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5f English in UseSpotlight 8

Word Formation

- tion Прибавляется к словам с окончанием –t, -ate, - tain и другие согласные, кроме –l, -n, - r
VERB + - tion = NOUN e.g. educate + -tion = education
Edit – edition
Vacate – vacation
Invent – invention
Abstain abstention (воздержание)

Word Formation

Суффикс –ance присоединяются к глаголам, которые оканчиваются на –y, -ure, -ear – ate
VERB + - ance = NOUN e.g. apply + -ance = appliance
Very- variance
Appear – appearance
Insure – insurance
Tolerate – torerance

Word Formation

Суффиксы -ENCE присоединяются к глаголам с окончанием –ere (кроме preserve), к ударным окончаниям –er (после суффиксов –cid, -vid, -fid, -sid).
VERB + -ENCE = NOUN e.g. refer + -ence = reference
interfere – interference
Prefer – preference 

Phrasal verb CALL

Phrasal verb: CALL

Fill in the correct preposition.

1. A lot of doctors were called ______ to help people after the air crash.
2. Call ______ sometime and we’ll watch the new DVD together.
3. The meeting was called ______ but we still don’t know why.
4. A nurse often calls ______ my granny because she is not well.
5. The tsunami in Indonesia called_______ immediate action.

Words often confused

Rubbish/litter/waste
Rubbish – «влажный» мусор

Litter – мусор, оставленный в неположенном месте

Waste – отходы, что-то ненужное, неиспользуемое

Words often confused

inactive/extinct/disappeared
Inactive – неактивный

Extinct – вымерший

Disappeared - пропавший

Words often confused

Fog/fumes/smoke
Fog – туман

Fumes – испарения, пар

Smoke - дым

Words often confused

Lose/miss/waste
Lose – терять

Miss – пропускать

Waste – тратить впустую

Words often confused

Team/crew/staff
Team – команда (чаще всего спортивная)

Crew – экипаж, группа

Staff - персонал

Dependent prepositions

By nature – по природе
Out of the danger – вне опасности
In ruins – в руинах
On Earth – на Земле
In flames – в огне

Fill in the correct preposition.


1. Relax, we are _____ of danger.
2. How ________ earth did you get here?
3. Only stupid people would keep lions as pets – they are wild _____ nature
4. After the hurricane Katrina New Orleans was _______ruins.
5. He was horrified to see his office ______ flames.

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