Showing posts with label prefix. Show all posts
Showing posts with label prefix. Show all posts

Sunday, 7 September 2008

Forming nouns, verbs, adjectives



<http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/strategy/wform/nounvbad.htm>

My score is 3/8, so sad. I will do more exercises on that area. My wrong answers are bold, and the rights answers are red.

2. (COMEDY)The ...comedy comedian....... went on stage and received a rapturous welcome from the audience.

3. (IMAGINE)Lots of little children go through a phase of having an .....imagined/ imaginable imaginary...... friend, but they usually grow out of it.

4. (INFECT - 2 changes)I'm doing the cleaning today. Can you get me a bottle of ...infection disinfectant....... from the supermarket.

5. (SWEET)He likes to .....ensweet sweten..... his breakfast cereal with honey instead of sugar.

7. FALSEThe manager was sacked after he tried to .....enfalse falsify..... his accounts.

Tuesday, 5 August 2008

prefix exercise



http://www.lapasserelle.com/lm/pagespeciales/prefixes.suffixes/eng.prfx.lit.mean1.html

I found something connected to prefix. It is formed from a simple words but have a different meanings. I did it by hint on website and now, i am doing it again to warm up my mind because i can't use hint again when i copy it in my blog.

  1. On the _water__ = afloat

  2. By _cause_ of = because

  3. In the __rear___ of = behind

  4. In lower __place___ = below

  5. By the __side___ of = beside

  6. To __make___ able = enable

  7. To make __large___ = enlarge

  8. To make __live___ = enliven

  9. To make ___rich___ = enrich

  10. To make ___beautiful___ = embellish

  11. To make __bold___ = embolden

  12. To __put___ power to = empower

  13. To __close__ in = enclose

  14. To ___put__ into danger = endanger

  15. To put on a __list___ = enlist



After i did twice, my score now is 12/15

Prefix exercise



http://admin.sfcc.edu/~jgraney/vocabulary/prefix_page.html
http://205.126.22.50/language/lessons/prefixes.html

1. Miyoko her shoes. (placed incorrectly)

2. My mother an old rocking chair. (finished again)

3. Jamie his jeans. (washed before)

4. The artist the orange paint. (applied again)

5. Father the furniture. (arranged again)

6. The guard the door. (opposite of locked)

7. The doctor the patient. (admitted again)

8. The pupil . (behaved incorrectly)

9. The workers must the bridge. (build again)

10. The person the check. (dated before)

I just get 5/10. Here is my right answer:
4 reapplied
5 rearranged

7 readmitted

8 misbehaved

10 predated

Unfortunately, i can't check with the wrong answers. Here they are:
1 misplaced
2 refinished
3
prewashed
6 unlocked
9 rebuild

I still don't know why they are wrong. Anyone help me?

Wednesday, 30 July 2008

Prefixes



http://www.virtualsalt.com/roots.htm

This website on Steve's blog is so useful, so i copy it on my blog to remind me whenever i forget or need to review. My memory is not good. Do this exercise later or i will get up late tomorrow.