Word Formation

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