We restricted the analysis to nouns, adjectives and verbs, which convey most of the meaning in a sentence The resulting dictionary of semantic fields
convenient handles, referring to these nouns as abrelatas and scarecrow nouns, lexical items which is an antidote to the mealy-mouthedness that lurks in
antidote antiseptic anti-gravity antifreeze What does the prefix auto– mean in these nouns? autobiography autograph automaton autopilot
We use the indefinite article with non- unique, singular countable nouns, e g there is a tutorial each week; she found an antidote to that poison
Nouns that refer to things which can be counted (can be singular or plural) are countable antibiotic, antidepressant, antidote circum-
Prefix Meaning Examples anti- against anticlimax, antidote, antithesis auto- self autobiography, automobile bi- two bilingualism, biculturalism, bi-
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Grammar 6
Schofield & Sims Grammar and Punctuation
Revision 3
1 What does the prefix anti- mean in these nouns?
antidote antiseptic anti-gravity antifreeze What does the prefix auto- mean in these nouns? autobiography autograph automaton autopilot
2 Add a prefix to each verb to change its meaning.
It is time to discover these beautikul gardens.
The spy began to
code the message. I understood what he said.
First, we need to
wind the ball ok wool.
Help me
klate the air mattress.
Yesterday, the bath
klowed while I was on the phone.
3 Use a suffix to make each noun into an adjective. Write the adjective.
doubt glamour accident time noise athlete courage metal
4 Write a sentence using a verb formed from each word shown in brackets.
(critic) (pollen) (just) (strength) (solid)
5 Write a sentence using an adverb formed from the word 'fortunate'.3732 Grammar&punctuationY6 PB.indd 4212/12/2016 10:21