VOCABULARY EXERCISES

Translate the following international words without a dictionary.

Communal, to start, to decorate, modern, central, electric, electricity, gas, lift, telephone, Internet, minute, hall, contrast, comfortable, lamp, perfume, balcony, coffee, favourite, music, to collect, statuette, problem, interest, section, refrigerator, toaster, toilet, style

Look through the text, pick out words with word-building affixes, define which parts of speech these words are and be ready to do word-building exercises below.

A) Make adjectives with the help of the given suffixes, define the parts of speech to the stem of which these suffixes are added and translate all the words into Russian.

- ableto rely, to understand, to love, to enjoy, to laugh, to agree, fashion

- ishchild,girl, boy; sweet, green, blue, grey

- iceconomy, diplomat, fantast, optimist, realist, ideology, science

- ysun, rain, snow, fog, thirst

B) Find the examples of the adjectives with these suffixes in the text and translate them.

Point out the suffixes in the following words from the text. Define the parts of speech these words belong to. Translate the words into Russian. Give your own examples of the words with the same suffixes if you can.

Elegant, delicious, various, favourite, spectacular; entrance, appliance, impression, furniture

Point out the suffix in the following nouns. Give the verbs from the stem of which the following nouns are formed and translate the verbs into Russian.

Toaster, cooker, coffee maker, dishwasher

Form adverbs from the following adjectives with the help of the suffix -ly and translate them into Russian.

Warm, cosy, comfortable, elegant, beautiful, funny, merry, special, delicious, wonderful, gay, modern, stylish, nice

Read and translate the following groups of derivatives. Mind the word-building suffixes.

To eat – eatable – eatability; hospitable – hospitably – hospitability; friend – friendly – friendless – friendliness; to comfort – comfort – comfortable - comfortably; paper – to paper – papery – paperless; place – to place – placement – placeless; bright – brightly – brightness; to refresh – refreshment; to furnish – furniture; to collect – collector – collection; warm – warmth – warmly; to rely – reliable – reliably – reliability

Match the words to make compounds.

arm bed vacuum book dish lamp bath tea

room cup shade cleaner room chair washer case (shelf)

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