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Exercise 6. unit VII. Word puzzles and crosswords. Word puzzle 1 names and jobs. Here are some jobs that people do. Work out the correct surnames of the people who do the jobs, and then fit the correct surname to each forename.
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Exercise 6
Clip the following nouns. Analyze the resulting words:
Doctor, grandmother, public house, gymnasium, laboratory, veterinary, vegetable, Japanese, British, history, telephone, madam, information.
Unit VII. WORD PUZZLES and CROSSWORDS
A.
Word puzzle 1 Names and jobs.
Here are some jobs that people do. Work out the correct surnames of the people who do the jobs, and then fit the correct surname to each forename.
a person who sells meat - Nancy………..
a person who delivers letters - Fred…………
a person who cares for patients at the hospital - Basil………...
a person who makes and mends suits - Diane………
a person who makes things from wood - Pat………….
a person who looks after people’s teeth - Colin……….
a person who keeps sheep and cows - Terry………
Word puzzle 2
There are 14 birds and animals in this square. The words can go in any direction – forwards, backwards, up, down or diagonally. One has been found for you. Find the other 13 names. Build up derivatives with them if possible.
| O | R | B | D | O | G | C | B | L | R |
| P |  Y
| E | L | E | P | H | A | N | T |
| V | E | C | N | W | D | I | E | C | S |
| S | K | E | R | O | N | C | L | O | A |
| M | N | S | H | C | O | K | E | W | I |
| O | O | N | E | S | I | E | C | R | E |
| U | D | A | L | T | L | N | A | U | S |
| S | B | K | T | I | G | E | R | S | D |
| E | U | E | R | T | B | R | O | L | O |
| X | N | T | P | A | O | F | R | O | G |
Word puzzle 3
The left column lists some objects, the right hand column lists the shops (or places) where you would find them. Match the correct item from column A to the place in column B.
A B
1 a stamp a chemist
2 a pint of bitter b greengrocer
3 a packet of aspirins c library
4 a packet of cigarettes d fishmonger
5 a pound of potatoes e stationer
6 a pound of steak f post office
7 a book g baker
8 a loaf of bread h tobacconist
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9 some envelopes i pub
10 some salmon j butcher
Word puzzle 4
Look at the shapes below. Match each with its correct name.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
7. 8.
a. triangle e. cone
b. square f. cylinder
c. circle g. cube
d. rectangle h. pentagon
Rectangular is the adjective of rectangle. What are the adjectives of the other shapes?
B. Solve the following crosswords. Analyze morphological types of words in them.
Crossword 1
ACROSS DOWN
4 Thief (5) 1 Limb (3)
5 Occupation (3) 2 Travel to work (7)
7 Funny (7) 3 Youthful (5)
9 In the middle (7) 6 Attack (7)
11 What we breathe (3) 8 Start (5)
12 By yourself (5) 10 Finish (3)
Crossword 2
ACROSS DOWN
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6 Cost (5) 1 Malice (5)
7 Used for chopping wood (3) 2 Farm animal (3)
8 Slang for ‘thank you’ (2) 3 Start (9)
9 Not heavy (5) 4 Sailing vessel (5)
12 Unit of British currency (5) 5 Plead (3)
13 Abbreviation for ‘United Nations’ (2) 10 Entire (5)
16 Ocean (3) 11 Go in (5)
17 One who cares for the sick (5) 14 Enquire (3)
15 Limb (3)
Crossword 3
ACROSS DOWN
1 Incorrect (5) 1 What a spider weaves (3)
4 Everything (3) 2 Should (5)
6 Large (3) 3 School subject to do with
places (9)
7 Frequently (5) 4 Insect (3)
8 Time between 5 Type of cloth (5)
morning and evening (8)
10 Slightly fat (5) 8 Fruit (5)
12 Laid by a chicken (3) 9 Musical drama (5)
14 Used for seeing (3) 11 Utilise (3)
15 Dream of (5) 13 Weapon (3)
Test № 1.
1. Find a word with a derivational affix:
a) night b) heartless
c) Ivanov’s d) papers
2. Find a word with two bound affixational morphemes:
a) kindness b) snow-white
c) uneatable d) book-keeper
3. Find a word with a bound root-morpheme:
a) suspicion b) backward
c) merry-go-round d) houses
4. Find a monomorphic word:
a) mighty b) reader
c) daughter d) ashtray
5. Find a polymorphic (derived) word:
a) lamp-shade b) snowball
c) forget-me-not d) unquestionable
6. Find a polimorphic (compound) word:
a) action b) impossible
c) contain d) letterbox
7. Find a word with a pseudo-morpheme:
a) rewrite b) remain
c) speaker d) lady-killer
8. Find a word with a Greek prefix:
a) postwar b) antifascist
c) overdone d) extraordinary
9. Find a word with a prefix of a German origin:
a) abnormal b) supermarket
c) unable d) demobilize
10. Which of the words has a prefix denoting repetion?
a) enrich b) belittle
c) return d) reappear
11. Which of the prefixis denotes time relations?
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a) pre- b) un-
c) in- d) dis-
12. Which of the suffixes is used for the formation of nouns?
a) –ness b) –less
c) –ish d) –ify
13. Which of the suffixes is a verb-suffix?
a) –an b) –en
c) –ing d) –tion
14. Which of the suffixes is an ajective-suffix?
a) – er b) – fy
c) –ous d) – ment
15. Find a noun built with a help of a suffix denoting a female being:
a) teacher b) cyclist
c) Japanese d) farmerette
16. Find a noun built with the help of a suffix denoting diminutiveness:
a) cutter b) booklet
c) hostess d) decorator
17. Which of the adjectives is built with the help of a suffix denoting the absence of the quality?
a) childish b) eatable
c) talkative d) hopeless
18. Which of the nouns is build witht the help of the Greek suffix?
a) government b) condition
c) student d) socialism
19. Which of the nouns is built with the help of a French suffix?
a) kingdom b) doctor
c) shortage d) opportunist
20. Find a suffixated adjective formed from a word stem:
a) foolish b) peaceful
c) armed d) collective
21. Find a suffixated adjective formed from a noun stem:
a) beautiful b) brownish
c) thankful d) eatable
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