Advanced Practice on Word Formation Key

blogchuyenanh.wordpress.com 2013 | Page 1 ANSWER KEY 1 People 1 1. well-bred 2. well-rounded 3. well-liked 4. self-deprecating 5. self-confident / self-assured 6. self-absorbed 7. well-informed 8. well-mannered / well-behaved 9. self-reliant 10. self-important 11. self-centred 12. well-brought-up / well-educated 13. self-conscious 14. well-adjusted 15. self-congratulatory 16. well-dressed 2 1. personality 2. characteristics 3. character 4. personalities 5. characteristics 6. (a) personality (b) interpersonal (c) intrapersonal 7. depersonalizes 8. (a) character (b) personification 9. characterful / characterless 10. uncharacteristically 3  -tion is the most commonly used suffix  More suggested words: decadence, credence, arrogance, accuracy, frequency, freedom, childhood, desirability, brevity, merriment, punishment, happiness, forgiveness, prevention, conviction, caution, tenure, failure, stricture 4 1. revolution 2. connections 3. development 4. foundation 5. existence 6. significance 7. stability 8. commitment 9. intimacy 10. happiness 2 Change 1 1. retrospect 2. retrospective 3. retrograde 4. retrogressive 5. retroactively / retrospectively 6. retronyms 7. retrofitted 2 1. bygone 2. contemporary / current / topical 3. current / topical 4. preceding 5. current 6. recurrence 7. concurrent 8. artefacts 9. infinitesimal 10. temporary 11. discolouring 12. withstand 13. deterioration 14. counterpoint 15. embalming blogchuyenanh.wordpress.com 2013 | Page 2 3 anti- anti-colonial/anticolonial, antiseptic dis- discomfort, disinterest, disobedience, dissatisfied im- immature, immobile, impolite, implausible in- incapable, ineligible, inexperience, intolerant mal- malformation, malpractice mis- misbehave, misconduct, misgovernment, misinform un- uncomfortable, undesirable, undo, ungrateful, untrustworthy Note: the prefix anti is sometimes used with a hyphen, and sometimes not. There are no set rules for when a hyphen is used or not, but, in general, one is not used in words like antiseptic or anticlimax, where the combination of prefix + noun/adjective is quite commonly used. Hyphens are frequently used in combinations like anti- terrorist, antifascist, anti-nuclear. In some words, both spellings may be used, depending on individual preference e.g. anticlockwise or anti- clockwise, antisocial or anti-social. 4  bring/put into immigrate (v) to come and live permanently in a country after leaving your own country implant (v) to fix an idea, attitude, etc. firmly in sb’s mind; to put sth (usually sth artificial) into a part of the body for medical purposes, usually by means of an operation implant (n) sth that is put into a person’s body in a medical operation imperil (v) to put sth/sb in danger import (v) to bring a product, a service, an idea, etc. into one country from another import (n) a product or service that is brought into one country to another imprison (v) to put sb in a prison or another place from which they cannot escape 5 1. inefficiency 2. antisocial 3. mistrust 4. monotonous 5. malnutrition 6. underdone / overdone 7. inedible 8. miscalculated 9. impatience 10. disinclination 11. unacceptable 12. uncharacteristic 13. immodest 14. finalist 15. deliberately 3 Community 1 1. individuality (NOT individualities) 2. dissociate 3. assimilated 4. stereotypical 5. self-destruction 6. counter-culture 7. coarsened 8. dropouts 9. standout 10. breakaway 11. opt-out 12. dumbfounded 13. repulsive / compulsive 14. impulsive 15. foremost 2 -ful blissful, cheerful, delightful, disgraceful, forgetful, playful, restful, wasteful -ic artistic, chaotic, dramatic, ecstatic, idyllic, materialistic, sarcastic, therapeutic 3 dreadful – dread (noun and verb): a feeling of / feeling anxiety about something that may happen blogchuyenanh.wordpress.com 2013 | Page 3 4 artful: clever at deceiving people 5 Possible answers: archaic, aquatic, atavistic, chic, eccentric, erratic, frenetic, prolific, rustic, septic, sporadic 6 critic – critical, logic – logical, polemic – polemical, statistic – statistical, topic – topical 8 1. materialistic 2. meaningful 3. therapeutic 4. stressful 5. uneventful 6. atmospheric 7. distasteful 8. enthusiastic 9. Understandably 10. resentful 11. unrealistic 12. hypocritical 13. inconveniences 4 Science 1 1. pharmaceutical 2. after-effects / side-effects 3. additives 4. contagious 5. connote 6. unveiled 7. bewildering 8. ailments 9. lifespan 10. undertake 11. disinfectant(s) 12. inflammation 13. (in)flammable / non-flammable 14. anti-inflammatory 15. war-torn – poverty-stricken 16. refrigerants – refrigeration 17. enumerate 18. numberless / innumerable 19. innumerate 20. waterproof / water-resistant 2 1. evidence-based 2. evaluation 3. exposure 4. foundation 5. dosage 6. contaminants 7. analysing 3 de- decompress – decompression, decontaminate – decontamination, defrost, delouse, demotivate – demotivation em-/ en- embitter – embitterment, enclose – enclosure, encourage – encouragement, enlarge – enlargement re- refuel – refuel, replace – replacement, restate – restatement, retry - retrial 4 deform (v) change the usual shape of something so that its usefulness or appearance is spoiled degenerate (v) become worse devalue (v) reduce the value of a currency; make someone or something seem less important or valuable than they really are devitalize (v) take the power or strength away from something reform (v) change a system, law, organization, etc. so that it operates in a more effective way; change you behaviour and become a better person regenerate (v) make something develop and grow strong again revalue (v) examine something again in order to calculate is present value; increase the value of a country’s money in relation to that of other countries blogchuyenanh.wordpress.com 2013 | Page 4 revitalize (v) put new strength or power into something 5 1. Intergovernmental 2. reappraise 3. projections 4. unequivocally 5. deforestation 6. recycle 7. concentrations 8. cattle-raising / cattle-rearing 9. decomposing 10. endangering 11. livelihoods 12. unanimity 13. emissions 14. enact 15. reaffirmed 16. renewable 5 Achievement 1 1. a. contexts b. contextualize c. contextual 2. a. indefinable b. (un)defined / indefinite c. well-defined 3. a. well-established b. disestablished c. establishments 4. a. consist b. inconsistency c. consistent 5. a. misconceptions b. conceptual c. conceptualize 6. a. reassessment b. self-assessment c. Assessable 7. a. lessen b. selfless c. belittled 8. a. hypothesis b. hypothesizing c. hypothetical 9. a. future-proofed b. proofreading c. unproven 10. a. invalidate b. validity c. invalid 2 1. profoundly 2. refine 3. strategies 4. periodically 5. multi-tasking 6. counterparts 7. excelling 8. emotional 9. conclusion 10. disability 3 & 4 Noun outbreak, outbuilding, outburst, outlaw, outlook, outpatient, outset Verb outdistance, outdo, outgrow, outlast, outlaw, outlive, outnumber, outperform, outstay Adjective outdated, outdoor, outlying, outspoken 5 outburst (burst out) an explosion / sudden occurrence of something, e.g. noise, anger, protest outlook (look out) the prospects for something, e.g. the economic outlook; the outlook for tomorrow’s weather or your attitude to life, e.g. an optimistic outlook outset (set out) the beginning outspoken (speak out) unafraid to voice an opinion openly 6 outlaw blogchuyenanh.wordpress.com 2013 | Page 5 7 1. deprivation 2. outstrip 3. backgrounds 4. well-balanced 5. outperforming 6. achievement 7. underperformance 8. spokesman 9. Discouragement 10. hostility 11. resentful 12. underprivileged 13. outstandingly 14. outshone 15. supportive . evaluation 3. exposure 4. foundation 5. dosage 6. contaminants 7. analysing 3 de- decompress – decompression, decontaminate – decontamination, defrost, delouse, demotivate – demotivation. (b) interpersonal (c) intrapersonal 7. depersonalizes 8. (a) character (b) personification 9. characterful / characterless 10. uncharacteristically 3  -tion is the most commonly used suffix. into one country to another imprison (v) to put sb in a prison or another place from which they cannot escape 5 1. inefficiency 2. antisocial 3. mistrust 4. monotonous 5. malnutrition