word formation

Adjective Noun Verb Adverb Other Adjectives/No

uns

Negative Form

sensible sense sense sensibly sensitivesensorialsensibility

insensibleinsensitive

thoughtful thought think thoughtfully thoughtlessthinking

x

reliable reliance rely reliably reliant unreliablesociable society socialize sociably social unsociablecreative creativity create creatively creation x

Morphological Awareness

Suffixes (1) Forming Nouns

v + (a)tion, (i)tion, sion

noun

Demonstrate DemonstrationImagine ImaginationAbolish Abolition

Persuade PersuasionRevise Revisionv + ance / ence nounAccept AcceptanceDefend Defence Avoid AvoidanceOccur Occurrence

Disturb DisturbanceEmerge Emergence

v + ment nounAdvertise AdvertisementEmbarrass Embarrassment

Refresh Refreshment

adj + ness nounBright BrightnessEmpty Emptiness Tender Tenderness

n/adj + ism nounSocial SocialismHero Heroism

Alcohol Alcoholism

n/adj + dom

noun

King KingdomWise WisdomDuke Dukedom

adj + th nounStrong StrengthLong LengthWarm Warmth

Suffixes (1) Forming Nouns

Suffixes (2) Forming Adjectivesv/n + ful /

lessadjective

Hope Hopeful / hopelessPain Painful / painless

Thought Thoughtful / thoughtlessUse Useful / uselessn + al adjective

Music MusicalProfession Professional

Culture Cultural

n + ical adjectiveComics ComicalCynic CynicalClinic Clinical

n + ic adjectiveChaos ChaoticReality RealisticScience Scientific

n/v + ive adjectiveExplosion Explosive

Detect DetectiveAdopt AdoptiveSense Sensitive

n + ous adjectiveCourage CourageousDanger DangerousSpace Spacious

n/adj + ist adjectiveSocial SocialistRight Rightist

National Nationalist

n/v + able / ible adjectiveDrink DrinkableSense Sensible

Response ResponsibleSuit Suitable

Suffixes (2) Forming Adjectives

n + ate adjectiveFortune FortunateAffection AffectionateDelicacy Delicate

n + y adjectiveGuilt Guilty

Health HealthyHunger Hungry

Suffixes (2) Forming Adjectives

n/adj + ish adjectiveFool FoolishSelf SelfishBoy Boyish

n/v + ant / ent adjectiveArrogance ArrogantHesitate HesitantEfficiency EfficientDepend Dependent

Suffixes (3) Forming Verbs

n + en verbStraight Straighten

Dark DarkenThreat Threaten

adj + fy (sometimes y)

verb

Intense IntensifyMagnificent Magnify

Beautiful Beautifyn/adj + ate verbCelebration Celebrate

Congratulations

Congratulate

Communication

Communicate

n/adj + ise / ize verbSympathy SympathiseCustoms CustomiseGlamour Glamorize

Suffixes (4) Forming Adverbs

adj + ly adverbDangerous Dangerously

Efficient Efficiently Lazy Lazily

Suffixes (3) Forming Verbs

In Dependent

Trans- Atlantic

Im Polite Mis BehavingUn Do Im MoralCo- Driver Mis HearDis Approve Mis InterpretMis Behave Inter / multi National

Il Logical Over SleepUn Zip Ir Relevant

Mis Inform Dis BelieveDis Agree Over Crowded

Over Eat Mis Understand

Pre- Historic Pre- Natal

Prefixes