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EXPANDING THE VOCABULARY
1
Write the translation of the underlined phrasal verbs.
Observe the context in order to find the best translation.
1. The ice built up through the years, forming glaciers.
desenvolveu-se
2. He came back from Antarctica after a reconnaissance trip.
voltou
Phrasal Verb
É formado de um verbo mais
uma partícula que modifica o
significado desse verbo.
Ex.: give = dar;
give up = desistir.
3. Robert came across a book on the physics of glaciers.
encontrou
4. Throughout the years, the falling snow turned to ice.
transformou-se
2
Observe this sentence: “He tells Anil Ananthaswamy what it’s
like to work in one of the most dangerous places on Earth.”
The word dangerous is formed with the suffix -ous. Form
adjectives by using the underlined words and the suffix -ous.
Then rewrite the sentences. Study the example.
1. She has a lot of ambition.
ambitious
She is very ambitious
2. He has a lot of courage.
courageous
Suffixes
O sufixo -ous significa
“característica; ter a natureza
ou qualidade de” e forma
adjetivos.
Ex.: fury – furious;
anxiety – anxious;
fame – famous;
virtue – virtuous.
He is very courageous.
3. They have a lot of grace.
gracious
They are very gracious.
4. Be careful, that snake has poison.
poisonous
That’s a poisonous snake.
5. They have a lot of generosity.
generous
They are very generous.
3
Circle the suffixes of the words below to find the root words.
1. action
6. dangerous
2. thinning
7. landed
3. totally
8. accelerating
4. glaciologist
9. countless
5. fastest
10. physicist
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