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I Tell the MEANING of the following prefixes:

1.

un-dress

2.

un-happy

3. uni-form
4. mis-lead

5.

im-mortal

6.

re-build

5.

argue

6.

ally

5.

scare

6.

sense

5.

jeopardy

6.

motive

5.

elf

6.

series

II Form NOUNS from the following words : ( is not allowed!)

2. please
1.

renew

4. damn
3. bitter

III Form ADJECTIVES from the following words : ( is not allowed!)

1.

north

2.

end

3. quarrel
4.

habit

IV Form VERBS from the following words : ( is allowed!)

1.

pure

3. dawn

2.

rich

4.

wide

V Give the PLURAL forms of the following nouns:

2. horseman
1.

titmouse

3. grown-up
4.

corpus

VI Give the COMPARATIVE forms of the following adjectives:

2. little
1.

thin

4. fixed

6. shallow

3. free

5.

lively

VII Give the complete INFLECTIONAL PARADIGM of the following words:

1.

woman ..

2.

they

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3. to

seek ..

4.

fly

to

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VIII Identify the TYPE to which these compound words belong :

1.

eggshell

2.

swordsman

3. overseas
4.

murmur

6. house-hunt
5.

passport

IX Identify the WORD FORMATION process involved in creation of the following words:
1.

laser

2.

govern

3. lynch
4.

tornado

5.

giggle

6.

bike

X Analyse these words using the IC method ; enlist and describe the constituents :

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I GIVE THE DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE WORD :

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II WHAT ARE AFFIXES AND HOW CAN THEY BE CLASSIFIED ?

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III GIVE THE DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION OF ENGLISH VERBS :

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IV GRAMATICAL CATHEGORIES OF NUMBER and PERSON IN ENGLISH:

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