Word Formation and Word Function

WORD FORMATION AND WORD FUNCTION

Word Formation

able

accept

un

Here are some examples of Prefixes

Verb re- restructure meaning: again or back

Verb dis- disappear meaning: reverses the meaning of the verb

Verb over- overbook meaning: too much

Noun anti- anticlimax meaning: against

Noun auto- autobiography meaning: self

Noun bi- bilingualism meaning: self

Adjective un- unfortunate meaning: negative

Adjective im-/in-/ir-/il- immature meaning: negative

Adjective dis disloyal meaning: negative

Some examples of Suffixes Noun (Thing) are:

member

human

elect

kind

break

real

move

intelligent

Some examples of Suffixes Noun (Person) are:

electricity

invent

teach

invest

special

beauty

build

perfection

ideal

Some examples of Suffixes Adjectives are:

heart

help

impress

nature

intelligence

athlete

mystery

comfort

Some examples of Suffixes Verbs are:

investigation

separation

dark

industrial

short

final

different

intense

just

Suffixes Adverbs:

final

obvious

recent

careful

Word Function

Noun

Adverb

Preposition

obvious

recent

careful

Adjective

Conjunction

Pronoun

Verb

Choose the word that correctly completes each sentence.

obvious

1. The __________of the news could not be stressed enough.

recent

careful

importantly

importance

important

Choose the word that correctly completes each sentence.

obvious

2. The detective __________ that the maid committed the robbery.

recent

careful

theoretician

theorized

theoretic

Choose the word that correctly completes each sentence.

obvious

3. It is __________ that they live so close to the school.

recent

careful

convenient

convenience

conveniently

Choose the word that correctly completes each sentence.

obvious

4. The patient responded __________ to the medication.

recent

careful

weakness

weakly

weaken

Choose the word that correctly completes each sentence.

obvious

5. The psychologist explained his ideas on _________ interaction.

recent

careful

social

society

socialize

Next steps...

Watch the explanations of the following reading strategies in Module 1

• Skimming and Scanning
• Vocabulary Skills
• Dictionary Skills

Do the exercises corresponding to the Basic, Intermediate and Advanced levels.