Практикум по лексикологии английского языка. Часть 1. Словообразование. Маковецкая Н.А - 18 стр.

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or prestige, or fame, or any of those things – doesn’t mean I’m not as egotistical
and self-seeking as everybody else (J.D.Salinger). 19. … and greet Helen with
embarrassing cry of “darling” as if she were her dearest friend, in her impossibly
husky and actressy voice (F.Weldon). 20. She was not worldly like Clarissa; not
rich like Clarissa (V.Woolf). 21. I’ve never seen such hardy man before
(S.Reynolds). 22. He’s just a saucy lad! (G.Carey). 23. The sun shone, the sky was
blue, all seemed so lively and afternoony and summery (D.Lawrence). 24.
Sitting at the till, its numbers bleeping, Hamid thought of the dinner prepared for
him at home – the hiss of the spices as they hit the pan, the buttery taste of the
paratha he would soon be eating. 25. Look at that film-star for instance,” she
added, pointing at the silent TV screen, where a bosomy female was being
embraced by a crazy actor in the moon light (R.Dahl). 26. “What are you looking
so biggily about?” she asked him (R.Price). 27. This place is nothing if not classy
(N.Sparks). 28. She had told him to wear something dressy , and he walked off the
plane wearing a blazer (Ibid.). 29. “Have a nice trip,” she said with, Robyn
thought, a slightly bitchy intonation (D.Lodge). 30. He was so crumby in his
personal habits (J.D.Salinger). 31. It must be more leathery (about a face)
(J.Gardam). 32. He looked more than eleven, but his complexion was peachy and
downy still, like a younger child’s and his long lashes threw shadows across his
eyes (E.Taylor). 33. Aslan heard … cold, tingling, silvery voices (S.Lewis). 34.
“He’s gone off his rocker!” shouted one of the fathers, aghast, and the other
parents joined in the chorus of frightened shouting. “He’s crazy!” the shouted.
“He’s balmy!” “He’s nutty!” “He’s screwy!” “He’s batty!” “He’s dippy!” “He’s
dotty!” “He’s daffy!” “He’s goofy!” “He’s beany!” “He’s buggy!” “He’s
wacky!” “He’s loony!” (R.Dahl). 35. I was feeling terribly lonely and miserable
and sore-throaty the night I wrote (S.Webster). 36. Dan’d grown up in Santa
Barbara, a typical outdoorsy Californian – a champion swimmer and an avid
surfer and fisherman (E.Adler).

                           Polyfunctionality of Items.
                                 Suffix - able.

Exercise 1. Point our a) “active” adjectives; b) “passive” adjectives; c) adjectives
expressing both active and passive meanings.

1. He let loose a stream of unprintable language (R.Preston). 2. His voice as a rule
was agreeable, with a variety of tone, bot now he spoke on one note (S.Maugham).
3. The box is made of strong plastic which makes it easily packable and portable
(The Times, № 7, 2002). 4. “An Indian factory worker” , Robyn derived a
considerable satisfaction from uttering this phrase (D.Lodge). 5. There was only
one pistol. And through fate or luck, and a series of strangely unforeseeable
happenings, it had been given to him, not O’Brien (J.Jones). 6. At first I find this
intensely irritating and the persistent commentary almost insupportable (W.Boyd).
7. What an adorable dress you have on! (R.Dahl). 8. … a fit of some unnameable
emotion seized Mast so strongly that he was afraid of a moment he might weep