模块语法聚焦十二
英语构词法——派生法
有些英语单词是由词缀和词根构成的。在词根前面或后面加上一个词缀构成新词,这种构词法叫作派生法,是英语构词法中最活跃的一种。词缀分为前缀和后缀。派生法也是我们可以发挥能动性从而扩大词汇量的一种方法。大多数情况下,前缀往往改变词根的词义,而后缀更多的是改变词根的词性。
下面是我们学过的部分常用前缀和后缀:
1.前缀
前缀 含义 例词
dis 不 disappear, dislike, disagree, dishonest, disadvantage
im , in 不 impossible, impatient, inexpensive
un 不 unhappy, unable, unpopular, unhealthy
mis 错误地 mistake, mislead, misunderstand
non 不;非 non smoker, non native
en 使……处于某种状态 enable, enrich, encourage
re 再;重复 reuse, retell, rewrite, recycle, rebuild
2.后缀
后缀 功能 例词
er, or 构成名词 teacher, runner, visitor, actor
ian musician
ist artist, tourist, scientist
ment agreement,enjoyment,government, evelopment
ness coldness, illness, kindness, happiness
th truth, warmth
tion competition, education, information, invitation
ty activity, safety
able 构成形容词 comfortable, eatable, enjoyable
ive active, expensive
ful careful, helpful, hopeful, wasteful
less careless, helpless, homeless, useless
ous dangerous, famous
teen 构成数词 eighteen, fifteen, seventeen, nineteen
th fifth, fortieth, twelfth, nineteenth
ty forty, sixty, twenty, eighty
ly 构成副词 badly, carefully, carelessly, happily, quickly
用所给单词的适当形式填空
1.I think travelling by train is more popular. Because it's much cheaper and far more ________ (enjoy).
2.It is well worth the effort, and the sunrise is ________ (true) beautiful.
3.—Did you hear anything ________(usual) in the next room
—No, I was chatting online with my friends.
4.Thank you very much for your ________ (invite).
5.2020·呼和浩特People who are warm hearted set good examples to society because they pass on their ________ (kind) to people around them.
6.Tom does his homework ________ (careless), so he often gets poor grades.
7.2020·上海Sitting in front of the screen for too long is ________(healthy). It's bad for your eyes.
8.With the ________ (develop) of science, we can enjoy life better.
9.________ (lucky), John got back the notebook that he had left at the café.
答案
语法精练
1.enjoyable 2.truly 3.unusual
4.invitation 5.kindness 6.carelessly
7.unhealthy 8.development 9.Luckily