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Word formation

Prefixes and Suffixes Meaning Examples

opposition
Un- unable
Non- non- toxic chemicals
A- apolitical
Contra- contraclockwiseпротив часовой стрелки
De- deactivate
Dis- disorder
Mis- misunderstanding
Il- (l) illegal
Im- (b/m/p) immoral
Ir- (r) irregular
-free alcohol free
-less careless

inclination
-aholic alcoholic
-loving peace-loving
-mad sports-mad
-mane bibliomane
-phil Slavophil
-seeking love-seeking

a large degree
Ever- evergreen song
Extra- extra-artistic
Hyper- hyper-acoustic
Mega- megalomania
Multi- multi-image
Poly- polyatomic
Super- superpower
Ultra- ultra-successful
-intensive knowledge-intensiveнаукоёмкий
-fashion moving spider-fashion
-ly way of action slowly
-like childlike
-shaped a heart-shaped box
-style cat-style step

description
Post- post-examination
Pre- pre-school, preview
-ish reddish
-eyed green-eyed
-faced round-faced
-haired fair-haired
-handed large-handed
-hearted kind-hearted
-minded absent-minded
-sleeved short-sleeved
-waisted narrow-waisted
-poor oxygen-poor atmosphere
-piece two-piece dress

COMPOUND WORDS Xmas = Christmas


BLENDS ABBREVIATIONS
Mail+box = mailbox
Dining+room = dining-room biopic = biography+ picture FAQ = Frequently Asked
Smoking+area = smoking area brunch = breakfast+ lunch Questions
gonna = going to Aids = Auto-Immune
wanna = want to Deficiency Syndrome
gotta = got to IQ = Intelligence Quotient
outta = out of
Parts of speech formation
Hurry -> hurri+ED -> hurried+LY
Торопиться – торопливый – торопливО = наречие

Seem -> seeming -> seemeng+LY


Казаться – кажущийся – как будто = наречие

Smoke -> smok+ING


Курить – курЯ = деепричастие

Smoke -> smok+ING


Курить – курЕНИЕ = отглагольное существительное

Smoke -> smok+ING


Курить – курЯЩий = активное определение

Cloud -> cloud+Y


Облако – облачНЫЙ = определение

Seven -> seven +TH


Семь – седьмОЙ = порядковые числительные
BUT! First
Second
Third

Teach -> teach+ER


Учить – учитель = деятель/ прибор

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