ONLINE TASK 2 – 5 points

Vocabulary Skills ; Complete the following tasks (on this original sheet) to improve your vocabulary skills. Highlight your answers in
color . then submit it on Bilgi Learn before the deadline.

What is «to know a word»?

 To know a word means:

 Knowing its meaning

 Knowing its part of speech (noun/adj/adv/verb)

 Knowing where and how to use it (collocations, expressions)

 Knowing how to spell it

 Knowing how to pronounce it

VOCABULARY STUDY ON PREFIXES

A. Identify the common prefixes in the following words and underline or bolden them. You can look up the meanings of the
words in this part.
Then match them with their meanings in part B.
e.g. preexisting can be conditions existing, or present before,
precaution: caution or preparation before something happens
prejudice: make a judgement before you have facts or evidence

1. Preexisting / precaution / prejudice 2.semi-independent / semi-independent/semi-private

3. ambidextrous, ambiparous, ambivalence 4. anticlimactic, antibiotics, antiperspirant

5. connect, convene, congregate 6. de-escalate, descend, devalue

7. malfunction, malnourished, malevolent 8. asocial, apathetic, amnesia

9. pandemic, pansexual, panatheism 10. absent, abduct,abnormal

B. Meanings

a) Against or opposing______ b) bad or badly _______ c) including all ________

d) down or away from ______ e) before ____1___ f) both _________

g) half, partly___________ h) with , together ___ ____ ı) not________

j ) away__________

C. Match the words with their meanings. At this stage, do NOT refer to the dictionary. Use your knowledge of the prefixes:

1.panoramic -- a) partly awake

2.deport ---- b) a disease originally thought to be caused by 'bad' air.

3.antithesis ---- c) with a wide view, showing all

4.Ambilateral ---- d) when one person’s “heart” is “with” another

5.semiconscious ----- e) to send out of the country

6.amorphous ------ f) exact opposite

7.malaria ---- g) affecting both sides of the body, or of an organ

8. absolutely ----- h) person who sits “before” us all governing the country

9. concord ----- ı) “not” have a fixed shape

10.president ------ j) away from any doubt

D. Guess the meaning of the bolded words in the following sentences. Keep the prefixes in mind.

1. The consensus of the group was that they should meet twice a month; all agreed.

Meaning:

2. Jake saw her duck. Duck is an example of an ambiguous word as it can mean "a bird" or "bend." The word remains ambiguous because
the sentence does not provide enough context for the word duck.

Meaning:

3. His actions were absolutely antithetical to our code of conduct. We had tol et him go.

Meaning:

4. A high proportion of the population is still relatively poor and semi-literate. Quality education for all should be a priority.

Meaning:

5. The law will improve the lives of local farmers, but it is no panacea.

If someone offers you a pill that promises eternal life, don't take the pill. There is no such panacea.

Meaning:

6. The complaint was timed to detract attention from the ethics issue.

But that doesn't detract from the fact that he spoke to me in confidence.

Meaning:

7. The central character is a malevolent witch out for revenge.

The party is also working to discredit the protesters by casting them as tools of malevolent foreign powers.

—Zixu Wang, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2023

Meaning:
8. For reasons of personal safety, the informant wishes to remain anonymous.

Many Internet sites allow general Internet public to connect to their machines using a generic userid "anonymous".

Meaning:

9. All subjects abstained from caffeine, alcohol and nicotine for at least 8 hours before each session.

Meaning:

10. She said it in a whisper so I presumed it wasn't common knowledge.

Under the Bill of Rights, a person is presumed innocent until proved otherwise.

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VOCABULARY STUDY ON SUFFIXES

A suffix is a letter or group of letters added at the end of a word which makes a new word.

Most of the suffixes in English are used to show parts of speech, or word types.

The new word is most often a different word class from the original word. 

What do the following suffixes make? Determine the meaning and find at least 3 examples to each suffix.

e.g. -ment: employment

Word form: NOUN maker suffix

Meaning: an action or state

Examples:

contentment, disillusionment, replacement, settlement, agreement

1. –en ( e.g. quicken)

Meaning: make ( make quick )

Word form: Noun / Verb / Adjective / Adverb

Examples:

2. –ity ( e.g. unity)

Meaning: form abstract words expressing state, condition, or quality

Word form: Noun / Verb / Adjective / Adverb

Examples:

3. –ance (e.g.Importance)

Meaning: An action or state

Word form: Noun / Verb / Adjective / Adverb

Examples:
 4. –ant ( e.g. defiant)

Meaning: inclined to or tend to

Word form: Noun / Verb / Adjective / Adverb

Examples:

5.–ify (e.g. beautify)

Meaning:

Word form: Noun / Verb / Adjective / Adverb

Examples:

6. -ward(s) (e.g. downwards)

Meaning:

Word form: Noun / Verb / Adjective / Adverb

Examples:

7. -ise/-ize ( e.g. economise)

Meaning:

Word form: Noun / Verb / Adjective / Adverb

Examples:

8. –ous ( e.g. industrious)

Meaning:

Word form: Noun / Verb / Adjective / Adverb

Examples:

9. –al ( e.g. regional)

Meaning:

Word form: Noun / Verb / Adjective / Adverb

Examples:

10. –al ( e.g. refusal)

Meaning:

Word form: Noun / Verb / Adjective / Adverb

Examples: