构词法之派生法

英语构词法

一、构词法之派生法的讲解

英语构词法主要有：合成法，转化法，派生法，混成法，截短法和词首字母缩略法。

派生 Derivation

前缀

后缀

注意： -ese, -ian, -ist 既可以构成名词，又可以构成形容词。-er 构成的名词，既有表示人的，又有表示物的。

二、课堂巩固练习

Ⅰ.Match the right words from the right column with the words on the left.

( ) 1. enrich A. trying to find jobs

( ) 2. semicircle B. remove, get rid of ice, frost

( ) 3. troublesome C. of, having, using imagination

( ) 4. sharpen D. make or become sharp

( ) 5. job-hunting E. half a circle

( ) 6. limitless F. causing trouble

( ) 7. imaginative G. make rich, improve in quality, flavour, etc.

( ) 8. defrost H. without limit

Ⅱ.Use the appropriate form of the words to fill in the blanks.

1. The mother didn’t know why her daughter was crying _______. (noise)

2. He was one of the best _______ in yesterday’s football match. (play)

3. Look! How ______ Kate is laughing! (happy)

4. It snowed _____ last night and now the streets are covered with snow. (heavy)

5. Edison was a great ______. During his life he had many ______. (invent)

6. More and more _____ have come to visit China over these years. （foreign）

7. We want _________ reasons for your failure to help. (satisfy)

8. Please give me some reference work. It will ______ my task. (simple)

9. The boy had the _______ of being half starved. (appear)

10. The police have _______ a plot against the President. (cover)

11. The doctor said that Mary’s mother needed an _______.(operate)

12. She hoped that her son would become a _______. (music)

13. Few ______ words made us excited. (speak)

14. The days on the moon get hotter than ______ water. (boil)

15. Thank you for your _________. (kind)

16. Many college students work while they are studying because they want to make some money for their

college _____. (expensive)

17. Most international ______ letters are written in English, too. (busy)

18. The boy noticed an ______ mistake on his paper, but he decided not to say anything about it. (correct)

19. When in Rome, do as the _____ do. (Rome)

20. The teacher was pleased with her _______. (honest)