Word building

Translate the derivatives; say to what part of speech they belong.

A.

1. particular (особенный) → particularly
2. proper (правильный, должный; надлежащий) → properly
3. extreme (чрезвычайный) → extremely
4. immense (безмерный, очень большой) → immensely
5. efficient (эффективный) → efficiently
6. complete (полный) → completely
7. immediate (прямой, непосредственный) → immediately
8. inevitable (неизбежный) → inevitably
9. attentive (внимательный) → attentively
10. cheerful (весёлый, радостный; энергичный) → cheerfully

B.

1. prefer (v) – предпочитать → preferable, preference
2. attract (v) – привлекать → attractive, attraction
3. enjoy (v) – любить, получать удовольствие → enjoyable, enjoyably, enjoyment
4. disappoint (v) – разочаровывать → disappointing, disappointed, disappointment
5. inspire (v) – вдохновлять → inspiring, inspired, inspiration
6. fulfil (v) – наиболее полно выразить себя → fulfilling, fulfilled, fulfilment
7. fascinate (v) – восхищать, очаровывать → fascinating, fascinated, fascination

Choose the corresponding English word.

1 деятельность	a) active	b) action	c) activity
2 увлекательный	a) absorb	b) absorbing	c) absorbed
3 требование	a) require	b) required	c) requirement
4 эффективность	a) efficient	b) efficiency	c) efficiently
5 улучшение	a) improver	b) improvement	c) improve
6 развлекательный	a) entertain	b) entertaining	c) entertainment
7 захватывающий	a) thriller	b) thrilled	c) thrilling

15. Match the parts of speech (a–d) with the lists of typical suffixes (1–4).

a) verb	1 -able, -ic, -al, -ous, -ive, -ent, -ing, -ed, -ful, -less
b) adverb	2 -ion, -ence, -ity, -ment, -ness
c) noun	3. -ly
d) adjective	4. -ate, -ify, -ize (-ise)

16. Match the words/phrases of similar meaning.

1 leisure	a like better
2 enjoyable	b make greater
3 prefer	c spare time
4 appreciate	d make better
5 effort	e understand and enjoy
6 increase	f pleasurable
7 improve	g trying hard

Match the words to their opposites.

1 labour	a enjoyable
2 amateur	b low
3 boring	c leisure
4 difficult	d reduce
5 high	e easy
6 satisfy	f professional
7 increase	g disappoint

Express the following in one word.

wellbeing, fascinating, hobby, demanding, leisure, fulfilling, fulfilled

 

1. time available for ease and relaxation
2. an activity like sport or reading that one enjoys doing in one’s spare time
3. the condition of being healthy, happy, and having no problems
4. satisfied with your life because you feel that what you do, for example at work, is interesting, useful, and important
5. making you feel fulfilled
6. extremely interesting
7. requiring especially great patience and effort and skill