Functional Skills English Level 2 Answers Spelling and Handwriting Ww/L2.1 Ww/L2.2
Exercise 1 Learners own answers. Exercise 2 1) government 2) terrific ) secretary 4) medicine 5) cigarette 6) bronchial 7) balloon 8) Christmas 9) certificate Exercise post- Prefix Meaning Word Meaning after post-war post-graduate post-humous post-meridian pre- before Learner s own choice sub- under teleat or to a distance bi- two neuro- of the nerves biblio - book circum- around after the war after finishing a degree after death after noon Appropriate meaning of words chosen. Suffix Meaning Word Meaning -able may or must be -less without -er (forms a comparative) e.g. bigger -fy make or produce -ling small, young West Nottinghamshire College 1
Exercise 4 Learners own collection of occupations Exercise 5 1) Rule - When an adjective ends in e just add -ly 2) Rule - When an adjective ends in ll just add -y ) Rule - When an adjective ends in le, omit the e and add - y 4) Rule - When an adjective ends in y, change the y to i and add -ly 5) Rule - When an adjective ends in ic, need to add - ally Exercise 6 final stealthy immediate practical sincere comical sly single musical sole due Exceptions slyly rule 4 change y to i duly rule 1 adjectives ending in e Exercise 7 1) happiness 2) dictionaries ) tried 4) days 5) pitiful Exercise 8 Learners own examples of ise/-ize words West Nottinghamshire College 2
Exercise 9 excite (-ment) excitement sense (-less) senseless spite (-ful) spiteful love (-ing) loving amaze (-ing) amazing grope (-ing) groping fame (-ous) famous separate (-ing) separating assure (-ance) assurance idle (-ness) idleness separate (-ly) separately excite (-able) excitable lone (-ly) lonely amaze (-ment) amazement white (-ish) whitish postpone (-ment) postponement Exercise 10 overtaking desirous lately latish manageable elopement changeable outrageous desirable tracing advantageous observant truly noticeable dining whiteness peaceable nightmarish Exercise 11 1) irritable 2) sensible ) admirable 4) curable 5) permissible 6) advisable 7) negligible 8) invisible 9) indispensable 10) excitable 11) responsible 12) contemptible 1) incredible 14) approachable 15) accessible 16) possible West Nottinghamshire College
Exercise 12 1) tiger (-ess) tigress 2) humour (-ous) humorous ) remember (ance) remembrance 4) wonder (-ous) wondrous 5) winter (-y) wintry 6) proprietor (-ess) proprietress 7) encumber (-ance) encumbrance 8) disaster (-ous) disastrous 9) enter (-ance) entrance 10) humour (-ist) humorist 11) hinder (-ance) hindrance 12) administer (-ation) administration 1) monster (-ous) monstrous 14) enchanter (-ess) enchantress 15) labour (-ious) laborious 16) vapour (-ise) vaporise 17) carpenter (-y) carpentry 18) generous (-ity) generosity 19) curious (-ity) curiosity 20) glamour (-ous) glamorous 21) exclaim (-ation) exclamation 22) register (-ar) registrar 2) repeat (-ition) repetition 24) impetuous (-ity) impetuosity The last two are slightly different: 25) pronounce (-ation) pronunciation 26) (de-) odour (-ant) deodorant Exercise 1 Examples 1) I accept the post of managing director. I can do everything except ride a bike. 2) I accepted his advice on this matter (noun) I advise you to do the same. (verb) ) Linda proof read the draft document. John put on his overcoat as he was sitting in a draught. 4) Ensure you have insured your home contents for the correct amount. 5) My store cupboard is full of instant meals, for instance packet soups, pasta meals and tinned curry meals. 6) Its coat was golden. (possession) It s cold today. (omissive) 7) The nut on the wheel had worked loose. Don t lose that one because it s the last one I have! 8) (New not old.) I bought a new pan. (Knew having knowledge.) I knew the other one was running out. West Nottinghamshire College 4
9) He walked past me in the street without talking to me. I passed my driving test first time. 10) Make sure you do your piano practice, Anna. (noun) I practise every day! said Anna. (verb) 11) Put it over there. (place) The children put on their shoes (belonging to them) 12) Whose hat is this? (belonging) Who s going to fetch the take away? (shortened form of who is) Exercise 14 Many of the words have a d, a t, or an f before the vowel Exercise 15 recognise maintenance mistletoe separate caterpillar mantelpiece library heretic parallel professor satellite aspirin campaign manoeuvre laburnum literary vacuum paraffin shepherd raspberry rhododendron parliament rhinoceros veterinary luncheon propeller restaurant chocolate diphtheria sacrilegious unconscious auxiliary February substantial labyrinth Portuguese contemporary diaphragm miscellaneous cupboard pomegranate exhibition miniature mackerel buoyant cemetery hygienic Exercise 16 The learner s own details on the application form. Make sure it is filled in with black ink and in capital letters. West Nottinghamshire College 5