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Put each of the following words in its correct place in the sentences below.. childish girlish amateurish piggish monkish a He lives in one small room and he hasn’t many needs.. b He is

-ish

(i) -ish sometimes means ‘with the qualities of’ e.g boyish

Put each of the following words in its correct place in the sentences below

childish

girlish

amateurish

piggish

monkish

(a) He lives in one small room and he hasn’t many needs He leads an almost life

(b) He is usually a very fine actor, but last night he was terrible, really

_

(c) He’s nearly eighteen but he still has very _attitudes and interests (d) He behaved very badly at lunch He really has manners (e) She still wears rather young, fashions

(ii) -ish often means ‘rather’, ‘about’, ‘more or less’ e.g yellowish (more or

less yellow),

eightish (about eight), slowish (rather slow) This use of -ish is colloquial, so

is not often used in written English

Put each of the following words in its correct place in the passage below, in which a man who has witnessed a crime describes to a police officer what he saw

smallish

fairish

sevenish

greenish

twentyish

darkish

tallish

Well, it happened very quickly, officer I was just leaving my office It was fairly late, perhaps (a) and I couldn’t see very well because it was already getting (b) _ A man came out of the bank He had

(c) hair His age, well,

he was (d) _ or maybe twenty-five I couldn’t guess his height, but

he was (e) He had a suitcase and he got into a car, not a very big one, (f) _ in fact The colour? I think it was (g) _ Sorry I can’t be more exact

2 -ful -less

-ful means ‘having’, ‘with’ e.g careful, colourful

-less means ‘without’, ‘lacking’ e.g careless, windowless

Put each of the following words in its correct place in the sentences below

thoughtful

harmful

successful

friendless

thoughtless

harmless

beautiful

waterless

(a) The Sahara Desert is a vast _area which runs from east to west across Africa

(b) Smoking is to your health

(c) This present is just what I want and need How of you (d) I hope you are _ in your exams

(e) Don’t be afraid of the dog He’s _

(f) It was very _ of you to play the radio so loud so late at night (g) She’s very _ Three artists have painted her

(h) I was alone and _ in a strange city

3 -er -ee

-er usually has an active meaning e.g examiner (a person who examines, i.e.

sets an examination)

-ee usually has a passive meaning e.g examinee (a person who is examined,

i.e takes an examination)

Put each of the following words in its correct place in the sentences below

interviewer

trainer

employer

interviewee

trainee

employee

(a) I was given a pay rise of £1,000 by my

(b) A football team normally has a to keep the players fit

(c) A television _should always give the a proper chance to express his or her opinions

(d) That company has 200 people working in its factory My brother works there and I, too, am an _

(e) At the moment he’s a management If he’s successful, he’ll be given his first responsible position in January

4 -proof

-proof means ‘safe against’, ‘able to resist’ e.g a fireproof door

Put each of the following words in its correct place in the sentences below

waterproof

soundproof

bulletproof

heatproof

shockproof

childproof

foolproof

(a) The windows of the President’s car were made of _glass in case of an assassination attempt

(b) Our tent wasn’t completely _ and the rain came through (c) The soldiers were given watches

(d) These dishes are You can put them in the oven

(e) The bank’s security system is completely _ It can’t possibly go wrong

(f) The car locks should be , otherwise my young sons will open them during a journey and fallout

(g) The recording studio was completely

5 -ful

-ful is often used to indicate quantity e.g a pocketful (the contents of a

pocket) of coins

Put each of the following words in its correct place in the sentences below

houseful

cupful

tankful

handful

mouthful

teaspoonful

(a) Put a large of rice in boiling water, then add a little salt, just

a _

(b) At Christmas we had a of visitors

(c) The foreign tourist put a _of money in front of the taxi driver and said, ‘Is this enouqh?’

(d) After just one I knew she was a wonderful cook (e) A of petrol should take this car over 200 miles

6 -er -or -ar

From the verbs below make nouns describing people by adding -er; -or or -ar

to the end and making any other necessary spelling changes

e.g liberate liberator

drum drummer

(a) teach

(b) direct

(c) beg

(d) interpret

(e) translate

(f) collect

(g) sail

(h) murder

(i) operate

(j) demonstrate

(k) inspect

(l) act

(m) buy

(n) edit

(o) work

(p) donate

(q) visit

(r) produce

(s) travel

(t) compete

7 Instructions as above

(a) sing

(b) govern

(c) announce

(d) admire

(e) decorate

(f) rob

(g) survive

(h) supply

(i) control

(j) investigate

(k) ski

(l) instruct

(m) elect

(n) write

(o) photograph

(p) swim

(q) contribute

(r) create

(s) manage

(t) lie

8 -ist -ian

From the nouns below make other nouns describing people by adding -ist or

-ian to the end and making any other necessary spelling changes

Brazil Brazilian violin violinist

(a) motor

(b) electricity (c) Paris

(d) Christ

(e) piano

(f) history

(g) Buddha (h) economy (i) art

(j) bicycle

(k) guitar

(l) politics

(m) science (n) music

(o) psychiatry (p) terror

(q) magic

(r) flower

(s) comedy (t) beauty

(u) journal (v) parachute (w) language (x) archaeology