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1. Read the sentences and study the dictionary entry for the word like. What part of speech is this word in the following sentences?
§ …choosing the most important breakthroughs and inventions of the last 100 years is like choosing the most beautiful flower in a garden of roses.
§ Some breakthroughs, like Einstein’s theory of relativity, redefined our understanding of the universe …
§ … DNA controls what we look like and our susceptibility and resistance to disease …
| Like v [T] 1. to enjoy or approve of (sth/smb) I like it when a book is so good that you can’t put it down. 2. to want (sth) I’d like to go to Greece for my holidays.3. prep, conjunction similar to, in the same way or manner as He looks like his brother. 4. adj [not gradable] people who are described as like-minded share the same opinions, ideas or interests. 5. pl. n Your likes are the things that you enjoy. |
2. Read and translate the sentences into your native language. What is the function of the word like?
a) They look like they have failed the exam.
b) He likes helping in the lab.
c) We have a lot in common with my sister, the same likes and dislikes.
d) Which of the books do you like best?
e) Like I said, I don’t mind helping you with this task.
f) Have you met your new tutor? What’s he like?
g) I would like to take up a text and speech processing course next year.
h) There’s nothing like a nice cup of coffee in the morning to wake you up.
i) My friend has always been interested in natural disasters such as tsunami, tornadoes, volcanoes and the like.
j) My friends are cheerful and energetic like me.
3. Make up the sentences of your own with different functions of the word like.
4. Read the sentence from the text and decide what parts of speech the words in bold are.
§ The first entirely synthetic plastic, Bakelite, was invented by American chemist Leo Baekeland in 1909.
ü Noun Suffixes
| -ity | means condition or quality of sth; e.g. capability |
| -sion, -tion | means act of sth; state of sth; e.g. position |
| -er, -or | means one who; that/which; e.g. programmer |
| -ist | means one who; that/which; e.g. biologist |
| -ance, -ence | means act of sth; state of sth; quality of sth; e.g. assistance |
| -ness | means state of sth; e.g. toughness |
| -ment | means act of sth; state of sth; result of sth; e.g. placement |
| -dom | means: - state or condition; domain, position, rank; a group with position, rank; e.g. wisdom |
ü Adjective Suffixes
| -ic | means characteristic of sth; like sth e.g. heroic |
| -al | means relating to sth; e.g. manual |
| -able | means able; or giving; e.g. portable |
| -ous | means full of; having. e.g. gaseous |
| -ful | means full of; having. e.g. careful |
| -less | means without; e.g. useless |
| -en | means made of; e.g. wooden |
ü Adverb Suffixes
| -ly | at the end of a word almost always makes an adverb; occasionally it will make an adjective. e.g. quickly |
ü Verb Suffixes
| -en | means to make; e.g. soften |
| -ize | means to make; e.g. categorize |
| -ate | means to have or be characterized by; e.g. activate |
| -ify or -fy | means to cause to become or to make; e.g. simplify |
5. Look back in the text and find the words with the suffixes given above. What part of speech are these words?
6. Using the suffixes from the box make different parts of speech with the words below. Make up the sentences of your own with the derived words.
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7. Prefix, stem and suffix are three parts of the word. It is possible to guess the meaning of the word if you know the meaning of the prefix or suffix. Refer the prefixes below to the categories:
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