Практикум по лексикологии английского языка. Часть 1. Словообразование. Маковецкая Н.А - 9 стр.

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6. fit 16. thick
7. anxious 17. breathe
8. refuse 18. stupid
9. celebrate 19. relax
10. develop 20. practise
11. electric 21. imagine
Exercise 6. Adjectives ending … ed often form nouns with … ment, but not always.
For each sentence below write another with the same meaning, converting the
adjectives to nouns and making any other necessary changes. The first one has
been done for you.
1. The bonus system has brought about an improved service. – The cause of the
improvement in the service has been the bonus system.
2. I was rather disappointed by the result. – The result was _________________ .
3. The look he gave me was more astonished than pleased. – He looked at me
________________________.
4. If you take part-time work you won’t be entitled to unemployment benefit. – If
you take part-time work you’ll lose ______________________________.
5. The children danced around , they were so exited and delighted. – The children
danced around in _______________________ .
6. We stared at the scene, horrified and fascinated. – We stared at the scene in
____________________.
7. Ordinary people became progressively more impoverished as a result of the
adjustment policies. – The adjustment policies led to the _________________.
8. He pushed at the locked door, surprised and annoyed. – He pushed at the locked
door in _______________________________.
9. I was more amused than frightened by their behaviour. – Their behaviour
caused me ________________________.
10. I gaped at him, utterly stupefied by what he had told me. – I gaped at him in
______________________.
11. They lived there contented for many years. – They lived there in ___________.
Exercise 7. Choose the ending which forms a noun related to the word given. Only
one ending is correct.
EXPRESSIVE | -ship, -ity, -ment-, -tion, -hood, -er
Exercise 8. Only one of these words can be changed to another by changing – ful
to – less. Which one is it?
Example: helpful – helpless
Resentful, dreadful, spiteful, mindful, wonderful. 
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6. fit                               16. thick
7. anxious                           17. breathe
8. refuse                            18. stupid
9. celebrate                         19. relax
10. develop                          20. practise
11. electric                         21. imagine

Exercise 6. Adjectives ending … ed often form nouns with … ment, but not always.
For each sentence below write another with the same meaning, converting the
adjectives to nouns and making any other necessary changes. The first one has
been done for you.

1. The bonus system has brought about an improved service. – The cause of the
   improvement in the service has been the bonus system.
2. I was rather disappointed by the result. – The result was _________________ .
3. The look he gave me was more astonished than pleased. – He looked at me
   ________________________.
4. If you take part-time work you won’t be entitled to unemployment benefit. – If
   you take part-time work you’ll lose ______________________________.
5. The children danced around , they were so exited and delighted. – The children
   danced around in _______________________ .
6. We stared at the scene, horrified and fascinated. – We stared at the scene in
   ____________________.
7. Ordinary people became progressively more impoverished as a result of the
   adjustment policies. – The adjustment policies led to the _________________.
8. He pushed at the locked door, surprised and annoyed. – He pushed at the locked
   door in _______________________________.
9. I was more amused than frightened by their behaviour. – Their behaviour
   caused me ________________________.
10.I gaped at him, utterly stupefied by what he had told me. – I gaped at him in
   ______________________.
11.They lived there contented for many years. – They lived there in ___________.

Exercise 7. Choose the ending which forms a noun related to the word given. Only
one ending is correct.

EXPRESSIVE |        -ship, -ity, -ment-, -tion, -hood, -er

Exercise 8. Only one of these words can be changed to another by changing – ful
to – less. Which one is it?

Example: helpful – helpless
Resentful, dreadful, spiteful, mindful, wonderful.

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