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Stela Gencheva 2

The document contains a series of exercises focused on word formation, including fill-in-the-blank tasks with derived forms, suitable word forms, and conversion of words into different classes. It also includes identifying affixation types, forming nouns from adjectives, and analyzing the nature of compounds. Additionally, it discusses the types of conversion, highlighting various examples of how nouns and adjectives can be transformed into verbs.
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Stela Gencheva 2

The document contains a series of exercises focused on word formation, including fill-in-the-blank tasks with derived forms, suitable word forms, and conversion of words into different classes. It also includes identifying affixation types, forming nouns from adjectives, and analyzing the nature of compounds. Additionally, it discusses the types of conversion, highlighting various examples of how nouns and adjectives can be transformed into verbs.
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Stela Gencheva 2203711084 AL English and Korean

Exercise 1: Fill-in with Derived Forms

​ 1.​ governs least → government

​ 2.​ more systematically

​ 3.​ finally

​ 4.​ objections

​ 5.​ many and weighty

​ 6.​ the work of comparatively

​ 7.​ On the Duty of Civil Disobedience

Exercise 2: Fill-in with Suitable Word Forms

​ 1.​ Persian saddle-bags

​ 2.​ innumerable (from number)

​ 3.​ cigarettes (diminutive plural of cigar)

​ 4.​ fantastic (from fantasy)

​ 5.​ flight (noun from fly)

​ 6.​ producing (participle from produce)

​ 7.​ jade-faced (compound adjective)

​ 8.​ immobile (negative form of mobile)

​ 9.​ swiftness (noun from swift)

​ 10.​ shouldering (participle of shoulder)

​ 11.​ oppressive (adjective from oppress)

Exercise 3: Turn into Different Word Classes

​ 1.​ establish (V) → establishment (N)

​ 2.​ establishment (N) → established (A)

​ 3.​ Peking (N) → Pekingese (A)

​ 4.​ Belgium (N) → Belgian (A, N)


​ 5.​ Holland (N) → Dutch (A, N)

​ 6.​ credit (N) → creditable (A)

​ 7.​ deform (V) → deformation (N), deformity (N)

​ 8.​ enormous (A) → enormity (N)

​ 9.​ designate (V) → designation (N)

​ 10.​ pollen (N) → pollinate (V)

​ 11.​ alien (A) → alienate (V)

​ 12.​ regret (V) → regretful (A)

​ 13.​ criminal (A) → criminalize (V)

​ 14.​ rook (N) → rookery (N – place)

​ 15.​ bake (V) → bakery (N – place for baking)

Exercise 4: Find the Derived Forms & Explain the Affixation

​ •​ endorse → endorsement (-ment suffix for nouns)

​ •​ speculation (-ion suffix for nouns from verbs like speculate)

​ •​ offensive (-ive suffix for adjectives)

​ •​ ignorance (-ance suffix for abstract nouns)

​ •​ intrusive (-ive suffix for adjectives from verbs like intrude)

​ •​ journalist (-ist suffix for people engaged in a profession)

​ •​ maturity (-ity suffix for abstract nouns from adjectives like mature)

​ •​ deliberate → deliberation (-tion suffix for abstract nouns)

Exercise 5: Find the Adjectives, Form Nouns & Identify Compounds

Adjectives → Corresponding Nouns:

​ •​ well-established → establishment

​ •​ middle-aged → middle age

​ •​ unambitious → unambitiousness

​ •​ absent-minded → absent-mindedness
​ •​ favourite → favouritism

​ •​ little → littleness

​ •​ senior → seniority

Compounds:

​ •​ house-surgeon → endocentric compound (modifier-head relationship: a


surgeon working in a hospital)

​ •​ house-physician → same as above

​ •​ bull-mastiff → endocentric compound (specific type of mastiff)

Exercise 6: Nature of Compounds & Root Definitions

​ •​ landmine → solid compound (land + mine)

​ •​ wallpaper → solid compound (wall + paper)

​ •​ toothbrush → solid compound (tooth + brush)

​ •​ railroad → solid compound (rail + road)

​ •​ washer-dryer → hyphenated compound (washer + dryer)

​ •​ shop window → open compound (shop + window)

​ •​ Independence Day → open compound (Independence + Day)

​ •​ television set → open compound (television + set)

​ •​ snowfall → solid compound (snow + fall)

​ •​ brainstorm → solid compound (brain + storm)

​ •​ jet black → open compound (descriptive color phrase)

​ •​ home-made → hyphenated compound (past participle construction)

​ •​ Anglo-Saxon → hyphenated compound (ethnic/geographical designation)

​ •​ drawbridge → solid compound (draw + bridge)

Exercise 7: Indicate the Type of Conversion

​ 1.​ ache (N → V) (back-formation)

​ 2.​ advance (N → V) (zero conversion)

​ 3.​ address (N → V) (zero conversion)


​ 4.​ aim (N → V) (zero conversion)

​ 5.​ answer (N → V) (zero conversion)

​ 6.​ attack (N → V) (zero conversion)

​ 7.​ bag (N → V) (zero conversion: “to bag” means to put something into a bag)

​ 8.​ bank (N → V) (zero conversion: “to bank on” means to rely on)

​ 9.​ bone (N → V) (zero conversion: “to bone a fish” means to remove bones from
it)

​ 10.​ bottle (N → V) (zero conversion: “to bottle” means to put something in a


bottle)

​ 11.​ captain (N → V) (zero conversion: “to captain a team” means to lead it)

​ 12.​ coat (N → V) (zero conversion: “to coat something” means to cover it with a
layer of something)

​ 13.​ colour (N → V) (zero conversion: “to colour” means to add color)

​ 14.​ corner (N → V) (zero conversion: “to corner someone” means to trap them)

​ 15.​ dust (N → V) (zero conversion: “to dust” means to remove dust)

​ 16.​ escape (N → V) (zero conversion: “to escape” means to flee)

​ 17.​ face (N → V) (zero conversion: “to face something” means to confront it)

​ 18.​ film (N → V) (zero conversion: “to film” means to record a video)

​ 19.​ jump (N → V) (zero conversion: “to jump” means to leap)

​ 20.​ tutor (N → V) (zero conversion: “to tutor” means to teach)

​ 21.​ bomb (N → V) (zero conversion: “to bomb” means to attack with bombs)

​ 22.​ list (N → V) (zero conversion: “to list” means to make a list)

​ 23.​ spy (N → V) (zero conversion: “to spy” means to gather secret information)

​ 24.​ blind (A → V) (zero conversion: “to blind” means to make someone unable to
see)

​ 25.​ cool (A → V) (zero conversion: “to cool” means to reduce temperature)

​ 26.​ brave (A → V) (zero conversion: “to brave something” means to endure it)

​ 27.​ rough (A → V) (zero conversion: “to rough it” means to endure hardships)

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