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Word formation (Morphology).

Tests of legal and other typical word formations focusing on prefixation and suffixation.

Compounds (verb+noun, adjective+noun, verb+preposition etc) will be the subject of another presentation

Negative

Pejorative

Attitude Degree/size

Reversible

Which of the following prefixes go with:

super

Over/undermis

malun

de

dis

non

Anti/proco

Negative

Pejorative

Attitude Degree/size

Reversible

Which of the following prefixes go with:

superOver/under

mis mal

un dedisnon

Anti/proco

Negative

Pejorative

Attitude

Degree/size

Reversible

Which of the following prefixes go with:unfair, unfortunately, unintelligent

disloyal, disobeynon-conformist, non-existent

undo, undressdefrost, depoliticisedisheartened, disinterested

mishear, misconductmaltreat, malformed, malfunction

cooperative, cohabit, co-directoranti-nuclear, anti-democracy

overdo, undertooksupermarket, superman

Locative

Number

Time/order Conversion

super

en-/em-Be

bi-/di-

multi

fore

ex

Inter

trans

Locative

Number

Time/order Conversion

super

en-/em-Be

bi-/di-multi

foreex

Intertrans

Locative

Number

Time/order

Conversion Bewitched, befriendEndanger, empower

Dichotomy, bifocalMultiracial, multiroom

Foretell, forewarnEx-minister

Super-structureInternational, interplaytransatlantic

Prefix test!

DependentLikelyRespectiveLegalNormalLimitedRestrictedDirectFormalComparableAttractiveCertainConfidentialConventional

DiscriminatoryFairLawfulNecessaryReasonableSpecificVoluntaryTangibleObviousSimilarAuthorisedValidPatentableSuitableCommonplaceExclusive

InUnIrIl

AbUnUnInInInUnUn

NonUn, non

NonUnUnUnUn

Un, nonInIn

NonDisUnIn

NonUn

NonNon

Occupational

Feminine

Status/domain Quantity

Diminutive

Which of the following suffixes go with:

fulocracy

domshiphood

y

ess

ette

let

ster

eer

Occupational

Feminine

Status/domain Quantity

Diminutive

Which of the following suffixes go with:

fulocracy domship

hood

y

ess

ette

letster

eer

Occupational

Feminine

Status/domain

Quantity

Diminutive

Which of the following suffixes go with:

Handful, spoonful

engineer, gangster, gamester

Brotherhood, likelihoodFriendship, companionshipFreedom, democracy

Princess, hostess

Booklet, pigletCigarette, kitchenetteJohnny, Daddy, Mummy

Noun/adjective

Adjectival

De-adjectival Verb

De-verbal

Adverb

ite ese iteant

ment

ation

ing

nessable

ify

en

al

icwise wards

less

Noun/adjective

Adjectival

De-adjectival Verb

De-verbal

Adverb

ite ese

ant

mentationing

ness

able

ify en

al

ic wisewardsless

ible ableOR

suscept

Immut Access

Aud

CredDefensDismiss

Elig

Feas

PerceptPlaus

Unconscion

Palp

Equit

InexcusInhospit

Aff IndefitigAscertain

Action

Vari

ible ableOR

AccessibleAudibleCredibleDefensibleDismissibleEligibleFeasiblePerceptiblePlausiblesusceptible

UnconscionablePalpableEquitableInexcusableInhospitableAffableIndefitigableAscertainableActionableVariableImmutable

Further information about suffixes and prefixes:

http://grammar.about.com/od/words/a/comsuffixes.htm

http://www.slideshare.net/teflang/word-formation-in-english