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CACH THANH LAP T (WORD FORMATION)

[A] : CACH THANH LAP TNH T N. Noun + suffix


-ful -less -ly -like -y -ish -al -ous -ic -able

Adjectives Harmful, useful, successful, hopeful, helpful, peaceful Childless, odourless, careless, hopeless, harmless, useless Manly, worldly, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, friendly Childlike, godlike, lifelike, ladylike, manlike Healthy, dirty, dusty, snowy, windy, rainy, cloudy, sunny, sandy Childish, boyish, girlish, mannish, selfish Natural, national, industrial, agricultural, cultural, magical Dangerous, courageous, poisonous, mountainous Artistic, electric, electronic, alcoholic, economic Respectable, knowledgeable, reasonable
NOUN + ful = ADJECTIVE use useful: co ich delight delightful: thu v success successful: thanh cong hope hopeful: co hy vong care careful: can than help helpful: san sang giup harm harmful: co hai peace peaceful: thanh bnh waste wasteful: lang ph beauty beautiful: ep wonder wonderful: tuyet vi NOUN + AL = ADJECTIVE agriculture agricultural: nong nghiep nature natural: t nhien culture cultural: van hoa continent continetal: luc a region regional: vung. khu vc occupation occupational: nghe nghiep music musical: am nhac nation national: quoc gia medicine medical: y khoa surgery surgical: giai phau industry industrial: cong nghiep chemistry chemical: hoa hoc history historical: lch s logic logical: hp ly NOUN + ISH = ADJECTIVE fool foolish: ngu an child childish: hi tre con red reddish: hi o self selfish: ch ky

NOUN + less = ADJECTIVE speechspeechless: khong noi rest restless: khong ngh ngi childl childless: khong con cai odour odourless: khong mui care careless: bat can harm harmless: khong co hai tree treeless: khong co cay job jobless: khong co viec lam

NOUN + Y = ADJECTIVE dust dusty: co bui snow snowy: co tuyet rain rainy: co ma sand sandy: co cat dirt dirty: d ban health healthy: khoe manh

NOUN + OUS = ADJECTIVE adventure adventurous: mao hiem poison poisonous: oc hai fame famous: noi tieng danger dangerous: nguy hiem adventure adventurous:

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salt (muoi) salty: man storm stormy: co bao sun sunny: nang cloud cloudy: co may wind windy: co gio mud muddy: co bun NOUN + LY = ADJECTIVE day daily: hang ngay week weekly: hang tuan month monthly: hang thang year yearly: hang nam hour hourly: hang gi friend (ban) friendly: than thien man manly: nam tnh brother brotherly: tnh anh em
VERB + ABLE = ADJECTIVE

mao hiem miraclemiraculous: ky dieu glory glorious: ve vang nerve (than kinh) nervous: hoi hop NOUN + LIKE = ADJECTIVE child childlike: ngay th god godlike: giong than thanh life lifelike: giong nh ngi that statesman statesmanlike: nh chnh khach NOUN / VERB + IVE = ADJECTIVE act active: tch cc effect effective: co hieu qua attract attractive: hap dan expense expensive: at tien protect protective: bao ve

reason reasonable: hp ly comfort comfortable: thoai mai enjoy enjoyable: thu v divide divisible: co the chia c value valuable: co gia tr tolerate tolerable: co the chu ng

VERB +ED = ADJECTIVE disappoint disappointed: that vong satisfy satisfied: hai long surprise surprised: ngac nhien bore bored: chan

VERB + ING = ADJECTIVE disappoint disappointing: that vong satisfy satisfying: hai long surprise surprising: ngac nhien bore boring: chan

[1] : Give the correct form of the words in brackets: 1/ This country has a ___________________climate. (continent) 2/ The ____________ University of Ho Chi Minh City has a very large language centre. (Nation) 3/ I think the prices here are ______________ (reason) 4/ I dont think the food is very good, but it is _______________ (tolerate) 5/ This company offered a lot of ________________ jobs. (attract) 6/ I think its very __________ of him to expect us to work overtime every night this week. (reason) 7/ Most of the food in supermarkets is very _______________ (attract) 8/ The Island has very few ___________________ resources. (nature) 9/ Burning garbage will give off __________________ odour. (pleasant) 10/ Oxygen is an ___________________ gas. (odour) 11/ These chemicals are _________ .They can cause death or illness if taken into the body. (poison) http://trian4rum.tk (ban co the xem them trong cuon: cau tao danh tu tieng anhTran Quang Vinh) 2

12/ If you are ______________ when you write your composition, you will probably get a good grade. (care) 13/ Baseball is the _________________ sport in the United States. (nation) 14/ He wants to be a ______________ engineer. (chemistry) 15/ There have been many _______________ developments in this century. (wonder) 16/ English has become an ________________ means of communication.(effect) 17/ Your new dress makes you more _____________ (beauty) 18/ Firemen wear ____________ clothing, otherwise they would get burnt. (protect) 19/ How many ____________ holidays do you have? (nation) 20/ Japan is an ____________ country (industry) 21/ I was _______________ about the dates. (confuse) 22/ Time is an American _____________ news magazine. (week) 23/ Dont be afraid of the dog. Hes _____________ (harm) 24/ Thank you for the books. They will be very ____________ for my studies. (use) 25/ The children can play here. Its not ______________ (danger) 26/ Carbon dioxide occurs in the air in a ____________ form. (nature) 27/ She was so surprised that she was unable to speak. She was __________ with surprise. (speech) 28/ Those berries are _____________ Dont eat them. (poison) 29/ You are grown up but you are still ______________ (child) 30/ No trees can grow on that soil. It is _______________ (tree) 31/ A ____________ statue stands in the middle of the pagoda. (life) 32/ The weather was excellent and we had an extremely _________ holiday. (enjoy) 33/ Many people still refuse to believe that smoking is ______________ (harm) 34/ As it was very ___________ all the trains were late. (fog) 35/ He likes reading _________________ novels. (history) 36/ It was a _____________ conclusion from the childs point of view. (logic) 37/ Mr. and Mrs. Jones have been married for ten years. They have no children. Theyre a __________ couple. (child) 38/ Clean air provides us a ____________ supply of oxegen. (health) 39/ He is always eady to give assistance to his friends. He is _______ to them. (help) 40/ Everyone was very ____________ towards me. (friend) 41/ They were ___________ in winning the contract. (success) 42/ For the more _______________ tourists, there are trips into the mountains with a local guide. (adventure)

[B] : CACH THANH LAP DANH T.

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Formula
Verb+ER/ OR / ANT Verb + ION / TION Verb + MENT / AL Verb + ING Adj + NESS Adj + TY Adj + TH Adj + DOM Noun + IST / IAN Noun + ISM Noun + SHIP Noun + HOOD

Nouns Teacher, manager, driver, actor, director, attendant, assistant Action, invention, construction, direction, revolution, decision Development, appointment, refusal, removal, approval. Swimming, teaching, jogging, training, building Kindness, goodness, happiness, sadness, darkness, illness. Safety, loyalty, cruelty, variety, ability, honesty. Length, depth, width, truth, warmth, strength Freedom, wisdom, boredom Guitarist, novelist, violinist, musician, physician, historian Patriotism, capitalism, socialism, heroism Friendship, leadership, scholarship, comradeship Childhood, brotherhood, neighborhood, parenthood

[C]: CACH THANH LAP ONG T. Verbs Dislike, disagree, discharge, disinvest, dislocate Misunderstand, misread, mislead Outrun, outnumber, outweigh, outlive Overact, overpay, overheat, overturn, overchange Rewrite, reread, retell, recall Undercharge, underdevelop, underdo, underline, undersign Adj + EN Weaken, sharpen, tighten, loosen, shorten, foften EN + Adj / Noun enrich, enable, enlarge, encourage, endanger Noun / Adj + ISE / Sympathise, economise, socialize, memorize, industrialize
DIS + verb Mis + verb Out + verb Over + verb Re + verb Under + verb IZE

Formula

[2]:Fill in the blanks with correct form of the word provided. 1. Film makers always try to show viewers the different life styles and interesting ________ aspects of many countries in the world. (culture) 2. Women nowadays have more ________ to participate in social activities. (free) 3. Hoang Le Nhat Thong Chi is a ________ novel. (history). 4. He has a ________ for English novels. (prefer) 5. SAI GON GIAI PHONG is published seven days a week. It is a _____ newspaper. (day) 6. If you burn the garbage, it will give off ________ odour. (poison) 7. Some children have to suffer from life time ________ (abnormal) 8. He is ________ active in spite of his old age. (wonder) 9. The company is very efficient and gives a ________ service. (speed) 10. When did ________ come to the village ? (electric) 11. She has a very busy ________ life. (society) 12. The plane arrived ________ after a violent storm. (safe) 4 http://trian4rum.tk (ban co the xem them trong cuon: cau tao danh tu tieng anhTran Quang Vinh)

13. Their study is getting on ________ (satisfy) 14. This company offered a lot of ________ jobs. (attract) 15. These snakes will not cause you any serious harm even if they bite you. They are ________ (harm) 16. He was ________ right when he said that the man was guilty. (reason) 17. She looks ________ beautiful. (surprise) 18. They were ________ when they read the result. (disappoint) 19. He has no ________ of leaving the city. (intend) 20. I feel ________ in this book. (interest) 21. Johns ________ improved at his new school. (behave) 21. Ill give you further ________ (explain) 22. This is a ________ of a previous talk. (repeat) 23. Much ________ work requires a good knowledge of mathematics. (science) 24. Movies have ________ dress fashions. (broad) 25. Our grandmother didnt work outside the home when she was young. She only did her _____ task. (tradition) 26. His ________ to retire surprised us all. (decide) 27. You should be ________ to tell them exactly what you think. (decide) 28. Many people find it ________ to advertise. (waste) 29. The guests were ________ welcomed. (cordial) 30. He looks thin, but ________ he is very healthy, (actual) 31. This man led a ________ happy life. (complete) 32. He did some old jobs at home ________ (disappoint) 33. The new job ________ him. (disappoint) 34. Nitric oxide is ________ harmful. It acts as a poison, which may cause death or injury if taken into the body. (high) 35. He was ________ in his job. (succeed) 36. The house was ________ with people. (crowd) 37. He is unhappy because of his ________ (deaf) 38. The government wants to ________ this training centre. (military) 39. We found out the ________ about him. (true) 40. I am ________ grateful to you for your help. (true) 41. I dont think the food is very good, but it is ________ (tolerate) 42. Theyve got a ________ result. (satisfy) 43. Carbon dioxide occurs in the air in ________ form. (nature) 44. Children are ________ to overcome problems. (determine) 45. They got the ________ of being successful in life. (satisfy) 46. He is young man with great ________ (expect) 47. I like your new ________ machine. (calculate) 48. May I borrow your ________ ? (calculate) 49. The industrial ________ will lead to the countrys prosperity. (develop) 50. We must make ________ for our old age saving money. (provide) http://trian4rum.tk (ban co the xem them trong cuon: cau tao danh tu tieng anhTran Quang Vinh) 5

51. Im ________ sorry for the delay. (extreme) 52. Its ________ kind of you. (awful) 53. The doctor told me to ________ in slowly. (breath) 54. It is often useful make a ________ between two things. (compare) 55. She has been worn down by ________ and illness. (poor) 56. Our pupils are raising money for the ________ (poor) 57. This is the greatest scientific ________ of the decade. (achieve) 58. Mary was ________ with long and difficult exercises. (bore) 59. I enjoy the football match. It was quite ________ (excite) 60. He has great ________ in God. (believe) 61. Violence is not the best ________ to an argument. (solve) 62. Not long ago, I was introduced to famous ________ (art) 63. The ________ of his wife was a great blow to him. (lose) 64. Toys are necessary for the mental ________ of children. (grow) 65. It is ________ to have short hair nowadays. (fashion) 66. The planets of our ________ system are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. (sun) 67. Your rice field is more ________ than ours. (produce) 68. An ________ man has stolen all our money. (know) 69. In some places, the weather changes so quickly that its very _______ (predict) 70. They all passed their exams without the slightest ________ (difficult)

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