Part IV Skill Building
Word Forms
Learn the rules of word formation and finish the exercises. (P29)
转换词
转换法(conversion)是英语中一种常见构词法：即在词形不变的情况下一个单词有一种词性转换成另一种词性，
如本文的：dust: n. 灰尘→v. 除尘
function: n. 功能→ v. 正常活动，正常运转。
其他还有grip, touch, trim等。
英语中多数单音节名词都有与它相同形式的动词，
如：plan, to plan; rest, to rest; look, to look; play, to play等。
有些双音节词的词形转换后，重音会发生变化。通常名词重音在前，动词重音在后。
如：’increase (n.), in’crease (v.)
有时读音也有不同， 如perfect (adj.) perfect (v.)
1. He tried to better himself by taking evening classes.
Key: 提高改善
2. Leave the windows open to let the room air a bit.
Key: 通风
3. We don’t want your like around here.
Key: 相似的人，同样的人
4. We’ll back his plan if you agree with ours.
Key: 支持
5. After several days at sea, the sailors finally sighted land.
Key: 见到，看到
6. The article makes mention of a trip she made to Greece.
Key: 提到，提及
7. I was so worried about you that I clean forgot to feel
sorry for myself.
Key: 完全地，彻底地
8. The hospital is only 10 minutes’ drive from the airport.
Key: 行车，驾驶
B. Choose a word to complete each of the following sentences. Change the form if necessary. (p29)
1. (attached/attach/attachment)
a. Please complete the _____ application form.
Key: attached
b. She ______ great importance to being financially independent.
Key: attached/attaches
2. (alive/live/living)
a. It isn’t a recorded show. It’s _____.
Key: live.
b. It seems like just about every week we hear that the oldest
person _____ has died.
Key: alive
3. (attend/attendance/attendant/attention)
a. We’ll have an _______ with him 24 hours a day to keep an eye on him.
Key: attendant
b. ______ at Chicago’s top 10 museums fell for the fourth year in a row.
Key: Attendance
4. (intend/intent/intention/intentional)
a. Aaron, I just realized that I misspelled your name in my post. Itwasn’t _____. I apologize.
Key: intentional
b. It is my ______ to do better next week.
Key: intention
c. What does your brother _____ by his words?
Key: intend
5. (laugh/laughter/laughable/laughing)
a. Remember that even in the most difficult of times, a ______, or even simply a smile, can go a long way in helping us feel better. ______is the shortest distance between two people.
Key: laugh, laughter
b. Did you know that you can significantly improve your health simply by ______ more?
Key: laughing