This lesson contains 18 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.
Lesson duration is: 30 min
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WORD FORMATION
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TODAY
Today, you are going to work on a small exercise about word formations. First read about what they are and then try to do your best with the exercises. Work together or use a dictionary if you feel it’s too difficult for you.
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What are they?
This exercise is a common one in tests like Anglia and Cambridge. It can help you test your knowledge of English words.
In a sentence or text you have to change the form of a word, e.g. from a noun to an adjective, or from a verb to a noun.
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What are they?
For example:
The _____ was very nervous. (sing)
You have to complete the sentence with the person noun (singer).
You change the verb (sing) into the person noun (singer).
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Follow these steps:
• Look at the word you have to change.
Which words do you know that are in the same word family?
• The beginning of the word is often the same and the end of the word changes.
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Follow these steps:
• What form is the new word? A verb? A noun? An adjective? An adverb?