Grammar and Vocabulary Revision
Word Formation Noun Verb Adjective Adverb confusion confuse confusing / confused performing confusingly original flattering/ flattered professional - originally flatteringly performance performer originate flattery flatter profession advertisement advertiser/ ad electricity electrify electrician electric(al) - professionally -
Define the part of speech ? Noun ? Adjective ? Adverb • shocking regularly • different generally • flattered • competition • performer • determination • contestant
Train your skills of word-formation 1. The show was really… (ENJOY) 2. The winner gave an excellent…(PERFORM) 3. It was a big …to me that I couldn’t accept the invitation (DISAPPONT) 4. I have to do a lot of …for my exam (PREPARE) 5. The actress gave a long …of all the problems she’d had to face (EXPLAIN) 6. The volunteers had to live on a desert island as a test of …(SURVIVE) 7. The winner gave a big …to charity (DONATE) 8. Many of the contestants have built on the fame …, and become very rich (FINANCE)
Additional material on word-buiding employ- employee; employment; employer shop- shopper invest – investor; investment invigilate – invigilator supervise – supervision cook – cooker dry hair – hair-dryer grate – grater
open tins – tin-opener sharpen (pencils) – pencil-sharpener wash-dishes – dishwasher wipe a windscreen – windscreen-wiper pay - payee equal – equality flexible - flexibility good – goodness great – greatness brother - brotherhood
admit – admittance, admission emerge – emergence achieve – achievement employ – employment enjoy - enjoyment excite – excitement form – formation alter – alternation complicate – complication educate – education
qualify – qualification oppose – opposition cohere – cohesion omit – omission revise - revision
Stative and dynamic verbs Stative verbs express a permanent state rather than an action and do not have continuous form. Verbs of senses feel, hear, see, smell, taste Verbs of feelings and emotions adore, appreciate, detest, dislike, enjoy, forgive, hate, like, loathe
Verbs of opinion: agree, believe, expect, see, suppose, understand other verbs: appear, seem, belong, concern, contain, depend, fit, have, know, prefer, owe, own, possess, need, prefer, want, weigh, wish, keep
! Some stative verbs have continuous forms but there is a difference in meaning THINK State Action Opinion Process He thinks he is clever. I am thinking About his offer.
TASTE State Action It’s flavour What does it taste? He’s tasting the food to see if it’s good HAVE Owns, possesses He has 2 houses process He’s having lunch
FEEL The silk feels soft (I has got soft texture) Ann is feeling the cat’s hair (she’s touching) SEE understand Do you see what I mean? meet I’m seeing Paula today. SMELL the state the process/ action
LOOK It looks as if it’s going to rain (seems) He’s looking at the painting (He’s viewing it) APPEAR He appears to be working The opera singer (He seems) is appearing on stage tonight (will make an appearance)
WEIGH The box is very heavy. It weighs a lot. He is weighing the potatoes on the scales BE She is naughty (usually) She’s being very naughty today FIT These shoes fit her (are of the proper size) We’re fitting a new carper on the wall (putting, laying)
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