francophilia
a fishmonger an Anglophile
a mania a business-like manner
his foremost thought a roadworthy car
a noteworthy comment a life-like statue
outermost defences a statuesque figure
quarrelsome boys outwardly confident
a tiresome person a Kafkaesque novel
a microscopic insect a piglet
a kitchenette a marvellous cloudscape
a duckling a booklet
EXERCISE 14. Complete the words in these sentences.
Those rose-bushes need protection. Spray them with insecti____________.
He gets very tense and nervous in enclosed spaces like lifts and the underground. He suffers from claustro___________ .
The custom of having more than one wife or husband is known as ‘poly_________‘.
Some people, and some animals, are terrified of water. This aversion is known as aqua_________ .
His problems overwhelmed him and he finally comitted sui__________ .
When he was arrested and charged with bi______ , both his wives stood by him.
His Anglo______ comes from some bad experiences he had in England.
Following the man’s death, his wife was charged with homi__________ .
A person who makes and exploits war is called a war__________ .
He has always been a biblio__________ and has amassed a vast collection of books over the years.
He has a shop selling pots and pans, tools and other metal goods. He’s an iron________ .
He’s unbelievably self-centred and arrogant. He’s a complete ego___________ .
She loved the year she spent in Italy and has been an Italo________ ever since.
Some journalists are perfectly honest and well-meaning but she just makes a profit from gossip and rumour. She’s just a cheap scandal_______ .
A klepto___________ is a person who has a compulsive desire to steal.
His fondness for drink became an addiction, and his doctor says he is now a dipso_____________ .
To me, at 14, the film-stars I saw at my local cinema were god_____ creatures.
John O’Groats in Scotland is the northern__________ town in mainland Britain.
We are pleased to present you with this award for your praise_______ work among the poor of this city.
In the old days it was not considered lady_________for a woman to smoke in public, if at all.
Architecture during that period was very boring. Almost every building was a box-_______ structure, with no variation or decoration to please the eye.
We’re looking for an honest, reliable, trust__________ person to handle our legal affairs.
He betrayed the inner____________ secrets of his country’s government to the enemy.
A small accident like that won’t appear in the papers. It isn’t news_______ enough.
I have a backache which is a bit trouble__________ at times.
He cast his eyes heaven______________ as if imploring God for help or pity.
It’s very pictur________ here, with the trees attractively framing the view of the river.
From Colombia we went south___________ through Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia to Argentina.
Man’s first view of the earth from space was an awe________ sight.
The back garden faces sea___________ so you can always be sure of a pleasant view.
I’m afraid I find her constant chatter gets a bit weari__________ after a while.
The architecture here is rather Roman_________. Look at the round arches and thick walls.
Even the most powerful tele____________ does not make the smallest stars visible.
I watched a drop_______ of rain move slowly down the window.
His most famous sea__________ was painted in 1879 and hangs in the National Gallery.
A gos_______ is a young goose.
The award takes the form of a silver statu_________ of the Greek god, Adonis.
The first television picture of the hitherto mysterious moon__________ was the most dramatic sight I have ever seen.
His home is in the country and he’s wondering if he can afford to buy a flat_____ in London too.
The crew of a submarine just below the surface can see what is happening above by looking through the peri__________ .
Travelling by car, you have the chance to stop in the countryside to admire the land________.