Language Activities (Word Frmation)
A) Vocabulary:
1) Word formation:
Make new words by adding the ending given in the box to the root words. Fill in the table with the new words. You may have to add / drop a letter from the root word to make a new word. Put a cross (✗) where the ending and the root word do not match:
|
ed |
ing |
er |
ly |
ful |
less |
||
|
1 |
Help |
Helped |
Helping |
Helper |
× |
Helpful |
Helpless |
|
2 |
End |
Ended |
Ending |
× |
× |
× |
Endless |
|
3 |
Hope |
Hoped |
Hoping |
× |
× |
Hopeful |
Hopeless |
|
4 |
Enjoy |
Enjoyed |
Enjoying |
Enjoyer |
× |
× |
× |
|
5 |
Shape |
Shaped |
Shaping |
Shaper |
Shapely |
× |
Shapeless |
|
6 |
Smile |
Smiled |
Smiling |
× |
Smiley |
× |
Smileless |
|
7 |
Run |
× |
Running |
Runner |
× |
× |
Runless |
2) Fill in the blanks with suitable letters to arrive at the given meaning:
1. …………sent = gift
2. …………sent = hate
3. ………….sent = agreement
4. ………….sent = approval
Answer: 1. pre 2. re 3. as 4. con
3) Homophones are words that sound similar but are different in spelling and meanings. Here are a few words:
1. peace – piece 2. lone – loan 3. hour – our 4. died – dyed
5. fore – four 6. raze – raise 7. bear – bare 8. break – brake
9. pair – pear 10. role – roll
4) Find out the meaning of the above words and use them in sentences.
1. Peace – freedom from disturbance.
He just wanted to sleep in peace.
Piece – a part of something.
He cut the cake into six pieces.
2. Lone – single.
Thrishka was the lone survivor of the
air crash.
Loan – credit.
The rate of interest for the
housing loan has come down.
3. Hour – unit of time.
The train was late by an hour.
Our – belonging to us.
We should value our culture.
4. died – expired.
The old man died peacefully
after meeting his grandson.
Dyed – colored.
Since the colour of her frock ran,
Rani dyed it with red color.
5. fore – front.
The forelimbs grew rapidly.
four – a number.
India needed four runs to win.
6. Raze – demolish.
The bomb razed the building
to the ground.
Raise – lift.
Sunil could not raise the heavy suitcase
and put it under the table.
7. Bear – tolerate.
Women have great capacity to
bear pain.
Bare – uncovered.
The scam has been unearthed and the
truth remains bare.
8. Break – smash.
The fireman had to break
open the window pane to save the child.
Brake – a mechanism to slow down.
The accident took place when the
driver was unable to apply the brake.
9. Pair – two of a kind.
I can’t find a matching pair of socks.
Pear – the name of a fruit.
The pear is a juicy fruit.
10. Role – responsibility.
In my role as secretary of
the student council, I had many responsibilities to shoulder.
Roll – revolve.
The vase rolled off the edge of
the table and smashed.
5) Match the meanings of the following phrases and use them in sentences of your own:
1. On account of – owing to
On account of the strike, many people
starved for days together.
2. To bear with – to put up with
I have to bear with the trouble makers
of my class.
3. In the midst of – in the middle of
She sang in the midst of all the
disturbances created by the unruly children.
4. To be accustomed to – to get used to
We should get accustomed to the strange
behavior of eccentric people.
5. To take a new turn – to begin a new course
Every girl takes a new turn in her life once she gets married.
6. Bereft of – deprived of
Bereft of her wealth, Ragini lost many
of her money-minded friends.
