NOUNS referring to abstractions
Word Formation: prefixes
IN + noun (inability)
UN + noun (unhappiness)
DIS + noun (dishonesty)
IM + noun (impossibility)
IR + noun (irresponsibility)
IL + noun (illegality)
DE + noun (demotivation)
Ex.2 Say which of these pictures
expresses: 1 Dishonesty
2Disobedience 3 Untidiness
4 Uncertainty 5 Uneasiness,
6 Disadvantage 7 Unequality
8 Unreliability. 9 Unhappiness
Ex.3 Matching activity: match opposites
1 Equality A Impossibility
2 Honesty B Incapability
3 Capability C Inaccuracy
4 Sensitivity D Inequality
5 Comprehension E Malnutrition
6 Morality F Misfortune
7 Possibility G Dishonesty
8 Fortune H Insensitivity
9 Nutrition I incomprehension
10 Accuracy J Immorality
PREFIXES OF LATIN ORIGIN
ANTE = before (ante war)
POST = after (post-industrial)
MULTI = many (multi-ethnic)
MINI = small (miniskirt)
EX= before (ex husband)
SEMI = half (semicircular)
ULTRA = very (ultramodern)
MICRO = very small (microsurgery)
MACRO = very large (macroeconomics)
EXTRA = very (extra-fast)
INTER = inside (intercontinental)
PRE = before (pre arrangement)
PRO = in favour (pro-life)
SUPER = very big (superstore)
MONO = one (monosyllabic)
Ex. 1 Complete the following sentences with nouns made from the
words given in parentheses.
1 All the bad news in the daily paper give me great……………………....(happy)
2 Arnold hides his…………............……....……under kind words. (honest)
3 Bob often cries and then laughs. He shows emotional……………….(stable)
4 Graham is a difficult child : he’s very …………………….............….. (obey)
5 To drive without a licence is an .........................................(legal)
6 Tom’s room is a mess. His ……….………..........….…….is famous. (tidy)
7 Unfortunately Jonas always expresses complete.............................with
my ideas (agree)
8 The rate of ...........................................especially among young people is
dramatically increasing. (employ)
9 James is very original and he always dresses in a .................................
way (conform)
10 Sally is sometimes very silly and shows all her ..........................(mature)
11 In the States they celebrates their ...........................in July.(depend)
12 Racism and ..............................are very serious problems. (tolerate)
13 She expressed her .............................with the service by leaving no tip.
(satisfy)
14 After her sudden.................................we called the police. (appear)
1 __
2 __
3__ OTHER PREFIXES:
4__ OVER- = excess (overcook)
5__ UNDER- = inferiority (underestimate)
6 __ OUT- = overcome , outside (outgrow)
7__ RE- = repetition (rebuild)
8__ FORE- = anticipate (foresee)
9__ CO- = together (cooperate)
10__
EX. 4 Complete the sentences with the word given and one of the
prefixes listed above.
1 This meat is...............................and it’s still raw. I don’t like it. (cook)
2 This morning I .......................and I was late for work (sleep)
3 This composition is badly done. You’ll have to ................. it. (write)
4 The.....................in the film was Angelina Jolie .(star)
5 They .................................me in that restaurant. It was really very
expensive. (charge)
6 After demolishing the old school, they are now .............................a new
one. (build)
7 What do you .................................for my future? (see)
8 The room was ........................................It was very hot indeed. (heated)
9 I saw a film about a famous Western ........................... (law)
10 That supermarket is .............................its products. Let’s go shopping
there. (sell)
11 During the war they built ............................shelters. (ground)
12 Don’t .....................................Take it easy. (do)
13 They have .........................the cinema they had closed down . (open)