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Follow-up
Exercises |
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Word Building
Affixation is one of the chief means of word-formation in
English. It is generally defined as the formation of words by
adding word-forming affixes ( prefixes and suffixes) to stems.
In the exercise below, we will learn to form nouns from verbs
by adding suffixes -ment,-ation,sion. It is easier and convenient
for you to know more words. |
VI.Directions:The
suffixes (朔弸) -ment, -ation, -sion, and -ion are used to form
nouns (兆簡)
from verbs, e.g. 
assignment <-- assign relaxation <-- relax
introduction<-- introduce comprehension<-- comprehend
concentration<--concentrate
Now complete the following table:
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Key
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Verb
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Noun
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Verb
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Noun
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announce
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announcement
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manage
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management
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suggest
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suggestion
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examine
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examination
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confuse
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confusion
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combine
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combination
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decide
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decision
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move
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movement
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complete
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completion
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employ
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employment
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produce
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production
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distract
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distraction
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organize
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organization
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divide
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division
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entertain
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entertainment
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consider
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consideration
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protect
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protection
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recognize
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recognition
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permit
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permission
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exhibit
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exhibition
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Verb |
Noun |
Verb |
Noun |
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announcement |
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management |
suggest |
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examine |
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confusion |
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combination |
decide |
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move |
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completion |
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employment |
produce |
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distract |
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organization |
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division |
entertain |
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consideration |
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protection |
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recognition |
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permission |
exhibit |
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VII.Study
the following words. Then use them correctly in the sentences
below.
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Key
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1.1) careful 2) cares
3) careless 4) care
5) carefully 6) carelessness 7) carelessly
8) careful
2.1) addition 2) additional 3)
add 4) additional
3.1) use 2) useless 3) use
4) useful
5) used 6) use
4.1) meaning 2) meaningful 3)
means
4) meaningless 5) means
5.1) comfortably 2) comfort 3)
comfortable
4) comfort 5) comfortable
6.1) probably 2) probability 3)
probable
4) probably |
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1. care (v. ), care (n.. ), carelessness,
careful, careless, carefully, carelessly
1) You must be very _____ not to say anything to Paul.
2) She _____ for the old man as if he were her own father.
3) A ______ driver is a danger to us all.
4) All the children here are taken good _____ of.
5) If Bob drove more _____, he wouldn't have so many
accidents.
6) He is not a diligent (輩鶏議) student. He shows great
______ in everything he does.
7) Spend more time on your work, Tom. You did your homework
very _______ .
8) I hope you will be more _____ in future about what
you say. |
2. add, addition, additional |
1) In _____ to English, you'd better learn another
foreign language.
2) Mother needs _____ help in the kitchen on weekends
when all of us come home
from school.
3) The fire is going out (賂註); will you ______ some
wood?
4) This is an ______ proof (屬象) of his carelessness. |
3. use (v. ), use (n.), useful,
useless, used |
1) Prof. Wang tells us to make good _____ of our time
in class.
2) My bicycle is broken {撒阻), it is completely ______.
3) May I ______ your English dictionary for an hour
or two?
4) This is a very ______ dictionary for beginners of
English.
5) It's much cheaper to buy a ______ car than a new
one.
6) What's the ______ of crying? |
4. mean, meaning, meaningful,
meaningless |
1) Could you explain the ______ of the title (籾朕)
to me?
2) The more you read the poem (鮒), the more ______ you
will find it to be.
3) As Lenin says, forgetting the past _____ betrayal
(嘘菟).
4) It's a waste of time doing such ______ work.
5) To him, life _____ struggle. |
5. comfort (v. ), comfort (n.
), comfortable, comfortably |
1) You can sit very ______ in this new car.
2)1 tried to _____ her; but what could I say?
3) Sit down, please, and make yourself_____.
4) Young people should not seek _____ and enjoyment
and shirk (毛閲) hardship.
5) Tom didn't feel _____ living with his parents. |
6. probability, probable, probably |
1) If you go to the park early in the morning, you
will _____ find the old artist taking a
walk there.
2) In all _____ he will go with you to the museum.
3) It is _____ that the cost will be greater than we
think.
4) Jack is _____ the best student in his class. |
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