FY Sem 1 Grammar, Word Formation- Suffixes and Phrases with meanings

 

Phrasal verbs

1. work off – to get rid of something by using physical efforts

2. part with – to give something away to someone

3. make up – to invent something, to put powder and lipstick on someones' face

4. slip off – to leave a place without being noticed.

5. warm up – to prepare for physical exercise

6. look for – to hope for something

7. look into – examine something

8. pull off - to carry out despite difficulties

9. stoop down – to bend top half of the body forward and down
   

10. pick up – to get better

11. wrap up – to complete something

12. hand over – to give your responsibilities and position to someone

13. dispose of - to throw out or destroy

14. get rid of – to remove something

Rewrite the following sentences by replacing the verbs in italics with suitable phrase verbs.

1. If you watch birds carefully, you can soon recognize different species. – with care

2. American could not decide which ring he wanted to buy. – decide on

3. Morris extended his hand to the American. - stretched out

4. Morris kept the tray on the table. – put up

5. The lady removed her glove. – took off

6 The Sub-Inspector examined the case seriously. – look into

7. At first, he could not understand anything about the case. – make sense of

8. He stored the file safely – set aside

9. He gave it to a special officer. - give away

10. The thief however escaped(Get away).

Fixed expressions 

Here some idiomatic expressions that are used in the story. Read the story to understand how they are used. Then use them in sentences of your own

1. after all – The rain stopped and the game went ahead after all.

2. at any rate – At any rate, your plan needs revision.

3. all the same - We had a good time all the same.

4. first of all – First of all, we want to buy our own house.

5. at first glance – At first glance, the place seemed deserted.

Rewrite the following sentences using the adverbial forms of the words in italics. Example: When I entered the bank, I was nervous. I entered the bank nervously.

1. The accountant said with certainty that he would bring the manager. - Certainly

2. The manager was cold when he greeted the customer. - Cold

3. The clerks were happy to send the customer out. - Happily

4. He said he would read the book at leisure. - Leisurely

5. Some students are fortunate to get jobs as soon as they pass out from college. - Fortunate

   
   

   
   

   
   

Word	Suffix	Noun
Urgent	-able	Urgency
Maintain	-ity	Maintenance
Build	-ee	Building
Astonish	-tion	Astonishment
Impede	-er	Impediment
Speculate	-ment	Speculation
Travel	-ance	Traveller
Pay	-ness	Payable
Employ	-cy	Employee
Farsighted	-ing	Farsightedness

Word	Suffix	Adjectives
Silence	-al	Silent
Technique	-ous	Technical
Nature	-ic	Natural
Triumph	-ive	Triumphant
Hero	-t	Heroic
Attraction	-ly	Attractive
Vigour	-y	Vigourous
Horror	-ical	Horrible
Anger	-less	Angry
Afford	-ent/-ant	Affordable
Purpose	-able/-ible	Purposeful
Life	-ful	Lifeless

	Words	Meanings
1	hold up	to delay someone or something
2	plod	to walk slowly
3	bankrupt	deprive of something essential to existence or potency
4	dash out	run or go there quickly and suddenly
5	rapidity	the quality of being fast or sudden
6	barrow	To carry something on a wheel
7	imminent	Certain to happen very soon
8	farsighted	being able to see distant things better
9	aggravated	upset or angry at being treated unfairly
10	refuse	to say or show that you do not want to do
11	clutter	things that are where they are not wanted or needed and make a place untidy
12	smote	strike with a firm blow
13	delectable	looking or tasting extremely good / very attractive
14	insignificant	little value or importance
15	triumph	a very great success
16	expedition	an organized journey for a particular purpose
17	inspiration	a result of inspired activity
18	hove in sight	to rise- to view
19	anticipation	expectation or hope
20	ponderous	of very great weight
21	range up	Extends to certain degree or limit
22	Contemplate	to consider thoroughly
23	happen along	to come to or by a place by chance
24	Covet	to wish for
25	Attain	attain a goal
26	Muse	a source of inspiration movement
27	Dragging	to pull something along with difficulty
28	Hollow	with a hole or empty space inside
29	Solemnly	seriously and without any humour
30	Clutched	to hold something tightly
31	turn in	give something to someone in authority
32	Interruption	the act of interrupting somebody
33	Mysterious	that you do not understand or cannot explain
34	Rival	a person or thing that is competing
35	Conjuring	to make something appear by magic
36	Reckless	not thinking about possible bad or dangerous results that
37	Misery	great unhappiness or suffering
38	Astonished	very surprised
39	Wretched	used for expressing anger
40	Dryly	in an amusing way that sounds serious
41	Publican	a person who owns or manages a pub
42	unobtrusively	in a way that is not easy to notice
43	Antique	very old and therefore unusual and valuable
44	Undertaker	a person whose job is to prepare dead bodies to be buried and to arrange funerals
45	Urn	a special container
46	Hearse	a large car used for carrying a dead person to his funeral
47	Disinterested	not influenced by personal feelings
48	speculation	ideas or guesses about something that is not known
49	arty	pretending or wanting to be very artistic or interested in the arts
50	in a state	you are very upset or nervous about something
51	turn-ups	the end of a trouser leg folded upwards on the outside
52	purloined	Steal
53	demur	quiet and well behaved