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ENGLISH LESSONS
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selfselfself-
OVERPara indicar que algo est POR ENCIMA o MS ALL DE: overdone
(demasiado hecho), overseas (extranjero, exterior).
2. SUFIJOS MS COMUNES
2.1. Forman nombres:
-STER: ejecutor de una accin, estado: gangster, youngster
(joven).
.
-EER: ejecutor de una accin: engineer (ingeniero), mountaineer
(alpinista).
-ESS: forma femenina: hostess (anfitriona), actress (actriz).
-IST: alguien que, persona: nacionalist (nacionalista), novelist
(novelista).
-ISM: creencia, doctrina: nacionalism (nacionalismo), islamism.
-ER,-OR,-AR: gentilicios, alguien que, ejecutor de una accin:
villager (aldeanos), Londoner (londinense), teacher, actor, writer,
sailor (marinero), liar (mentiroso), beggar (mendigo).
-ANT: alguien que, ejecutor de una accin: participant, assistant
(ayudante).
-EE: meta de una accin: employee (empleado), divorcee
(divorciado).
-TION,-SION: resultado de, accin: education, pollution
(contaminacin), suspension (suspensin).
-ATION: accin, resultado: isolation (aislamiento), nationalization.
-ING: accin, resultado: landing (aterrizaje), drawing (dibujo),
building (edificio), meeting (encuentro).
-AL: acto, accin: approval (aprobacin), proposal (propuesta).
-NESS: estado de ser: happiness (felicidad), tiredness (cansancio,
fatiga).
-ITY, -TY: estado: similarity (similitud), difficulty (difficultad).
WORD FORMATION
ENGLISH LESSONS
ACTIVITIES.
Utiliza un prefijo para cada una de las definiciones:
1. Alguien que no est bien informado es ...........informed.
2. Alguien que trabaja para s mismo es ..................-employed.
3. Algo que no es cierto es ...............certain.
4. Alguien que no es feliz es ..................happy.
5. Algo que no es legal es ...................legal.
6. Alguien que no toma partido por ninguna parte es
...............partial.
7. Alguien que est desilusionado est ..................appointed.
8. Algo que no es agradable es .................pleasant.
9. Algo que no tiene color es ....................chromatic.
10. Alguien que no est dormido est ..................wake.
11. Algo que est demasiado cocinado est ............cooked.
12. Un malentendido es a ...................... understanding.
13. Algo que est calculado por lo bajo est .............calculated.
14. Algo que no es continuo es ................. continuous.
15. Algo que no est completo est ............complete.
Aade un sufijo a la palabra entre parntesis para formar
una nueva palabra:
1. Three .................................. (Mountain) have been rescued this
afternoon.
2. Agassi is a very famous tennis-...................... (To play).
3. There are several .......................... (To participate) in the race.
WORD FORMATION
ENGLISH LESSONS
1. The book she was reading was very .......................... (To bore).
2. We were ............................. (To embarrass) by her behaviour.
3. I was ........................... (To fascinate) by the scenery.
4. The experience was ............................. (To excite)!!.
5. The conclusions of the report were .......................... (To
surprise) for us.
6. I am not ........................... (Interest) in what he is saying.
7. We were all ............................ (To bore) with such a stupid film.
8. She was ........................... (To worry) about his health.
9. Her answers were ......................... (To shock).
10. They were .............................. (To disappoint) when they knew
the results.