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WORD-FORMATION EXERCISES

A) Classify the following co !o"n#s$ T%anslate the & ) . 0 3 4 5 into S!anish$

The han#o'e% (of !owe%) (*S faces) +ac,lash (o'e% !ict"%es of I%a-i !%isone%s) (Fall"/ah t"%ns o"t to +"%y #ea# afte% *S) !"ll+ac, O1S"lli'an !%o#"ce# a st"nning #is!lay to annihilate a shell-shoc,e# Ste!hen 2en#%y (E!ita!h On A) 2en!ec,e# (S-"i%e) (Acti'ists) gatec%ash (a% s t%a#e% e'ent) A #%o"ght-st%ic,en a%ea in So"the%n S!ain

6) In the following #e%i'e# wo%#s7 what is the eaning o% f"nction of the !%efi89 Do any of the change the wo%# class of the %oot they a%e a##e# to9 & anticli a8 ) +ef%ien# . cont%aflow 0 #ishonest 3 ensla'e 4 e8-!%esi#ent 5 hy!e%acti'e : i !%o!e% ; islea# &< !ost-#ate && !%o-life &) %easo%+ C) Fo% the following #e%i'e# wo%#s7 gi'e= s"ffi87 g%a & co%%osi'e ) fo%getf"lness . f%ee#o 0 hesitation 3 ho ewa%#s 4 "sically 5 !%esi#ency : !"%ity ; ste%ilisation &< w%ec,age D) The following wo%#s a%e neo-classical co !o"n#s$ So e of the a%e a#e "! of an initial co +ining fo% (ICF) an# a final co +ining fo% (FCF)7 +oth of which a%e +o"n#$ Othe%s contain eithe% an ICF o% a FCF followe# o% !%ece#e# +y a f%ee o%!h7 so eti es lin,e# +y a fo% ati'e$ E8!lain the following ite s= & ) . 0 3 4 5 e%itoc%acy !olyglot !estici#e egalosa"% ne"%os"%ge%y anglo!hile tele'ision atical class of %oot an# #e%i'e# fo% $

E8e%cises 6 to E ta,en (with 'e%y slight o#ifications) f%o >ac,son7 2$ ()<<))$ Grammar and Vocabulary$ ?on#on= Ro"tle#ge E) Which a%e the a#/ecti'es in the following hea#lines$ what is thei% o%iginal wo%# class9 & China welco es *S %eg%ets +"t !%esses fo% f"ll a!ology ) >a!an #elays econo ic %esc"e !ac,age . State !lan fo% stoc,s +%ings little chee% 0 Detaine# schola%1s wife still in #a%, o'e% a%%est 3 De'ice o!en co !"te%s to !a%alyse# "se%s 4 China seen as glo+al t%en#-sette% 5 Fate of 6"sh ta8 c"ts "nce%tain : 6a%efoot #octo%s heal sic, an# health-ca%e syste ; E8!e%t1s lasting legacy &< Slic, t%ia#s ta,e g"lli+le in'esto%s to the cleane%s && Sin,ing city highlights wate% c%isis &) China1s Sa "%ai #e+ts !%o'e #o"+le-e#ge# swo%# F) Ma,e infe%ences f%o the following lists of wo%#s @%o+le &&$ Tetelcingo Nah"atl &$ ni,wi,a I sing 5$ tiA",a )$ ti,wi,a Bo" sing :$ tiA",ataya .$ ti,oni, Bo" #%an, ;$ ti,oniti,a 0$ ni,oniti,a I a #%in,ing &<$ ni,wi,ataya 3$ ti,wi,as Bo" will sing &&$ ni,onis 4$ niA",ati,a I a c%ying &)$ niA",a,

Bo" c%y Bo" we%e c%ying Bo" a%e #%in,ing I was singing I will #%in, I c%ie#

C) Ma,e infe%ences f%o the following lists of wo%#s @%o+le ..$ Cheyenne &$ na esehe I eat )$ e esehe 2e eats$ .$ naeDe esehe I al%ea#y ate$ 0$ esaa esehehe 2e #oesn1t eat$ 3$ e eo esehe 2e ate this o%ning$ 4$ eoh,e esehe 2e always eats$ 5$ e!e'e esehe 2e eats well$ :$ esaaeDe esehehe 2e has not eaten yet$ ;$ eoh,esaa!e'e esehehe 2e ne'e% eats well$ &<$ eoh,e!e'e esehe 2e always eats well$ &&$ na eoeDe esehe I al%ea#y ate this o%ning$ &)$ naoh,e!e'ene ene I always sing well$ E8e%cises F an# C f%o Me%%ifiel#7 Willia (&;:5)$ Laboratory Manual for Morphology and Syntax$ Dallas= S" e% Instit"te of ?ing"istics

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