Vocabulary note-book

Unit 8. SUFFIXES
1. Useful or interesting structures
a.Structure in general
Content Vocabulary Examples
A.Commo “er” is used for the person who Writer,worker,teacher,shop + My
n nouns does an activity per teacher set
suffixes a lot of
exercises.
“er/or” are used for things Pencil-sharpener,bottle- + Could
which do a particular job opener,projector you lend
me your
pencil
sharpener?
+ Teachers
use the
projector to
lecture.
“er” : person who does Employer,sender,payee + He's an
something exigent
“ee”: person who receives or employer.
experiences the action + You have
to write the
name of the
payee on a
cheque.
“tion” : is used to make nouns Alteration,donation + It is
from verbs performed
without
alteration.
“ist”/ “ism” used for people's journalism,terrorist +My father
politics,beliefs,ideologies,profess is an
ion investigativ
e
journalism
+ Terrorist
had
stormed
the castle.
“ist” : use for people who play Pianist,cellist + Madonna
musical instruments is a pop
singer and
Yo Yo Ma
is a
classical
cellist.
“ness” is used to make nouns readiness,forgetfulness Have
from adjective everything
in
 readiness
for
departure.
B.Adjecti “able”/ “ible” with verbs,mean edible,flexible Those are
ve suffixes “can be done” edible
mushrooms
.
C.Verbs +“ise” make verb from modernise,commercialise +Russia
adjective flexibility aims to
+ Other suffixes : ity,ous,etc,.. furious modernise
without
compromis
e.
+ Adaptive
manageme
nt requires
budget
flexibility.
+ she was
absolutely
furious at
his attitude

b.Verb + noun
1.play classical violin : I am interested in playing classical violin
2.take professional photograph : My father is taking professional photograph
3.wash dishes : My mother often uses a loofah to wash the dishes.
4.donate kidneys : When I pass away,I will donate my kidneys for humanitarian project of
the gorverment
5.wear a tie : My only concession to the formality of the occasion was to wear a tie.
6.play musical instrusment : He can play any musical instruments.
7. restore your hair : This hair tonic restores your hair
8.hold a plant : A plant-holder holds a plant

c.Verb + Preposition + noun

1.play jazz on the piano : I play jazz on the piano in hotel lounges on the weekend.
2. wipe rain off your car windscreen : I promise I will wipe rain off your car windscreen
as soon as you leave here
3.act in amateur theatre : Lily,who act in amateur theatre,is very beautiful
4.come about eightish : I'll come about eightist
5. get the grease off your oven : She will get the grease off your oven
 6. hold in your hands : It isn't something you can hold in your hand and admire,
though.
7.pay tribute to a God : My girlfriend is a Christian.She always pay tribute to a God

d.Grammatical structure
Structure Example
Relative clause The people who / that live on the island are very
friendly.
Passive Voice Active : Mom read the novel in one day.
Passive: The novel was read by Mom in one day.
Instead of Linh stayed at home all day instead of going to
work.
Relative clause with preposition He liked the people with whom he lived.
Refuse to do something My sister refused to allow anyone to help her.
Most of+ N Most of my friends live abroad.
Find+N+ADJ We found the online registration system very
complicated

2. Word family:
Word Verb Adjective Adverb Noun
1 Pollution (N) Pollute Polluted Pollutant,Pollutor
2 Complicatio Complicat Complicated Complicator
n (N) e
3 Admission Admit Admissible Admitter
(N)
4 Employer Employ Empoyed Employment
(N)
5 Teacher (N) Teach Teachable Teachably Teacherage
6 Donate (V) Donative Donation

3. Associated words
1.Pollution: air pollution,waste,sewage,contamination,water pollution,noise
pollution,defilement,arsenic,pollutant,befoulment,soot,contaminant,carbon dioxide,etc
2.Complication: aftereffect, ramification, side effect (also side reaction)
subtlety, technicality,annoyance, bitch, bother, headache, inconvenience, matter, trouble
3.Admission : self-accusation, self-betrayal, self-revelation,self-incrimination, self-
recrimination, self-reproach,affirmation, assertion, avouchment, claim, confirmation, declaration,
insistence, profession
4.Employer:job,worker,company,clerk,hire,employment,salary,corporation,spotter,staffer,cowor
ker,
Workforce,workers
5. Teacher:headmaster, master, rector, schoolmaster,headmistress, instructress, mistress [chiefly
British], schoolmarm (or schoolma'am), schoolmistress
6. Donate:chip in, kick in, pitch in, throw in,award, confer, endow, endue (or indue),
render,afford, comp, furnish, provide,lavish, regale
4.Pictures or diagrams

writer

journalism worker

Job

sailor supervisor

actor

Unit 9 : PREFIXES
1. Useful or interesting structures
a.Structure in general
Content Vocabulary Example
A.Prefixes are letters which base prefixed type of It's possible >< It’s
we add to the word word meaning impossible
beginning of a
word to make a possibl impossible opposite
new word with a e
different meaning
B.Common prefixes
Prefix Meaning Examples

anti- against/opposed to anti-government, anti-

racist, anti-war
auto- Self autobiography,
automobile

de- reverse or change de-classify,

decontaminate,
demotivate

Dis reverse or remove disagree, displeasure,

disqualify
 down- reduce or lower downgrade,
downhearted

extra- Beyond extraordinary,

extraterrestrial
b.Verb+Noun
1. make many mistakes : Does the computer make many mistakes?
2.avoid pronouncing foreign words : He is self-deprecating person in English class,so he
often avoid pronouncing foreign words
3. date cheque : There's no date on this cheque
4.give judgement : Please give me judgements
5.unwrap parcels : She unwrapped parcels as soon as she received it
c.Verb+Preposition+Noun
1.study for second degree : I will study for second degree.
2.be still on good term : I am still on good term
3.help some body with an infection : Doctor Minh,who is good at helping some body with an
infection
4.seem grateful for our help : She seems grateful for our help
5.loyal to the firm : He is very loyal to the firm
6. agree with opinion : He said that he agreed with my opinion
7.unload our things from the van : They helped us unload our things from the van into this
house
d.Grammartical structure
I’m sure that.... I'm sure that this typical problem will be
immediately addressed.
It + be + adj + (for O) + to V …. It is boring to go to the meeting.
It takes/took (sb) + time + to do something It takes me years to learn to play guitar
Try to+V-bare I tried to change the wheel, but my hands were
too cold

2.Word family
Word Verb Adjective Adverb Noun
1 Agree (v) Agreeable agreeingly agreement
2 Marry (v) Married maritally marriage
3 Disprove (v) Disprovable disprovability
4 Wrap (v) Wrappable wrapper
5 Employ (v) Employed employment
6 Connect (v) Connected connectively connection
 3. Associated words
1.agree : accede (to), accept, acquiesce, assent (to), comply (with), consent (to), go (by),
subscribe
2.marry: match, mate,conjoin, connect, unite,affiance
3.disprove : overthrow, overturn,challenge, contest, query, question,doubt, mistrust
debate, discuss, hash (over), moot, talk over
4.wrap: tie up, truss,circle, enwreathe, loop, wind, wreathe,bandage, enswathe, swathe
5.employ : reemploy, reengage, rehire,apprentice, contract, job, partner, subcontract
Enlist,advance, promote, upgrade,keep (on),headhunt, scout
6.connect : articulate, dovetail, integrate, interlock, intermesh,cord, string, wire
cement, coalesce, combine, fuse, unite, weld

4.Picture or diagram

sensitive

obedient discreet

Characteristic

efficient tolerant

responsible

UNIT 10 : ROOTS
1. Useful or interesting structures
a.Structure in general
Content Vocabulary Example
A.Roots In English grammar, a root is a Spect,vert,port You shoul respect
word or portion of a word from your parents / the
which other words grow, usually law of the country
 through the addition of prefixes (look up to)
and suffixes. By learning root
words, you can decipher
unfamiliar words, expand your
vocabulary, and become a better
English speaker.
B.Some examples

b.Verb+Noun
1.respect your parents : For instance, say today, you don’t respect your parents. But it will
come back to you when your own kids don’t respect you in the future
2.convert people : Evangelism is the practice of attempting to convert people to a religion.
3.imports cotton
4.exports wool
5.impose my views
6.expose corruption
7.supress a laugh
c.Verb+Preposition+Noun
1.reverted to my old typewriter
2.impress by his presentasion
3.deposed by his own son
4. surround by high mountains
5. transpose the music for the flute
d.Grammartical structure
May I...? May I help you?
Be impressed by I am impressed by peaceful atmosphere of this
pagoda
Should+V-bare You should go to the dentist
Seem+to-V She seems happy
2.Word family
 Word Verb Adjective Adverb Noun
1 inspect inspecting Inspector
2 advertise Advertisein advertiser,advertisement
g
3 deport deported Deportee

3.Associated words
1.inspect : notice, observe, watch,comb, peruse, pore (over),analyze, dissect, parse
2.advertise : announce, annunciate, blare, blaze, blazon, broadcast, declare, enunciate,
flash, give out
3.deport : cast out, dismiss, eject, eliminate, evict, exclude, expel, expulse, kick out, oust,
run out, throw out
4.Picture or diagrams

schorlaship

dormitory tuition fee

Eduction abroad

work part- job in the

time future

social
relationship

Unit 11:ABSTRACT NOUN

1. Useful or interesting structures
a.Structure in general
Content Vocabulary Example
1.Abstract noun An abstract noun is “a happiness, sadness, Your happiness is my
noun denoting anger, surprise, happiness.
something immaterial disgust, joy, fear,
and abstract.” anxiety, hope
Another common way
to think about
abstract nouns is that
they refer to things
that you cannot
 experience with the
five senses.

b.Verb+Noun
1.form an abstract noun
2.make verb
c.Verb+Preposition+Noun
1.feel alone among smiling enemies
2.get as the by-product off making something else
3.associated wwith abstract nouns
4.use in combination
d.Grammartical structure
S1+to be+more+adj+than+S2
Be used to
2.Word family
Word Verb Adjective Adverb Noun
1 act active action
2 collect collective collection
3 product productive Production

3.Associated words
1.action: accomplishment, achievement, attainment
adventure, experience
2.collection : assortment, kaleidoscope, miscellanea, mixed bag, omnium-gatherum,
phantasmagoria, treasure, treasure trove, trove
3.product : article, commodity, entry, object,goods, line, merchandise, wares
handcraft, handicraft
4.Picture or diagrams
 Unit 12:COMPOUND ADJECTIVES
1. Useful or interesting structures
a.Structure in general
Content Vocabulary Example
A.Compound Compound adjectives Doghouse The fire truck was
adjectives are compound words Fire truck soon joined by two
that act as adjectives. ambulances.
A compound word is
any word that’s made
up of two or more
words, like:
B.Kinds of compound + decribe personal +curly-haired,sun- +Do you know a
adjective apperance tanned,blue-eyed curly-haired girl
sitting next you?
+decribe person's +absent-minded,easy- +Easy coming easy-
character going going
+the second part is +all-out,burnt-out +We looked day and
preposition night for the lost girl.
+some useful It was an all-out effort
compound adjectives +air-conditional,cut-
+listed by changing price +I bought it cut price
one part of the +first-born,first-hand
 adjective

b.Verb+Noun
1.do the same low-paid job
2.bought a cut-up paper pattern
3.make her own dress
c.Verb+Preposition+Noun
1.live in south-east England
2.watch from your car
3.involved in a head-on
4.start from the head down
d.Grammartical structure
2.Word family
Word Verb Adjective Adverb Noun
1 forget forgetful
2 relax relaxed
3 intelligent intelligent

3.Associated words
1.forget: lose, miss,blank,misremember
2.relax: bum, dally, dawdle, dillydally, drone, footle, goof (off), hack (around), hang
(around or out), idle, laze, loaf, vegetate, veg out, zone out
3.intelligent: acute, astute, discerning, heady, insightful, knowing, perceptive, percipient,
perspicacious, sagacious, sapient, savvy, wise
4.Picture or diagrams
curly-haired,sun-tanned,blue-eyed,rosy-cheeked,thin lipped,left-handed
 curly-
haired

sun- left-
tanned handed

personal
appearance

blue-eyed thin-lipped

rosy-
cheeked