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Understanding Phrasal Verbs in English

The document discusses various phrasal verbs, idioms, word formation techniques using prefixes and suffixes, and provides examples of each. It covers topics like phrasal verbs with meanings of set, break, pull, run and put, common English idioms, prefixes and suffixes used to form verbs, antonyms, nouns and adjectives along with examples.

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Understanding Phrasal Verbs in English

The document discusses various phrasal verbs, idioms, word formation techniques using prefixes and suffixes, and provides examples of each. It covers topics like phrasal verbs with meanings of set, break, pull, run and put, common English idioms, prefixes and suffixes used to form verbs, antonyms, nouns and adjectives along with examples.

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Phrasal Verbs

 Set about- Begin


 Set off- to explode
 Set to- start energetically
 Set up- establish oneself
 Set aside- dismiss
 Set on-
 Set in- put in
 Set something back- delay
 Set out-
 Set down- put down
BREAK:
 Collapse- break down
 Enter by force- broke in
 Detach,terminate- broken off
 Begin- broke out
 disintegrate- broke up
PULL:
 demolished-
 succeed-
 recover-
 reprimand-
PUT:
 save-
 tidy up-
 write-
 suggest-
 claim-
 postpone-
RUN:
 pursue-
 flee-
 speak ill of-
 meet by change-
 nothing left-
 drive over-
 rehearse-

Idioms:
 Piece of cake: Easy
 A hot potato: unpleasant to deal
with
 Once in a blue moon: very rare
 A bed of roses: easy option
 Raining cats and dogs: raining
very heavily
 Butterflies in my stomach: feel
very nervous
 Devils advocate: one who
presents a counters agreement
 Miss the boat: miss a chance
 Apple of an eye: very precious
 Zip your lip: to stop talking

Word Formation
Prefixes used in forming
antonyms:
Dis-im-in-un-ir-il
Prefixes used in forming verbs:
En-im-for-fore-over
Examples of verbs (prefixes)
 able-enable
 power-enpower
 peril-imperil
 bid-forbid
 hear-overhear
 act-overact
 sake-foresake
 bark-embark
 balance-imbalance
 bear-overbear
 warn-forewarn
 rich-enrich
 see-foresee
 do-overdo
 step-forestep
 large-enlarge
 print-imprint
 chant-enchant
 body-embody
 dear-overdear
 flow-overflow
 stall-install
 edible-inedible
 possible-impossible
Examples of Antonyms (prefixes):
 advantage-disadvantage
 logical-ilogical
 sufficient-insufficient
 formal-informal
 regular-irregular
 mortal-imortal
 patient-inpatient
 obey-unobey
 responsible-irresponsible
 polite-unpolite
 literate-iliterate
Suffixes to make verbs:
En-ise/ize-se-fy-ate-er
Suffixes to make adjectives:
Able-ible-ful-ous-y-some-ish
Suffixes to make nouns:
Or-er-yer-ar-dom-ship-th-ism-ness-
ment-ance-ence-ty-cy
Examples of suffixes to make
nouns:
 King-kingdom
 Grow-growth
 Paint-painter
 Good-goodness
 Hard-hardness
 Secular-secularism
 Improve-improvement
 Assist-assistance
 Casual-casualty
 Bankrupt-bankrupcy
 Excel-excellence
 Communal-communalism
 Cruel-cruelty
 Law-lawyer
 Heal-health
Examples of suffixes to make
verbs:
 Nation-nationalise
 Sweet-sweeten
 Clean-cleanse
 Strength-strengthen
 Simple-simplify
 Captive-captivate
 Pure-purify
 Hospital-hospitalize
 Weak-weaken
 Symbol-symbolize
Examples of Suffices to make
adjectives:
 Greed-greedy
 Sense-sensible
 Manage-managable
 Rigor-rigorous
 Waste-wasteful
 Sale-saleable
 Peace-peaceful
 Trouble-troublesome
 Wealth-wealthy
 Hope-hopeful
 Glamour-glamorous
 Ador-adorable
 Punish-punishable
 Whole-wholesome
 Red-reddish

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