Тренировочная работа по теме « Словообразование.Суффиксы
существительных».
Task1 Form nouns from the words with the help of suffixes
"-ment", "-ant", "-ness" and "-ist”
Example: to
employ- employment
appoint_______________________
move
____________________________
mad
______________________________
enjoy
_______________________________
science
______________________________
advertise
_____________________________
material
______________________________
judge
________________________________
kind
________________________________
entertain
_____________________________
consult
_______________________________
govern
________________________________
type __________________________________
develop
__________________________________
improve
_________________________________
Task 2. Give the nouns which describe people who do
things or who come from places. Use these noun endings:-an, -ant, -ar ,
-er,/-an, -ist, -or
Example: 1
He acts very well. He’s a fine actor
2 Don’t beg. You’re not _______________
3I
can’t play the piano. I’m not a_______________
4She
drives well. She’s a good _____________
5Manuel
assists me. He’s my________________
6She
always tells lies. She’s such a ______________
7Anna
is studying history. She’s a fine_______________
Can you think three more words for each of the
suffixes listed in the exercise above?
_________________________________________-
Task 3 Give the nouns derived from verbs, adjectives
or other nouns. Use the endings: - age, -hood, -at/on, -ion, -ful, -ence,
-ness, -al, -ment, -ety,- ism, -ity
Example: I
decided this. It was my decision.
Don’t be anxious. Control your__________________________.
Ann’s socialist. She believes in ___________________________.
We all want to be happy. We all
seek.______________________.
We all agree. We’re all
in_________________________________
Who discovered this? Who made
this_________________________?
We’ll arrive. We’ll be met
on________________________________.
I was a child then. That was in
my _____________________________.
She is absent. Can you explain
her______________________________?
Be more efficient. improve
your_________________________________
Don’t be so curious. Control
your ______________________________.
I refused their offer. My_________________________is
final.
Can you explain it? Is there
an________________________________?
Don’t argue. I don’t want
an____________________________.
Task 4. Point out of the given nouns. Form, wherever possible,
other nouns with the help of some other suffixes. Then work out the approximate
meaning of the words that follow before checking their meanings in a good
dictionary.