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WORD FORMATION
This page is about word formation patterns. Study the instructions and examples below and do
the following exercises. There is also some information about prefixes and suffixes at the
bottom of the exercises.

Sentence Patterns

Dogs sleep. S (subject) V (verb)

Dogs eat meat. S (subject) V (verb) O (Object)

Subjects and objects are nouns (N). You can have a/an/the/my (possessive adjectives) and
adjectives (adj) with subjects and objects. After a/an/the/my (possessive adjectives)there is
always a noun.

a. The hungry dog eats my meat. S (the adj N) V O (my N).

b. Hungry babies cry. S (adj N) V.

c. Men watch scary films. S (N) V O (adj N).

Verbs are after subjects. In SVO sentences, verbs are always after the helping verbs and the
modal verbs such as don’t, didn’t, can, will, won’t, might, be going to, should and so on.

a. I don’t know the answer. S V (don’t V) O (the N)

b. You should do your homework. S V (should V) O (your N)

c. I will sing “I will always love you”. S V (will V) O (N)

With the verb “Be”, there are 3 sentence patterns:

a. I am good. S Be adj

b. I was a teacher/an engineer. S Be O (a/an N).

c. I am going to be a good teacher/ an excellent engineer. S Be O (a/an adj N).

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Adverbs (adv) are after the SVO.

The dog ate the delicious food slowly. S (the N) V O (the adj N) adv.

Final Information - Prefixes and Suffixes

-er – Person Noun

At the end of a verb, -er often means a person noun.

Teach – teacher Travel - traveller Buy - buyer

Look at your exercises / word formation list, find other –er person nouns.

un- Negative Adjective

At the beginning of an adjective, un- has a negative meaning.

Intelligent – unintelligent Popular - unpopular Comfortable - uncomfortable.

Look at your exercises / word formation list, find ONE other un- negative adjective.

-ly Adverb Ending

At the end of an adjective, -ly makes the word an adverb.

Wonderful – wonderfully Hungry – hungrily Healthy-healthily.

Look at your exercises / word formation list and find other –ly adverbs.

STARTER BOOKLET

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1. I like ___sunny_________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) days because I SUN
can play football outside.
2. The _____sun_______ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) rises in the east
and sets in the west.
3. ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) is good for forests. RAIN
4. The weather is _________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) today in
London.
5. I don’t like summer. I love cold and ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / SNOW
adverb) weather.
6. There is no ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) in Izmir in
winter.
7. Look! There is a big ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) in the CLOUD
sky.
8. It always rains when it’s ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb).

9. Alaçatı is the best place for surfing because the weather is always WIND
____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb).
10. The ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) is strong today.

WELCOME
11. Do you want to ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) for our WORK
company?
12. Gerald is a very good ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb). He
does all his work on time.
13. Sharon does most of the ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb)
in the house.
14. Dostoyevsky is the ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) of the WRITE
famous masterpiece Crime & Punishment.
15. You can call me or ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) an e-
mail.
UNIT 1
16. He is very ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb). He doesn’t like FRIEND
spending time with us.
17. My best ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) is like my family.
18. When you have a strong ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb),
you never feel alone.
19. Alisha’s brother is a ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb)
person. He’s always kind to everyone.
UNIT 2
20. My son is lazy and his room is never ____________ (verb / noun / CLEAN
adjective / adverb).
21. “I want you to ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) your dirty

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shirt right now!”
22. The office ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) takes the trash
out every day.
23. This water is ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb), please don’t
drink it.
24. Amy can ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) a car very well. DRIVE
25. Roger has a personal ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb), so
never drives the car himself.
26. There are big ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) in my FARM
hometown.
27. My grandfather is a ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb).

28. Matt Damon is my favourite ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / ACT

adverb).
29. Margot Robbie is a very successful ____________ (verb / noun / adjective /
adverb). She acts very well in the movie Suicide Squad.
30. I want to ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) in a movie. It is
very exciting!
UNIT 3
31. Don’t worry, I can ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) the PRINT
document for you. You can read it easily.
32. The ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) doesn’t work. Please
write it by hand.
UNIT 4
33. My mom and aunt ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) BAKE
delicious cakes.
34. I like all types of ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) food
because they are tasty!
35. I always have a ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) egg in my BOIL
breakfast.
36. I can ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) the water in the
kettle to make tea for you.
37. ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) potatoes are bad for your FRY
health.
38. Don’t ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) any kind of food
when you are on a diet.
39. This restaurant serves ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) GRILL
chicken.
40. Don’t ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) the sausages for
more than ten minutes.
41. I never ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) beef because I ROAST
hate its taste.

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42. Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay create and share great ____________
(verb / noun / adjective / adverb) recipes.
UNIT 5
43. My friends ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) delicious COOK
meals.
44. Rachel Ray is a famous ______ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb). She is
known as the Food Network Queen.
45. This shop sells the best ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) in
town, but it is very expensive.
46. The company plans to ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) 200 BUILD
new houses.
47. Turn left, go straight and you’ll see the school ____________ (verb / noun /
adjective / adverb).
UNIT 7
48. Your best friend can ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) you COMFORT
on your bad days.
49. I can relax only in my own bed because it is very ____________ (verb /
noun / adjective / adverb).
50. This bed is ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb). I can’t sleep on
it.
51. His car is ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb). Unfortunately, SLOW
we are already late.
52. I can understand all her words because she speaks ____________ (verb /
noun / adjective / adverb).
53. Smoking is a serious ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) to DANGER
health.
54. The streets are ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) at night.
Please, be careful!
55. The big ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) is waiting for the CROWD
concert.
56. Her birthday party was very ____________ (verb / noun / adjective /
adverb).
UNIT 8
57. The Clock Tower is a famous tourist ____________ (verb / noun / ATTRACT
adjective / adverb) in Izmir.
58. Reality shows ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) my
attention.
59. The building is ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) because of
its garden.
60. My wife always dresses very ____________ (verb / noun / adjective /
adverb).
61. Most of my friends didn’t want to ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / RUN

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adverb) because the weather was really hot.
62. Michael Phelps is not a ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb), he
is a swimmer.
63. I don’t like seafood and never eat ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / FISH
adverb).
64. ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) is one of my hobbies.
65. He is a ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) and he is very
happy!
66. I like to go ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) abroad. SKI
67. Do you want to come to Uludağ with me to ____________ (verb / noun /
adjective / adverb)?
68. I ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) chess with my father at PLAY
the weekend.
69. I want to become a football ____________ (verb / noun / adjective /
adverb).
UNIT 9
70. I like our house because it has a big ____________ (verb / noun / ENTER
adjective / adverb).
71. ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) my password and then
you can use my laptop.
72. I missed the meeting because he didn’t ____________ (verb / noun / INFORM
adjective / adverb) me about it.
73. Do you have any ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) about
the conference?
UNIT 10
74. I never go to the cinema. It is easier to ____________ (verb / noun / LOA
adjective / adverb) movies from the internet.
75. You should ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) your best
photo to your Facebook profile.
76. This website does not ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) on
my computer.
77. You should ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) me in my new VISIT
office.
78. Please be at home tonight. We have a very special ____________ (verb /
noun / adjective / adverb).
79. We didn’t stay for long at Harold’s place. It was a quick ____________ (verb
/ noun / adjective / adverb).
UNIT 11
80. I have a very bad voice; I can’t ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / SING
adverb).
81. “I Will Always Love You” is my favourite ____________ (verb / noun /
adjective / adverb).

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82. Piero Barone is a great ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb).
83. I like watching Latin ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) DANCE
competitions.
84. Take me to a nice night club. I want to ____________ (verb / noun /
adjective / adverb) tonight.
85. Melissa Fernandez is a very good ____________ (verb / noun / adjective /
adverb).
86. Mark wanted to work in music area, so he became a ____________ (verb / MUSIC
noun / adjective / adverb).
87. My mother doesn’t like rap ____________ (verb / noun / adjective /
adverb) She thinks that it is very fast.
UNIT 12
88. I usually ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) a bag with a few PACK
pieces of clothes before I go on holiday.
89. It is difficult to ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) your
suitcase after a long journey.
90. As a family, we want to ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) TRAVEL
around the world.
91. Let me help you about your holiday. This is the cheapest ____________
(verb / noun / adjective / adverb) agency in town.
92. We saw a solo ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) on the road
to Cappadocia.