T3 Word formation

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Last lesson and Homework

Early birds -

I like travelling to other countries = 

I like travelling ...................

Early birds don't need to 

sleep ......

Share with your partner two things you have in common.

Homework

page 7 ex 1, 2 and 5 - check in pairs and mark the different answers * 

Today: 

Word formation: an introduction 

Word formation: some help 

Word formation: an activity 

You get two minutes to create as many new words as you can from the word given. 

Let's start with an example 

FORGET 

Take a minute to think.... 

FORGETFUL

FORGETTABLE 

UNFORGETTABLE 
FORGETTABLY

UNFORGETTABLY 

Like

Prefixes and suffixes 

You add a prefix at the BEGINNING of a word

You add a suffix at the END of a word. 

On the following page, drag the prefixes and suffixes into the correct category 

PREFIX 

SUFFIX

in 

hyper 

able 

ist 

ical 

dis

ify 

mega 

I've been so .................. all day, I didn't get anything done.

A

Productive

B

Unproductive

C

Producer

D

Production

What is the correct ....... of "adjective"?

A

translator

B

translate

C

translation

D

transition

I don't know if that shirt is in stock, I will check the ...... for you

A

avail

B

available

C

availableness

D

availability

Some parents ................ what their children do in their spare time.

A

ignorance

B

ignorant

C

ignoring

D

ignore

I didn't complete my homework, but my teacher was ..... about it

A

understanding

B

understandable

C

understood

D

understandand

You shouldn't be so .................. to your parents!

A

unrespectful

B

disrespectful

C

disrespective

D

unrespective

During our holiday in Dubai we stayed in a ............... (luxury) and expensive hotel.

I looked at the parking spot in ....... (believe). Someone had stolen my car!

He's really bad at cheating, so not ................ (surprise) he was caught.

Collecting garden gnomes may seem like an unusual ....... (act) but many people do it.

The queue hasn't moved in five minutes. I'm getting a bit ....... (patience)

The ............... (popular) of Rubik's cube sparked in the 1980s.

When you have to show your passport, this is a way to ............ (identity) yourself.

Website

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/word-formation/wf069-sentences.htm