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Unit 2
Exploring English
Unit 2
Learn to know the word formation rules in English.
Learn to know the differences between American English and British English in spelling and words choice.
Read the text in understanding ideas and look for words using different types of word formation.
Match the words to the types of word formation.
hamburger eggplant pineapple sculpture painting seasick carsick airsick homesick homework housework hardly softly harmful harmless shameful shameless rain snow sunshine WHO IT US
abbreviating (缩写)
changing the part of speech (改变词性)
adding a prefix or suffix (加前缀或后缀)
combining two or more words (组合两个或多个单词)
abbreviating (缩写)
hamburger eggplant pineapple sculpture painting seasick carsick airsick homesick homework housework hardly softly harmful harmless shameful shameless rain snow sunshine WHO IT US
changing the part of speech (改变词性)
hamburger eggplant pineapple sculpture painting seasick carsick airsick homesick homework housework hardly softly harmful harmless shameful shameless rain snow sunshine WHO IT US
adding a prefix or suffix (加前缀或后缀)
hamburger eggplant pineapple sculpture painting seasick carsick airsick homesick homework housework hardly softly harmful harmless shameful shameless rain snow sunshine WHO IT US
combining (组合) two or more words
hamburger eggplant pineapple sculpture painting seasick carsick airsick homesick homework housework hardly softly harmful harmless shameful shameless rain snow sunshine WHO IT US
Look at the sentences and expressions from the reading passage. Match the words in bold to the types of word formation.
a. Neither is there pine nor apple in pineapple.
b. …sculpt a sculpture…
c. When we… see rain…, we can say “it’s
raining”…
d. WHO
Word formation
□ 1 abbreviating
□ 2 changing the part of speech
□ 3 adding a prefix or suffix
□ 4 combining two or more words
1-d 2-c 3-b 4-a
Now look for m