PREPARATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM

SESSION 3
Part 1: Building language

WORD FORMATION: PREFIXES & SUFFIXES

Sự thành lập từ: Tiền tố & Hậu tố

Warm-up
What is the name of this song?
A. Unstoppable
B. On my way
C. So am I

Let’s review
Parts of Speech
Từ loại

Word Symbol Examples Function Position

class
Nouns (n) school, teacher, student, Name people or  Subject (S + V)
Danh từ children, dog, cat, things  A/an/the + Noun
phone, computer, city, (gọi tên người / vật)  Adj + Noun
village, the Earth, the
sun, environment,
pollution, beauty,
culture, …
Verbs (v) go, play, study, know, Describe an action  Main verb (S + V)
Động từ want, need, enjoy, feel, or a state
think, understand, (miêu tả hành
finish, continue, attract, động/trạng thái)
produce, …
Adjectives (adj) big, small, fast, slow, Describe a noun  Be + Adj
Tính từ happy, beautiful, cheap, (miêu tả tính chất của  Adj + Noun
expensive, famous, 1 danh từ)
modern, historic, E.g. a big school, a
attractive, modern city, happy
convenient, … children
Adverbs (adv) slowly, quickly, happily, Describe a verb  Verb + Adv
Trạng từ beautifully, fluently, (miêu tả một hoạt
amazingly, luckily, động xảy ra như thế
traditionally, nào)
surprisingly E.g. go slowly, sing
happily, dance
beautifully, speak
fluently, …

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Word Formation
Thành lập từ

Example 1: “teacher”
 teacher = teach + er
 teach = the base word / root
 -er = suffix
 teach (v)  teacher (n)

Example 2: “unhappy”
 unhappy = un + happy
 happy = the base word / root
 un- = prefix
 happy (adj)  unhappy (adj)

THINK
Chúng ta có thể tạo từ mới bằng cách thêm một thành tố vào trước/sau một từ.

1 Tiền tố (prefix) là phần được thêm vào: A. Trước một từ

B. Sau một từ
2 Khi thêm tiền tố thì từ loại sẽ: A. Thay đổi
B. Không đổi
3 Hậu tố (suffix) là phần được thêm vào: A. Trước một từ
B. Sau một từ
4 Khi thêm hậu tố thì từ loại sẽ: A. Thay đổi
B. Không đổi
5 Kiến thức về từ loại giúp chúng ta: A. Đoán nghĩa của từ mới
B. Sử dụng đúng từ loại khi viết/nói
C. Gây ấn tượng với người khác

Check your understanding!

Break down each word into the base word and the suffix/prefix

Example: “unhappy” = un + happy

1. runner = run + er
2. slowly = slow + ly
3. tourist = tour + ist
4. pollution = pollute + tion
5. dislike = dis + like
6. happiness = happy + ness
7. development = develop + ment
8. cultural = culture + al
9. unbreakable = un + break + able
10. traditionally = traditional + ly
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Let’s practice
Task 1: Fill in the blanks

beautiful peaceful friend impress interest

1) I’ve known Tom and Jack for over 5 years. They are my best _________________.
friend
2) Different cultures have different ideas about what makes a _________________
beautiful woman.
3) Jane is learning some new Hip Hop moves to _________________
impress her fans on YouTube.
4) I’ve always had an _________________
interest in history. I love reading history books in my free time.
5) After a long walk, we sat down and enjoyed a _________________
peaceful afternoon by the lake.

Task 2: Give the correct word forms

beautiful beauty (n)  vẻ đẹp

beautify (v)  làm đẹp
beautiful (a)  đẹp
beautifully (adv)  một cách xinh đẹp
peaceful peace (n)  sự yên bình, hòa bình
peaceful (a)  yên bình
peacefully (adv)  một cách yên bình
friend friend (n)  bạn
friendship (n)  tình bạn
friendly (a)  thân thiện
unfriendly (a)  không thân thiện
friendliness (n)  sự thân thiện
impress impress (v)  gây ấn tượng
impression (n)  ấn tượng
impressive (a)  ấn tượng
interest interest (n/v)  quan tâm, thu hút sự quan tâm
interested (a)  thích, quan tâm (be interested in)
interesting (a)  thú vị

1. The landmarks of Hanoi are very ___________________.

impresstive (IMPRESS)
2. First ___________________
impression can be misleading. (IMPRESS)
3. My teacher is young and ___________________
beautiful dressed. (BEAUTIFUL)
4. The tourists admired the ___________________
beauty of the Temple of Literature. (BEAUTIFUL)
5. I enjoy working here. Everyone is so ___________________.
friendly (FRIEND)
6. Their ___________________
friend goes back to the time they were in high school. (FRIEND)
7. When I first met them, they gave me the impression of warmth and ___________________
friendness
(FRIEND)
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8. We didn’t like the hotel because the staff were ___________________. (FRIEND)

9. How can we make history more ___________________ to young people? (INTEREST)

10. Which subject are you more ___________________ in, English or Math? (INTEREST)
11. The cat is sleeping ___________________ in my arms. (PEACEFUL)
12. The United Nations is working hard to bring ___________________ to people living in Gaza.
(PEACEFUL)

Part 2: Exam practice

Task 1: PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose underlined part is PRONOUNCED differently
1 A. cooks B. wins C. sleeps D. impacts
2 A. collected B. divided C. celebrated D. worshiped
3 A. treasure B. weather C. earthquake D. healthy
Choose the word which has a different STRESS pattern
4 A. invent B. reduce C. pollute D. surface
5 A. garnish B. replace C. tailor D. witness

Task 2: COMMUNICATION
Complete the following conversation

 A present (n): món quà

 A birthday card (n): thiệp sinh nhật
 Pick up (someone): đi đón (ai)

Alice: Hi Sarah, are you going to Grace’s party A. No problem – I have to work
tomorrow? the next day anyway.
Sarah: (0)……H…………………………………………… B. That’s fine. You know the
Alice: Oh, come on! It’ll be fun! way to my house, don’t
Sarah: (1) ……………………………………………………… you?
Alice: I’m driving, and there’s still space in my car. C. How many people are going
Sarah: (2) ……………………………………………………… to be there?
D. Oh, OK then. How are you
Alice: I’ve bought one – we can say it’s from both
getting there.
of us.
E. Great, I’ll go with you, then.
Sarah: (3) ………………………………………………………… What about a present?
Alice: Great – I’ll write my name on it. Shall I pick F. It’s quite an expensive one.
you up at 7 o’clock? G. Thanks. I’ll give you some
Sarah: (4) ………………………………………………………… money for that, and I’ll get a
Alice: Of course! By the way, I can’t stay too late at card.
the party. H. I haven’t decided yet.
Sarah: (5) …………………………………………………………
Alice: Me too!