Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
good
x
better
well / good
good / best beauty
beautify
beautiful
beautifully
fast
fasten
fast
fast
reality
realise
Real / realistic
really
difference
differ
different
differently
problem
problematise
problematic
Problematically
Word Formation
Suffixes (1)
Forming Nouns
v + (a)tion, (i)tion, sion Demonstrate Imagine Abolish Persuade Revise v + ance / ence Accept Defend Avoid Occur Disturb Emerge
noun Acceptance Acceptance Defence Defence Avoidance Avoidance Occurrence Occurrence Disturbance Disturbance Emergence Emergence
noun Demonstration Demonstration Imagination Imagination Abolition Abolition Persua sion Persuasion Revision Revision
v + ment Advertise Embarrass Refresh
adj + th Strong Long Warm
n/adj + dom King Wise Duke
noun Advertisement Advertisement Embarrass ment Embarrassment Refresh ment Refreshment
noun Strength Strength Length Length Warmth Warmth
noun Kingdom Kingdom Wisdom Wisdom Dukedom Dukedom
adj + ness Bright Empty Tender n/adj + ism Social Hero Alcohol
noun Brightness Brightness Emptiness Emptiness Tenderness Tenderness noun Socialism Socialism Heroism Heroism Alcoholism Alcoholism
Suffixes (2) v/n + ful / less Hope Pain Thought Use
Forming Adjectives adjective Hopeful / Hopeful / hopeless hopeless Painful / Painful / painless painless Thoughtful / Thoughtful / thoughtless thoughtless Useful / Useful / useless useless
n + al Music Profession Culture
adjective Musical Musical Profession al Professional Cultural Cultural
n + ic Chaos Reality Science
adjective Chaotic Chaotic Realistic Realistic Scientific Scientific
n + ical Comics Cynic Clinic
adjective Comical Comical Cynical Cynical Clinical Clinical
n/v + ive Explosion Detect Adopt Sense
adjective Explosive Explosive Detective Detective Adoptive Adoptive Sensit ive Sensitive
n + ous Courage Danger Space
adjective Courageous Courageous Dangerous Dangerous Spacious Spacious n/v + able / ible Drink Sense Response Suit
n/adj + ish Fool Self Boy
adjective Foolish Foolish Selfish Selfish Boyish Boyish n + ate Fortune Affection Delicacy
n/adj + ist Social Right National
adjective Socialist Socialist Rightist Rightist Nationalist Nationalist
adjective Drink able able Sensible Sensible Respons ible Responsible Suitable Suitable n+y Guilt Health Hunger adjective Fortunate Fortunate Affectionate Affectionate Delicate Delicate
adjective Guilty Guilty Healthy Healthy Hungr y Hungry
n/v + ant / ent Arrogance Hesitate Efficiency Depend
Suffixes (3) n + en Straight Dark Threat
adjective Arrogant Arrogant Hesitant Hesitant Efficient Efficient Dependent Dependent
Forming Verbs
verb Straighten Straighten Dark en en Threaten Threaten
adj + fy (sometimes y) Intense Magnificent Beautiful
verb Intensi fy Intensify Magnify Magnify Beautify Beautify
n/adj + ise / ize Sympathy Customs Glamour
n/adj + ate Celebration Congratulations verb Communication Sympathise Sympathise Customise Customise Glamorize Glamorize
Suffixes (4) adj + ly Dangerous Efficient Lazy
verb Celebrate Celebrate Congratulate Congratulate Communicate Communicate
Forming Adverbs adverb Dangerously Dangerously Efficient ly Efficiently Lazily Lazily
Prefixes In Im Un CoDis Mis Il Un Mis Dis Over Pre-
Dependent Dependent Polite Do Driver Approve Behave Logical Zip Inform Agree Eat Historic
TransMis Im Mis Mis Inter / multi Over Ir Dis Over Mis Pre-
Atlantic Behaving Moral Hear Interpret National Sleep Relevant Believe Crowded Understand Natal
