word formation
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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