Word Formation ( A deep look how words are formed in English Language )
| VERBS | NOUN | ADJECTIVE | ADVERB |
| enable | ability | able unable | ably |
| | absence absentee | absent | |
| | accident | accidental | |
| accommodate | accomodation | | |
| acknowledge | acknowledgement | | |
| act | action activity activist actress actor | active inactive | |
| activate | activation | | |
| add | addition additive | additional additive | |
| | adequacy inadequacy | adequate inadequate | |
| admire | admiration | admirable | admirably |
| | advantage disadvantage | advantageous disadvantageous | |
| advertise | advertisement advertiser | | |
| admit | admission admittance | | |
| adopt | adoption | | |
| advise | advice advisability | advisable inadvisable | advisably inadvisably |
| | affection | affectionate unaffectionate | |
| affect | effect | effective ineffective | |
| agree disagree | agreement disagreement | agreeable disagreeable | agreeably disagreeably |
| | alcohol | alcoholic | alcoholically |
| allow | allowance | | |
| | ambition | ambitious | |
| amuse | amusement | | |
| annoy | annoyance | | |
| excite | excitement | | |
| | anxiety | anxious | |
| apologise | apology | apologetic | apologetically |
| appear disappear | appearance disapperance | apparent | apparently |
| applaud | applause applauder | | |
| apply | application applicant | applicable | applicably |
| appoint | appointment | | |
| appreciate | appreciation | appreciative | |
| approve disapprove | approval disapproval | | |
| argue | argument argumentation | arguable argumentative | arguably |
| arrange | arrangement | | |
| arrive | arrival | | |
| assist | assistance | | |
| associate | association | | |
| assume | assumption | | |
| astonish | astonishment | | |
| attend | attendance | | |
| | attention | attentive | |
| attract | attraction attractiveness unattractiveness | attractive unattractive | |
| avoid | avoidance | avoidable unavoidable | avoidably unavoidably |
-B-
| VERBS | NOUN | ADJECTIVE | ADVERB |
| base | base basic | basically | basis |
| beautify | beauty beautician | beautiful | beautifully |
| believe | belief disbelief | believable unbelievable | believably unbelievably |
| bleed | blood | | |
| | bravery | brave | |
| breathe | breath | breathless | |
| broaden | breadth | broad | |
| brighten | brightness | bright | |
| | brilliance | brilliant | |
| burry | burial | |
|
-C-
| VERBS | NOUN | ADJECTIVE | ADVERB |
| calculate | calculation calculator | | |
| | caution | cautious | |
| change | change changeability | changeable | unchangeable |
| | child childhood | childish childlike | |
| choose | choice | | |
| circle | circle | circular | |
| civilise | civiilsation civics | civil civic civilised uncivilised | |
| classify | class classification | | |
| enclose | enclosure | | |
| collect | collection collector | collective | |
| comfort | comfort discomfort | comfortable uncomfortable | comfortably uncomfortably |
| compare | comparison | comparative comparable | comparably |
| compel | compulsion | compulsory | compulsorily |
| compete | competition competitor | competitive | |
| complete | completion | complete imcomplete | |
| compose | composition composer | | |
| conclude | conclusion | | |
| confirm | confirmation | | |
| confide | confidence | confident unconfident confidential | |
| confess | confession | | |
| confirm | confirmation | confirmed unconfirmed | |
| confuse | confusion | | |
| congratulate | congratulation | | |
| | consciousness unconsciousness | conscious unconscious | |
| conserve | conservation | | |
| consider | consideration | considerable inconsiderable | considerably inconsiderably |
| construct | construction | constructive | |
| consume | consumption | | |
| continue discontinue | continuation discontinuation | continuous discontinuous continual | |
| | convenience inconvenience | convenient inconvenient | |
| converse | conversation | conversational | |
| cook | cook cooker | cookery | |
| correct | correction | correct incorrect corrective | |
| encourage discourage | courage encouragement discouragement | courageous | |
| | cowardice | coward | |
| create | creation creature creator | creative | |
| | crime criminal | criminal | |
| criticize | critic criticism | critical | |
| | curiosity | curious | |
| | cruelty | cruel | |
| | custom | customary |
|
| The following list does not include the adjectives derived from participle forms of verbs e.g.(verb)interest (adjective)interesting /interested nor does the list include the adverbs derived by adding suffix "-ly" at the end of adjectives. eg.(adjective) deep (adverb)deeply. |
-D-
| VERBS | NOUN | ADJECTIVE | ADVERB |
| damage | damage | | |
| endanger | danger | dangerous | |
| darken | darkness | dark | |
| | day | daily | |
| deafen | deafness | deaf | |
| | deceit | deceitful | |
| decide | decision | decisive indecisive | |
| decorate | decoration decorator | | |
| deepen | depth | deep | |
| defend | defence defendant | defensive indefensible | indefensibly |
| deliver | delivery | deliverable undeliverable | |
| depend | dependence independence | dependent independent | |
| describe | description | descriptive describable indescribable | |
| destroy | destruction | destructive non-destructive | |
| determine | determination | determined undetermined | |
| develop | development | | |
| dictate | dictation | dictatorial | |
| die | death | dead deadly | |
| differ | difference | different | |
| differentiate | differentiation | | |
| direct | direction director directory | direct indirect | |
| discover | discovery | | |
| discuss | discussion | | |
| | distance | distant | |
| distribute | distribution | | |
| disturb | disturbance | | |
| divide | division | divisive | |
| doubt | doubt | doubtful | |
| | dust duster | dusty | |
-E-
| VERBS | NOUN | ADJECTIVE | ADVERB |
| | ease | easy | easily |
| economise | economy economics | economic economical uneconomical | |
| educate | education | educational | |
| | efficiency | efficient inefficient | |
| elect | election | | |
| electrify | electricity electrician | electric electrical | |
| embarrass | embarrassment | | |
| employ | employment unemployment employee employer | | |
| enjoy | enjoyment | enjoyable | enjoyably |
| enter | entrance | | |
| enthuse | enthusiasm enthusiast | enthusiastic unethusiastic | enthusiastically unenthusiastically |
| equalise | equalisation equality inequality | equal unequal | equally |
| except | exception | | |
| exhibit | exhibition | | |
| | expense | expensive inexpensive | |
| explain | explanation | explanatory explicable inexplicable | |
| explode | explosion | explosive | |
| express | expression | | |
| extend | extension | extensive | extensively |
| | extinction | extinct | |
-F-
| VERBS | NOUN | ADJECTIVE | ADVERB |
| fail | failure | | |
| falsify | falsity falsehood | false | |
| | fame | famous infamous | famously |
| | fashion | fashionable unfashionable | fashionably unfashionably |
| fatten | fat fatness | fat fattening | |
| | fault | faulty faultless | faultily |
| favor | favor favorite | favorable unfavourable favoured favorite | favorably unfavorably |
| fear | fear fearlessness | afraid fearful fearless | |
| ferfilise | fertility fertiliser | fertile | |
| fit | fitness | unfit misfit | |
| fly | flight | | |
| | foot footprint footstep | | |
| forget | forgetfulness | forgetful | forgetfully |
| forgive | forgivingness | | |
| form | formation deformity | formative | formatively |
| | fortune misfortune | fortunate unfortunate | fortunately unfortunately |
| formalise | formality | formal | formally |
| free | freedom | free | freely |
| refresh | refreshment | fresh | |
| | frequency infrequency | frequent infrequent | frequently |
| befriend | friend friendship | friendly unfriendly | |
| furnish | furniture furnisher | furnished unfurnished |
|
-G-
| VERBS | NOUN | ADJECTIVE | ADVERB |
| | generosity | generous | generously |
| | gentleness | gentle | gently |
| | gold | golden | |
| govern | government governor | | |
| | greed | greedy | |
| | greed | greedy | |
| grow | growth | | |
| | guilt | guilty | |
And so on we can goes with the list with other words to see how they are form
If You Enjoyed This Post Please Take 5 Seconds To Share It.
0 comments: