Exercise 1.Form nouns with suffixes - ion, - tion, - ation from the following verbs: to invite, to institute, to calculate, to cooperative, to occupy, to celebrate, to educate, to instruct, to operate, to produce, to consult, to examine.
Exercise 2. Give antonyms of the following words and word-combinations:
to attend classes, to be absent, to fail, a part-time student, to work by fits and starts, a freshman, to be good at, to be in time.
Exercise 3. Say what we call:
The students who study by correspondence; the students of the day department; all the professors, lectures and assistant of the educational establishments; the oral checking up the students; knowledge; the students who have just started studying at the University.
Exercise 4. Fill in the prepositions where necessary:
1. First-year students work hard to master… the language.
2. What mark did you get … Mathematics … entrance exams?
3. What mark did you get … your report?
4. My friend was very good … Kazakh.
5. What kind of sports did he go … … when he was a freshman?
6. He was good … tennis.
7. Helen invited her friends … her birthday party.
8. When the lecturer entered … the classroom the students stood up.
9. When will you make your report … the conference?
10. They will join … sports society next month.
11. I shall speak … the assistant-dean.
12. He will be a member … the students’ English club.
13. My sister will pass the entrance exams … the university … excellent marks.
Exercise 5. Make up sentences using the following word combinations:
a full-time student; a cost accounting system; to take part in; to get a mark in (a subject); to make progress; to be good at; to make mistakes; to do homework (lab. work); to pass the exam; to be proud of ; to master the language; to be engaged in.
Exercise 6. Answer the following questions:
1. What higher school do you study at?
2. Where is your Institute?
3. What departments are there at your Institute?
4. How many students study at your University?
5. When did you finish school?
6. Are you a full-time or an extra-mural student?
7. When did you enter the University?
8. What will you become after graduating from the University?
9. When will you graduate from the University?
10. What subjects will you study next term?
11. What do students do during their academic year?
12. What is your favorite subject?
Exercise 7. Read, translate and learn the following proverbs. Describe situation illustrating them:
1. It is never late to learn.
2. Soon learnt, soon forgotten.
3. Little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
4. To know everything is to know nothing.
5. Live and learn.
Suffixes
Grammar > Words, sentences and clauses > Word formation > Suffixes
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A suffix is a letter or group of letters added at the end of a word which makes a new word.
words
suffix
new words
forget, use
-ful
forgetful, useful
state, govern
-ment
statement, government
complicate, create
-ion
complication, creation
The new word is most often a different word class from the original word. In the table above, the suffix -ful has changed verbs to adjectives, -ment, and -ion have changed verbs to nouns. If you see a word ending in -ment, for example, it is likely to be a noun (e.g. commitment, contentment).
Suffixes: spelling
Often, the suffix causes a spelling change to the original word. In the table above, the -e ending of complicate and create disappears when the -ion suffix is added. Other examples of spelling changes include:
beauty, duty + -ful → beautiful, dutiful (-y changes to i)
heavy, ready + -ness → heaviness, readiness (-y changes to i)
able, possible + -ity → ability, possibility (-le changes to il)
permit, omit + -ion → permission, omission (-t changes to ss)
A good learner’s dictionary will give you information on the correct spelling of words with suffixes.
See also:
Spelling
Common suffixes and examples
Noun suffixes
suffix
examples of nouns
-age
baggage, village, postage
-al
arrival, burial, deferral
-ance/-ence
reliance, defence, insistence
-dom
boredom, freedom, kingdom
-ee
employee, payee, trainee
-er/-or
driver, writer, director
-hood
brotherhood, childhood, neighbourhood
-ism
capitalism, Marxism, socialism (philosophies)
-ist
capitalist, Marxist, socialist (followers of philosophies)
-ity/-ty
brutality, equality, cruelty
-ment
amazement, disappointment, parliament
-ness
happiness, kindness, usefulness
-ry
entry, ministry, robbery
-ship
friendship, membership, workmanship
-sion/-tion/-xion
expression, population, complexion
Adjective suffixes
suffix
examples of adjectives
-able/-ible
drinkable, portable, flexible
-al
brutal, formal, postal
-en
broken, golden, wooden
-ese
Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese
-ful
forgetful, helpful, useful
-i
Iraqi, Pakistani, Yemeni
-ic
classic, Islamic, poetic
-ish
British, childish, Spanish
-ive
active, passive, productive
-ian
Canadian, Malaysian, Peruvian
-less
homeless, hopeless, useless
-ly
daily, monthly, yearly
-ous
cautious, famous, nervous
-y
cloudy, rainy, windy
Verb suffixes
suffix
examples of verbs
-ate
complicate, dominate, irritate
-en
harden, soften, shorten
-ify
beautify, clarify, identify
-ise/-ize
economise, realise, industrialize (-ise is most common in British English; -ize is most common in American English)
Adverb suffixes
suffix
examples of adverbs
-ly
calmly, easily, quickly
-ward(s)
downwards, homeward(s), upwards
-wise
anti-clockwise, clockwise, edgewise
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