Word formation

COMMON WORD FAMILIES

No.

Verbs

Nouns

Adjectives

Adverbs

1

accept

acceptance

acceptable

2

achieve

achievement

achievable

3

act

action

active

actively

4

act

activity

active

actively

5

act

activeness

active

actively

6

add

addition

additional

7

adjust

adjustment

adjustable

8

admire

admiration

admirable

9

advise

advice

advisable

10

amass

mass

massive

massively

11

amazed

amazement

amazing

12

amuse

amusement

amusing

13

annoy

annoyance

annoying

14

approach

approach

approachable

15

attend

attention

attentive

16

attract

attraction

attractive

17

avoid

avoidance

avoidable

18

believe

belief

believable

19

blacken

blackness

black

20

bleed

blood

bloody

21

bore

boredom

boring

22

bother

botheration

bothering

23

breathe

breath

breathing

24

bury

burial

buried

25

care

care

careful

carefully

26

challenge

challenge

challenging

27

chase

chase

chasing

28

cheer

cheerfulness

cheerful

cheerfully

29

choose

choice

chosen

30

clear

clarity

clear

clearly

31

collect

collection

collective

collectively

32

comfort

comfort

comfortable

comfortably

33

complex

complexity

complex

34

confuse

confusion

confused

35

consider

consideration

considerable

considerably

36

console

consolation

consoled

37

continue

continuity

continuous

continuously

38

craze

craze

crazy

crazily

39

create

creation

creative

creatively

40

credit

credit

creditable

creditably

41

cure

cure

curable

42

curse

curse

cursed

43

damage

damage

damaged

44

deafen

deafness

deaf

45

decide

decision

decisive

46

decorate

decoration

decorative

47

delight

delight

delightful

delightfully

48

demand

demand

demanding

49

derive

derivation

derivative

50

deserve

deserve

deserving

51

destroy

destruction

destructive

destructively

52

develop

development

developing

53

die

death

dead

54

differ

difference

different

differently

55

disturb

disturbance

disturbing

56

dust

dust

dusty

57

educate

education

educative

58

embarrass

embarrassment

embarrassing

59

empower

power

powerful

powerfully

60

empty

emptiness

empty

61

encircle

circle

circular

circularly

62

encourage

courage

courageous

courageously

63

endanger

danger

dangerous

dangerously

64

enthuse

enthusiasm

enthusiastic

65

enumerate

number

numerable

66

envy

envy

envious

enviously

67

evaporate

evaporation

evaporating

68

expect

expectation

expected

expectedly

69

explain

explanation

explainable

70

explore

exploration

exploring

71

fascinate

fascination

fascinating

72

feed

food

73

firm

firmness

firm

firmly

74

fly

flight

flying

75

force

force

forceful

forcefully

76

glorify

glory

glorious

gloriously

77

grow

growth

growing

growingly

78

harm

harm

harmful

harmfully

79

hate

hatred

hateful

hatefully

80

heal

health

healthy

healthily

81

hope

hope

hopeful

hopefully

82

identify

identification

indentified

83

identify

identity

indentifying

84

imitate

imitation

imitative

imitatively

85

impress

impression

impressive

impressively

86

include

inclusion

inclusive

inclusively

87

indicate

indication

indicative

indicatively

88

inform

information

informative

89

inhabit

habitat

inhabitant

90

injure

injury

injurious

injuriously

91

inquire

inquiry

inquiring

92

instruct

instruction

instructive

93

insult

insult

insulting

insultingly

94

intent

intention

intentional

intentionally

95

interfere

interference

interfering

96

introduce

introduction

introductory

97

invent

invention

inventive

98

irritate

irritation

irritating

irritatingly

99

lead

leadership

leading

leadingly

100

live

life

lively

livingly

101

live

life

alive

livingly

102

live

liveliness

lively

livingly

103

lose

loss

lost

104

madden

madness

mad

madly

105

migrate

migration

migrating

106

modernize

modernity

modern

107

moisten

moisture

moistures

108

monotonies

monotony

monotonous

monotonously

109

move

movement

movable

movingly

110

narrow

narrowness

narrow

111

nationalize

nationality

national

nationwide

112

observe

observation

observatory

113

own

ownership

own

114

perform

performance

performing

115

permit

permission

permissible

116

persuade

persuasion

persuasive

117

please

pleasure

pleasant

118

popularize

popularity

popular

119

quicken

quickness

quick

quickly

120

redden

redness

red

121

sadden

sadness

sad

sadly

122

secure

security

secured

securely

123

see

scene

scenic

124

see

sight

seen

125

speed

speed

speedy

speedily

126

whiten

whiteness

white

127

badness

bad

badly

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