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Unit 3 word-study

Exercise 1. Check the transcription in the dictionary and read the words listed below.

Nouns

horizon, grating, microscope, screen, binoculars, importance, magnification,

advantage, enlarger, spectrum.

Adjectives

intellectual, predictable, virtual, transparent, fundamental, terrestrial, objective,

photographic.

Exercise 2. Make different parts of speech from the following words according to the models.

Noun + ive = adjective

effect, act, excess, success.

Adjective + ly = adverb

sufficient, special, notable, rotational, vibrational, intermediate, spontaneous, optical.

Noun + less = adjective

use, aim, help, shape, color.

Noun + ic = adjective

ion, electron, atom, science.

Exercise 3. Read and translate the words paying attention to the meaning of the prefix “ semi”.

Semiconductor, semi-conductive, semi-conductivity, semiautomatic, semicircle, semifinal, semi-period, semitransparent, semi-permanent, semi-reflecting.