1、1Table 1Prefixes:co -, com -, con -, col -,cor -in -, im -in -, im -, il -, ir -micro -pre -re -, retro -together; within; into; onnotsmallbeforebackward; back; behind; againStems:- aud -, - audit - chrom- - dic -, - dict - gram -, - graph - log, - ology - metre , - meter - - phon - phone - scop - s
2、cope - spect - scrib -, - script -Heartimesay; speakwrite; writingstudy; the science ofmeasuresoundinstrument for soundsee; look atinstrument for seeingor observinglook at, seewrite; writingSuffixes:- er, - or- tion, - ationOne whoCondition; the act ofExercise 12Try to guess the meaning of the boldf
3、ace word in each of the following sentences according to word analysis:1. In retrospect, we would have been wise to leave our money in the bank.a. many sears ago b. looking around c. looking back2. He lost his spectacles.a. glasses b. shoes c. pants3. He inspected their work.a. spoke highly of b. ex
4、amined closely c. did not examine4. I am going to buy a microbus.a. big bus b. medium-sized bus c. small bus5. He lived a hard life in pre-liberation days.a. before liberation b. after liberation c. since liberationExercise 2Complete the following sentences according to word analysis:1. If you have
5、auditory trouble, you have trouble in the .2. What he has said in illogical. Here illogical means logical.3. An irregular verb is a verb which is regular.4. A predictor is one who can something in advance.5. A preposition comes a noun.6. If they are co-producers, they produce something .Exercise 3Fo
6、llowing is a list of words containing some of the stems and affixes introduced in this section. Definitions of these words appear on the right. These words are probably unfamiliar to you. It is Not the purpose of this exercise to teach you the definitions of all these words. Instead, the exercise is
7、 designed to serve as a review of stems and affixes defined in this section and as a way for you to practice using the skill of word analysis to guess the meanings of unfamiliar words.Group 131. microscope a. the science of hearing2. phonoscope b. the act of sense of hearing3. audition c. an instrum
8、ent used to make small objects large enough to see or study4. audiology d. an instrument which tests the quality of strings for musical instrumentsGroup 21. audiometer a. an instrument that records or reproduces sound2. gramophone b. an instrument for measuring hearing3. chronometer c. an instrument
9、 for measuring time accurately4. chronology d. the science which measures time and gives dates to events.Group 31. micrograph a. an instrument used to make weak sounds louder2. chronoscope b. an instrument for doing extremely small writing3. phonogram c. an instrument used to measure small periods o
10、f time4. microphone d. the sign or symbol representing a sound or wordGroup 41. phonology a. an instrument to help the partially deaf hear2. audiphone b. long-lasting; habitual3. chronic c. the study of speech sound4. chronicler d. one who studies historyTable 24Prefixes:super -ante -circum contra -
11、, anti -inter -intro -, intra -post trans sub -, suc -, sup -,Above; greater thanbeforearoundagainstbetweenwithinafteracrossunder; behindStems:-ced -duc -flect -mit -, -miss -port -sequ -, -secut -spir -tele -vent -, -vene -voc -, -vok -go; moveleadbendsendcarryfollowbreathingfarcomecallSuffixes:-ab
12、le -, -ible -, -ble-ous, -ious, -osecapable of; fit forfull of; of the nature ofExercise 4Try to guess the meaning of the boldface word or phrase in each of the following sentences according to word analysis:1. The first thing Jim did when he got off the train was to look for a porter.a. one who sel
13、ls tickets b. tax cabc. one who carries luggage2. No matter what Fred said, Noam contradicted him.a. said the opposite to him b. shouted at him5b. did not listen to him3. The doctor is a specialist in the human respiratory systema. digestive b. nerve d. breathing4. He circumvented the problem.a. wen
14、t around; avoided b. solved c. described5. They imported Japanese cars.a. sold cars to Japan b. bought cars form Japanc. did not buy cars from Japan6. He goes to work by subway.a. underground railway b. railway above the groundc. railway between two hills7. If the temperature is sub-zero, the temper
15、ature is .a. above zero b. below zero c. at zero8. A supermarket it a self-service store selling food, household goods, etc.a. small b. medium-sized c. largeExercise 5Complete the following sentence according to word analysis:1. An anti-tank weapon is a weapon tanks.2. Interstate trade is trade stat
16、es.3. If you submerge an object, you put it water.4. A transatlantic trip is a trip that goes the Atlantic Ocean.5. intra-family affairs are the affairs the family.6. Ante-Christmas means Christmas.7. Supersonic speed is the speed which is than the speed of sound.8. Postgraduate students are whose w
17、ho study taking a first academic degree.Exercise 6Analyze the following words according to word formation:1. support:2. postscript:3. telephone:64. telegram:5. television:Exercise 7Put the letter of the suitable definition next to each word:Group 11. anteroom a. capable of being carried easily2. fle
18、xible b. able to bend without breaking; not stiff3. portable c. something which happens or exists before another thing4. antecedent d. a room forming an entrance to another oneGroup 21. superscript a. letter or symbol written above or to the side of another one2. transport b. a boss3. transmit c. to
19、 carry from one place to another over a distance4. supervisor d. to send from one person or place to anotherGroup 31. subsequent a. the examination of ones own thought2. introspection b. to come between points of time and events3. intervene c. following in time, order or place4. consequence d. a log
20、ical result or conclusionTable 37Prefixes:non-a -, an un bene bi mis mono poly syn -, sym syl -no; notno; without; lackingno; notwelltwowrongly; hate; hatredone; alonemanywith; togetherStems:- anthro -, - anthrop -arch - fact -, - fect - gam - homo - man -, - manu - morph - onym -, - nomen - pathy -
21、 theo -, - the -manfirstmake; domarriagesamehandformnamefeelings, sufferinggodSuffixes:- ic, - al- ism, - ist- oidrelating to; having the nature of action or practice; state or condition like; resemblingExercise 8Select the best definition of the boldface word or phrase or answer the question:1. The
22、 country was ruled by monarch for 500 years.a. king or queen b. Single familyc. group of oldest citizens2. He was interested in anthropology.a. the study of apes b. the study of insectsc. the study of man83. Some citizens say the election of William Blazer will lead to anarchy.a. a government contro
23、lled by one manb. the absence of a controlling governmentc. an out-dated government4. If a man is a bigamist, he .a. has two children b. will never marryc. is married to two women5. Which of the following pairs of words are antonyms?a. see, sea b. wet, dry c. big, large6. He says he is an atheist.a.
24、 one who believes in one godb. one who believes in no godc. one who believes in many gods7. Dont listen to his nonsense.a. foolish talk; meaningless words b. beautiful words c. clever talk; meaningful words8. He misunderstood me.a. understood wrongly b. understood rightlyc. did not understandExercis
25、e 9Complete the following sentences according to word analysis:1. A non-conductor is a substance that does conduct heat or electric current.2. A non-stop flight is a flight a stop.3. If you are unemployed, you are employed.4. A manuscript is the first or only copy of a book or a piece of writing, es
26、pecially written by .5. A homograph is a word that has the spelling as another, but is different in meaning, origin or pronunciation.Exercise 10Put the letter of the proper definition next to each word:9Group 11. manuala. the practice of or condition of having many marriage partners 2. polygamy b. d
27、one by the hand or hands3. monogamyc. a wrongly applied name; a mistake in naming a person or thing4. misprintd. a practice or condition of having one marriage partnerGroup 21. monotheism a. giving no name; of unknown authorship2. polytheism b. the science or study of religious truth3. theology c. t
28、he belief that there is only one god4. anonymous d. the belief in more than one godGroup 31. archenemy a. resembling man2. sympathy b. a chief of main opponent3. anthropoidc. a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another4. synonym d. agreement in feelings between personsGroup 41. misa
29、nthrope a. a hearer or listener2. archbishop b. a person who hates his fellow man3. auditor c. the chief bishop of a province4. misprint d. a mistake in printing10Table 4Prefixes:multi semi tri ultra uni dec -manyhalfthreebeyondonetenStems:-aster-, -stellar-auto-bio-cycle-mort-phil-psych-starselflif
30、ecircledeathlovemindSuffixes:-ist One whoExercise 11Select the best definition of the boldface word in each of the following sentences:1. To apply to some universities, you must fill out the application form and include a short autobiography. a. account of your life written by yourselfb. list of cou
31、rses you have takenc. list of schools you have attended2. Dr. Swanson has written articles about interstellar travels.a. under water b. high speed c. outer space3. An astronaut is a person who travels in a .a. train b. spaceship boat4. A multi-storeyed building is a building which has .a. many store
32、ys b. one storey c. three storeys5. If something is immortal, it will never .a. live b. move c. dieExercise 12Answer the following questions:1. How many wheels are there in a unicycle?112. How many wheels are there in a tricycle?3. How many angles are there in a triangle?4. How many years are there
33、in a decade?5. Why are the clothes that nurses, policemen and soldiers wear called uniform?Exercise 13Put the letter of the suitable definition next to each word:Group 11. psychologist a. written history of a persons life2. philanthropist b. one who studies the chemical compounds and process occurri
34、ng in organism3. biochemist c. one who studies minds and behavior4. biography d. one who shows love for man by doing good work for societyGroup 21. biology a. resembling a star2. asteroid b. the science or study of life3. astronomer c. a period of time in which certain events repeat4. cycle d. a sci
35、entific observer of the planets, stars and outer spaceGroup 31. semicircle a. a series of or groups of three related novels, dramas, operas, etc.2. trilogy b. a half circle3. astrology c. one of the three children born at one birth4. triplet d. the study of the influence of the stars on human affair
36、sGroup 41. unilateral a. having many colors2. bilateral b. belonging to, involving only one side3. multicolored c. a person who has many millions of dollars4. multimillionaire d. affecting two sides or parties12Table 5Prefixes:dis-by-de-dia-hypernotaside or apart from the common; secondarydown from;
37、 away offthrough; acrossabove; beyond; tooStems:-capit-corp-geo-hydro-, -hydr-pod-, -ped-therm-, -thermo-headbodyearthwaterfootheatSuffixes:-ate-fy-izemakemakemakeExercise 14Complete the following sentence according to word analysis:1. A thermometer is an instrument used to measure or .2. A pedal is
38、 a part of a bicycle on which people put their .3. If you are hypersensitive to criticism, you are sensitive to criticism.4. If we deport someone, we carry or drive him .5. When we simplify a story, we it simple.6. To beautify ones room means to it beautiful.7. To debone a fish means to take the bon
39、e it.8. to disagree with somebody means to agree with him.9. To debus means to get the bus.10. When the train was derailed, it was caused to run the rail.Exercise 1513Put the letter of the suitable definition next to each word:Group 11. diameter a. a route which goes around a town2. corpse b. the ca
40、re and treatment of the human foot3. podiatryc. the length of a straight line which passes through the center of an object4. bypass d. a dead body.Group 21. lithoida. something produced in addition to the chief product 2. pedestrianb. to divide or distribute what has been concentrated or united3. de
41、centralize c. stone-like4. by-product d. a person who walksGroup 31. corpulent a. to cause to combine with water2. hydrate b. to cut off the head of3. decapitate c. fat; large of body4. hypercritical d. too critical, especially of small faultsGroup 41. hydrometer a. to make parts into one2. unify b. the science of the form of the earth3. geomorphology c. the science of the ages of earth4. geochronologyd. an instrument which is used to measure the proportion of liquid or water14
