WORD FORMATION
Have a look of the table below. Would you be able to fill the gaps?
- Firstly, you need to think about the kind of words that you need. For examle, do I need a verb ? or, do I need and adjective ?
- Secondly, is the new word negative? If so, you might need a prefix (e.g. un-/ im-/dis-)
- And finally, you should check your answer carefully and if you don´t know the word then guess because you may be right !
NOUN | ADJECTIVE | NEGATIVE | VERB | ADVERBS |
---|---|---|---|---|
benefit | benefit | |||
success | unsuccessful | |||
enjoyably | ||||
practical | practically | |||
complete | complete | |||
belief | believe | |||
popularity | popularly | |||
satisfying | unsatisfying |
And now try to complete these sentences using some of the words from the table
1 Revising the night before an exam tends to be __________.
2 A film does not have to be _________ to be successful.
3 The _________ of this project will be a highly successful achievement.
4 Some_________advice is needed before going travelling by yourself in South America.
5 Many people get _________ from watching football matches.
6 Getting revenge on someone is not always as _____________as you imagine it will be.
7 Governments cutting health budgets is an ____________ thing to do.
8 Manchester United have had many _________over the years.
Answer key
NOUN | ADJECTIVE | NEGATIVE | VERB | ADVERBS |
---|---|---|---|---|
benefit | beneficial | unbeneficial | benefit | beneficially |
success | successful | unsuccessful | succeed | successfully |
enjoyment | enjoyable | enjoyably | enjoy | enjoyably |
practice | practical | impractical | practise | practically |
completion | complete | incomplete | complete | completely |
belief | believable | unbelievable | believe | believably |
popularity | popular | unpopular | popularise | popularly |
satisfaction | satisfying | unsatisfying | satisfy | satisfyingly |
2 A film does not have to be believable to be successful.
3 The completion of this project will be a highly successful achievement.
4 Some practical advice is needed before going travelling by yourself in South America.
5 Many people get enjoyment from watching football matches.
6 Getting revenge on someone is not always as satisfying as you imagine it will be.
7 Governments cutting health budgets is an unpopular thing to do.
8 Manchester United have had many successes over the years.