Word-building and word-blending

Question 1

auto-

Answer 1

self
-an autonomous /ɔ:’tɔnəməs/ country
autonomous tự trị

Question 2

bio-

Answer 2

life,living things
-biodegradables packaging
degrade phan huy

Question 3

cyber-

Answer 3

relating to computer and robot
a cybercafe (cafe where customers can use computers with the Internet)

Question 4

de-

Answer 4

opposite action

• to decolonise a country
  colony: thuoc dia
  decolonise: giai phong

Question 5

-graph-, -gram

Answer 5

writng
-a monograph ‘mɔnəgrɑ:f/
tai lieu chuyen khao

Question 6

-gress-

Answer 6

step, walk, go

-a congress ‘kɔɳgres/ hoi nghi

Question 7

-ics

Answer 7

an area of study or knowledge
-obstestric
the study of childbirth

Question 8

-phon-

Answer 8

sound
-phonetics fou’netiks/
the study of human speech

Question 9

-ology

Answer 9

study
-criminology /,krimi’nɔlədʤi/
the study of crime

Question 10

pre-

Answer 10

before
-prepaid postage ‘poustidʤ/ (paid for in advance)
postage buu phi

Question 11

retro-

Answer 11

back, backwards
-retroactive /,retrou’æktiv/ law
có hiệu lực trở về trước

Question 12

techno-

Answer 12

related to advance machines

-technophobia so cong nghe moi

Question 13

tele-

Answer 13

over distance
-telepathic /,teli’pæθik/ experience
telepathic than giao cach cam

Question 14

brunch

Answer 14

/brʌntʃ/

a meal that is a combination of breakfast and luch

Question 15

heliport

Answer 15

‘helipɔ:t/
= helicopter + airport
a place that helicopter can land and take off

Question 16

smog

Answer 16

/smɔg/
=smoke + fog
polluted fog

Question 17

motel

Answer 17

/mou’tel/
= motor + hotel
a roadside hotel for people travelling by car

Question 18

chunnel

Answer 18

[‘tʃʌnl]
= channel + tunnel (dg ham)
tunnel linking britain and frace

Question 19

guesstimate

Answer 19

[‘gestɪmət]
= guesss + estimate
an approximate calculation
verb= to guesstimate

Question 20

docusoap

Answer 20

/ˈdɒ.kjuː.səʊp/
= documentary + soap opera
TV series about real people using hidden cameras

Question 21

breathalyser

Answer 21

/ˈbreθ.əl.aɪz.əʳ/
= breath + analyse
a device to find out how much alcohol a person has drunk

Question 22

post-

Answer 22

tu bo