FCE Word Formation Use of English -Part 3

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Part 3 - Word formation 

Use of English 

Birth of a noun

This lesson helps to revise and consolidate forming verbs, adjectives and adverbs from nouns; the skill that comes in handy when dealing with FCE, Use of English, Part 3. 

Quick Recap:

What is a (an):

Noun

Verb

Adjective

Adverb

Noun: Person, place, thing or an idea or feeling. 

Verb: Verbs are the action words in a sentence that describe what the subject is doing. 

Adverb: An adverb is a part of speech that provides greater description to a verb, adjective, another adverb, a phrase, a clause, or a sentence. A great way to pick out an adverb from a sentence is to look for the word ending in -ly. 

Adjective: an adjective describes or modifies a noun. It provides more information about a noun, indicating things like size, shape, color,

How to change a verb to a noun

VERB  >>>>> NOUN

employ 

develop

move

judge

advise

establish

VERB >>>>> NOUN

act

inspire

protect

destroy

NOUNS

1. employer 

2. developer

3. move - dance moves, chess moves. We had four moves in a year (house/school/office) 

4. judge ( a lawyer) / judgement

5. advice

6. establishment

7. Actor / an act of a play

8. Inspiration

9.protection

10. Destroyer 

How to turn a noun or a verb in to an adjective

NOUN

There is a tear in my paper

There is a stain on my shirt

There are rips (holes) in my jeans

There are chips (pieces missing from) my teeth

VERB

I tore my paper

I stained my shirt 

I ripped my jeans

I chipped my teeth

ADJECTIVE

My paper is torn

My shirt is stained

My jeans are ripped

My teeth are chipped

noun > verb

use the past tense of the verb.

verb to the adjective

Use the past participle

to be + adjective

My arm is broken 

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Game Rules

You may play in pairs or small groups (up to 4 people). Each group will need a dice and a set of 30 cards, put on the table face down. Students draw a card from the stack (every card has a NOUN written on it), roll the dice, and then you need to form new words depending on the numbers rolled, and use them in a sentence.

Throw the dice

1,2 – make a VERB

3,4 – make an ADJECTIVE

5,6 – make an ADVERB

Example: a student drew SIMPLICITY and rolled 2; they need to make a verb SIMPLIFY and use it in a sentence e.g. They should simplify exam instructions.

For each correct word players get a point.

Rules

Some noun cards have an asterisk * next to the word: there is an extra point if the player can name the noun with the opposite meaning (e.g. BELIEF –> DISBELIEF).

The teacher has all the word forms written down and helps clarify problematic cases, however, students should correct each other and keep the score. 

To make it more exciting you could set a 20 second time limit.