В. Word formation with the help of suffixes

Ex.3. Explain the difference between the words in groups.

a) act, acting, active, activity, action;

b) consume, consumer, consumption, consumerism;

c) economy, economics, economic, economical, economically;

d) satisfy, satisfaction, satisfactory;

e) product, prod uce, pro duce, productive, productivity, production.

Ex.4. Make up nouns as in the model:

a) from the verbs:

Model: verb + -ment → noun

e.g. govern - government

Enjoy, employ, develop, accomplish, encourage, punish, fulfil, equip, agree, adjust, acknowledge, commit, enrich, establish, move, judge, measure, recruit, manage.

b) from the adjectives:

Model: adjective + -ity → noun

e.g. reliable- reliability

Possible, probable, responsible, familiar, complex, hilarious, curious, prosperous, punctual, real, senior, special, able, public, similar, sensitive, active, minor, scarce.

Ex.5. Make up:

a) adjectives from the following nouns:

Model: noun + -ant = adjective

e.g. assistance (n) – assistant (adj.)

Distance, significance, importance, resistance, brilliance, consultancy, dependence.

b) adjectives from the verbs:

Model: verb + -less = adjective

e.g. hope (v.)- hopeless(adj.)

End, use, care, aim, thank, fear, harm, rest, mind, brake, doubt, dream, form, love.

Text A: What is Economics?