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English
words.
old
words
this
Over
1. Affixation
2. Blending
Many
3. Borrowing
Clippings
4. Clipping
5. Compounding
Conversion
Conversion
6. Conversion
Affixation
anti- (= against)
auto- ( = self)
co- (= together)
ex- (= previously)
inter- (= between)
mini- (= small)
mis- (= badly/wrongly)
mono- (= one)
multi- (= many)
out- (= more/better)
over- (= too much)
post- (= after)
pre- (= before)
pro- (= in favour of)
re- (= again)
semi- (= half)
sub- (= under/less)
super- (= big/more)
trans- (= across)
under- (= too little)
anti-nuclear, anti-social
autobiography, auto-suggestion
co-exist, co-production, co-driver
ex-wife, ex-footballer
intercity, international
minibus, minicab
misuse, misbehave, miscount, misprint
monorail, monolingual. monotone
multinational, multi-storey,
outnumber, outplay
overweight, overgrown, overwork
post-war, post-dated
pre-war, preheat
pro-government, pro-European
re-write, remarry, resale
semi-precious, semi-final
subway, sub-zero
superstar, superhuman, supersonic
transatlantic, transplant
undercooked, underused, underpopulation
Note:
For
Suffix
able, ible
Meaning
Example
able, capable
relating to
ance, ancy
cian
magician, physician
action, function
quality, realm
ee
en
er, or
escent
in the process of
adolescent, senescence
ess
female
fic
making, causing
scientific, specific
ful
full of
fy
make
manhood, adulthood
age
al
cy
dom
ence, ency
hood
ic
ish
ism
manner, condition
ite
ity, ty
ive
causing, making
make
like, manner of
ment
ness
state of
carelessness, restlessness
nomy
law
ous
ship
some
ward
in the direction of
ize, ise
logy
ly
Task 1
Question IV (5 marks)
Instructions: Complete the sentences by using the correct form of the word in
parentheses, which are taken from the passage. Use AFFIXES to form
the correct form of the word. The first one has been done for you.
Example: (0) Those mean doctors were really unhelpful. (HELP)
1.
We were __________ that the party was only for ticket holders and we
were turned away by the doorman. (AWARE)
2.
3.
The residents have been __________ dumping rubbish along the road and
this has turned out to be an eye sore. (DISCRIMINATE)
4.
5.
The behaviour of the students during the football match was found
__________ so they had to be suspended. (ACCEPT)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
unaware
indifferent
indiscriminately
hateful
unacceptable