WORDFORMATION [A] : Formation of simple adjectives Noun + suffix -ful -less -ly Adjectives Harmful, useful, successful, hopeful, helpful, peaceful… Childless, odourless, careless, hopeless, harmless, useless… Manly, worldly, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly,friendly… Childlike, godlike, lifelike, ladylike, manlike… Healthy, dirty, dusty, snowy, windy, rainy, cloudy, sunny, sandy… Childish, boyish, girlish, mannish, selfish… Natural, national, industrial, agricultural, cultural, magical… Dangerous, courageous, poisonous, mountainous… Artistic, electric, electronic, alcoholic, economic… Respectable, knowledgeable, reasonable… -like -y -ish -al -ous -ic -able [B] : Formation of simple nouns Formula Verb+ER/ OR / ANT Verb + ION / TION Verb + MENT / AL Verb + ING Adj + NESS Adj + TY Adj + TH Adj + DOM Noun + IST / IAN Noun + ISM Noun + SHIP Noun + HOOD Nouns Teacher, manager, driver, actor, director, attendant, assistant… Action, invention, construction, direction, revolution, decision… Development, appointment, refusal, removal, approval… Swimming, teaching, jogging, training, building… Kindness, goodness, happiness, sadness, darkness, ilness… Safety, loyalty, cruelty, variety, ability, honesty… Length, depth, width, truth, warmth, strength… Freedom, wisdom, boredom… Guitarist, novelist, violinist, musician, physician, historian… Patriotism, capitalism, socialism, heroism… Friendship, leadership, scholarship, comradeship… Childhood, brotherhood, neighbourhood, parenthood… [C]: Formation of verbs Formula DIS + verb Mis + verb Out + verb Over + verb Re + verb Under + verb Adj + EN EN + Adj / Noun Noun / Adj + ISE / IZE Verbs Dislike, disagree,discharge, disinvest, dislocate… Misunderstand, misread, mislead… Outrun, outnumber, outweigh, outlive… Overact, overpay, overheat, overturn, overchange… Rewrite, reread, retell, recall… Undercharge, underdevelop, underdo, underline, undersign… Weaken, sharpen, tighten, loosen, shorten, foften… enrich, enable, enlarge, encourage, endanger… Sympathise, economise, socialize, memorize, industrialize… EXERCISE : Fill in the blanks with correct form of the word provided Film makers always try to show viewers the different life styles and interesting aspects of many countries in the world (culture) Women nowadays have more _ to participate in social activities (Free) “Hoang Le Nhat Thong Chi” is a novel (history) He has a _ for English novels (prefer) SAI GON GIAI PHONG is published seven days a week It is a newspaper (day) If you burn the garbage, it will give off _ odour (poison) Some children have to suffer from life time _ (abnormal) He is - _ active in spite of his old age (wonder) The company is very efficient and gives a service (speed) 10 When did _ come to the village ? (electric) 11 She has a very busy life (society) 12 The plane arrived _ after a violent storm (safe) 13 Their study is getting on (satisfy) 14 This company offered a lot of _ jobs (attract) 15 These snakes will not cause you any serious harm even if they bite you They are _ (harm) 16 He was right when he said that the man was guilty (reason) 17 She looks _ beautiful (surpise) 18 They were when they read the result (disappoint) 19 He has no of leaving the city (intend) 20 I feel _ in this book (interest) 21 John’s _ improved at his new school (behave) 22 I’ll give you further _ (explain) 23 This is a _ of a previous talk (repeat) 24 Much _ work requires a good knowledge of mathematics (science) 25 Movies have _ dress fashions (broad) 26 Our grandmother didn’t work outside the home when she was young She only did her task (tradition) 27 His _ to retire surprised us all (decide) 28 You should be to tell them exactly what you think (decide) 29 Many people find it to advertise (waste) 30 The guests were welcomed (cordial) 31 He looks thin, but _ he is very healthy, (actual) 32 This man led a _ happy life (complete) 33 He did some old jobs at home (disappoint) 34 The new job _ him (disappoint) 35 Nitric oxide is _ harmful It acts as a poison, which may cause death or injury if taken into the body (high) 36 He was _ in his job (succeed) 37 The house was with people (crowd) 38 He is unhappy because of his (deaf) 39 The government wants to _ this training centre (military) 40 We found out the about him (true) 41 I am grateful to you for your help (true) 42 I don’t think the food is very good, but it is _ (tolerate) 43 They’ve got a result (satisfy) 44 Carbon dioxide occurs in the air in form (nature) 45 Children are _ to overcome problems (determine) 46 They got the of being successful in life (satisfy) 47 He is young man with great _ (expect) 48 I like your new machine (calculate) 49 May I borrow your _ ? (calculate) 50 The industrial will lead to the country’s prosperity (develop) 51 We must make for our old age saving money (provide) 52 I’m sorry for the delay (extreme) 53 It’s _ kind of you (awful) 54 The doctor told me to in slowly (breath) 55 It is often useful make a between two things (compare) 56 She has been worn down by and illness (poor) 57 Our pupils are raising money for the _ (poor) 58 This is the greatest scientific of the decade (achieve) 59 Mary was with long and difficult exercises (bore) 60 I enjoy the football match It was quite _ (excite) 61 He has great _ in God (believe) 62 There are many (celebrate) throughout the year 63 Many chemicals have a (disaster) effect on the environment 64 If we go on littering, the environment will become (serious) polluted 65 That’s his (mystery) story 66 They have just (introduce) a new style of jeans in the USA 67 He was very of the work he had done (pride) 68 Thank you for a very evening (enjoy) 69 Their has lasted a lifetime (friend) 70 He cycled and had an accident (care) 71 She has one of the biggest in Britain (collect) 72 My new car is more than the one I had before (economy) 73 He didn't feel happy because he worked (success) 74 My colleagues are very pleasant, but the manager is a little (friend) 75 We must make a about where to go (decide) 76 Lucy got quickly and went for work (dress) 77 We all looked after the summer holiday (health) 78 The children are more in cartoons (interest) 79 , the weather was so bad that we couldn’t go out (fortune) 80 I hope there won’t be too much in getting a work permit (difficult) 81 That has composed a lot of beautiful songs (music) 82 _ is a very attractive job nowadays ( advertise) 83 I watch the news every day in order to get _ (inform) 84 This painting comes from his favorite _ (collect) 85 What are your English songs? (favor) 86 The boy is looking forward to to the beach (go) 87 She _ angrily at me when I broke the vase (look) 88 The boy at by his friends yesterday (laugh) 89 If the weather _ fine tomorrow, we will go for a walk in the park (be) 90 The Internet is a very useful means of _ (communicate) 91 There is an _ documentary on Channel tonight (interest) 92 Are you _ in collecting stamp? (interest) 93 The painting comes from my favorite _ (collect) 94 I’m extremely well- for the job ( qualify) 95 Fax machine were a wonderful _ at the time (invent) 96 Fashion _ have done a lot to modernize the traditional Ao Dai (design) 97 What are your English songs? (favor) 98 You’d better put an _ in local paper to sell your house (advertise) 99 The next stage in the _ of television is interactive TV ( develop) ...EXERCISE : Fill in the blanks with correct form of the word provided Film makers always try to show viewers the different life styles and interesting