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Questões de inglês

Tópicos de Construção de Palavras

(Ufpr1991) In the sentence, "...young people became better educated...", YOUNG is an adjective. Its corresponding noun, is YOUTH. Which of the following pairs are formed appropriately?

01) weak -- weakness
02) happy -- happidom
04) difficult -- difficultness
08) ill -- illness
16) dark -- darkdom
32) strong -- strongth
64) long -- length

soma = ( )

resposta:01 + 08 + 64 = 73



(Cesgranrio1991) The prefix UN- in the derived word UNTIDY means "not", "the opposite of". Mark the item which also contains a word with this same prefix.

a) unified. b) uninvited. c) universal. d) undergraduate. e) understandable.

resposta:[B]



(Unb1997) In the text:

(1) "careful" (2nd paragraph) is the opposite of careless.
(2) "one another s" (2nd paragraph) can be correctly replaced by somebody else s.
(3) "lasts" (2nd paragraph) means ends.
(4) "recalled" (3nd paragraph) means called again.

resposta:V F F F



(Unb1997) Match the sentences on there first with the words on the second

I - It s almost ......... to hear about clones.
II - Although no one thought his story was .......... his mother believed him.
III - The islands of the Caribbean are .......... beautiful.
IV - Many people .......... that vou must be very good at grammar.
V - Do you share this ......... ?

(a) belief
(b) believe
(c) believable
(d) unbelievable
(e) unbelievably

Indicate if the following responses are correct or incorrect.

(1) I - e
(2) II - c
(3) III - d
(4) IV - b
(5) V - a

resposta:F V F V V



(Ufrs1997) The word that CANNOT receive the prefix UN- as in UNBELIEVABLE (ref.3)

a) fortunate. b) important. c) ability. d) predictable. e) skillful.

resposta:[C]



(Uerj1997) RESPONDA EM PORTUGUÊS

Prefixos e sufixos agem como elementos importantes na compreensão de textos em inglês.

Leia as frases transcritas a seguir:

"Not SURPRISINGLY, ... many nonprofits are now turning to the Word Wide Web."

"... allowing organizations to tell their stories to the UNINITIATED public."

Considerando as palavras em maiúsculo indique:


a) surprisingly
sufixo:
função do sufixo:

b) ininitiated
prefixo:
significado do prefixo:

resposta:a) SUFIXO: -ly
FUNÇÃO DO SUFIXO: formador de advérbio

b) PREFIXO: un
SIGNIFICADO DO PREFIXO: negação



(Cesgranrio1999) The adjective POWERFUL (ref.9) derives from the noun "power". Check the only noun from which an adjective ending in -full is derived.

a) Care. b) Health. c) Charm. d) Comfort. e) Ambition.

resposta:[A]



(Uerj1998) Considering both the context and the suffixes, the alternative which contains words that belong to the same class is:

a) consciousness, honorable, photojournalists b) unjustifiable, appalling, powerful c) majority, responsibility, publicly d) strongly, highly, humanity

resposta:[B]



(Ufrs1998) O vocábulo "leaders" (ref.1) pode ser explicado como PERSONS (OR THINGS) THAT LEAD. Outra palavra do texto que pode receber explicação do tipo A PERSON (OR THING) THAT é

a) other (ref.2) b) forever (ref.3) c) further (ref.4) d) career (ref.5) e) equalizer (ref.6)

resposta:[E]



(Fatec1998) Na última frase do 3Ž parágrafo lê-se: "Its long-term effects have never been studied because it is an "UNREGULATED" supplement, not a prescription drug." Indique a alternativa em que o acréscimo do prefixo "un-" (de unregulated) nas palavras seja correto.

a) applied - common - naturally b) true - safety - exactly c) do experimental - ability d) allow - human - dangerous e) believe - miraculous - casual

resposta:[A]



(Fatec1999) Indique a alternativa em que o processo de formação de palavra seja o mesmo encontrado em "renewal" (verbo "renew" + sufixo "-al").

a) Spiritual b) Professional c) Ministerial d) Denial e) Clinical

resposta:[D]



(Puc-rio1999) The suffix-LY in words like UNCONTROVERSIALLY (ref.2), SIMPLY (ref.3), RELIABLY (ref.4), and TIGHTLY (ref.5) indicates...

a) manner. b) frequency. c) emphasis. d) comparison. e) quality.

resposta:[A]



(Uerj2001) Nouns in English can be preceded by words of various grammatical classes. The construction which does NOT contain a typical instance of adjectival modification is:

a) ... comeback album ... b) ... German director ... c) ... successful attempt ... d) ... charming documentary ...

resposta:[A]



(Pucrs2001) The combination of noun and adjective is correct in all alternatives BUT

a) beauty - beautiful. b) truth - truly. c) health - healthy. d) friend - friendly. e) wealth - wealthy.

resposta:[B]



(Ufrs2000) The prefix UN as in "unfolds" (ref.1) is used correctly in all alternatives BUT

a) unimportant. b) uninteresting. c) unexpensive. d) unconscious. e) undetermined.

resposta:[C]



(Fatec2000) Assinale a alternativa que contém o verbo cuja formação adjetivo+prefixo "en" é a mesma do verbo "broaden" em "broaden their business experience", no terceiro parágrafo do texto.

a) loaden b) open c) widen d) sorren e) sullen

resposta:[C]



(Mackenzie2000) A lacuna VIII deve ser preenchida corretamente por:

a) inusual b) unusual c) nonusual d) imnusual e) disnusual

resposta:[B]



(Ufrrj2000) The word FRUITFUL (ref.1) is formed by the addition of a suffix-ful. Which word below may receive the same suffix?

a) Rich. b) Tree. c) Popular. d) Head. e) Use.

resposta:[E]



(Ufrs2002) The -ING form that stands for an adjective in the text is

a) digging (ref. 1). b) sitting (ref. 2). c) antiquing (ref. 3). d) marketing (ref. 4). e) breathtaking (ref. 6).

resposta:[E]







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