worth，worthy，worth-while都為adj.意為"值得"。
　　1. worth： be worth + n. 當(dāng)名詞為金錢時，表示"…… 值得……"
　　be worth doing sth."……某事值得被做"
　　The question is not worth discussing again and again.
　　2. worthy：be worthy of +n.當(dāng)名詞為抽象名詞時表示"……值得……"
　　be worthy to be done "某事值得被做"
　　The question is not worthy to be discussed againand again.
　　3. worth-while： be worth-while to do sth "值得做某事"
　　worth while： It is worth while doing sth
　　It is worth while sb to do sth.
　　典型例題
　　It is not ____ to discuss the question again and again.
　　A.worthB.worthyC.worth-whileD.worth while
　　答案C. 由worth的用法可知，此句只適合詞組be worth-while to do sth.。因此選C。