Word Formation and Parts of Speech

Vocabulary flashcards covering English word formation pairs and transformations across nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.

ABSOLUTE

A base word that forms the adverb absolutely.

ADVERTISE

A verb that forms the noun advertisement.

AGREE

A verb that forms the noun agreement and the opposite verb disagree.

AGREEMENT

A noun that forms the opposite noun disagreement.

APPEAR

A verb that forms the noun appearance and the opposite verb disappear.

APPROVE

A verb that forms the opposite verb disapprove.

ART

A base word that forms the personal noun artist and the adjective artistic.

ATTRACT

A verb that forms the noun attraction and the adjective attractive.

ATTRACTIVE

An adjective that forms the negative adjective unattracive.

CARE

A base word that forms the opposing adjectives careful and careless.

CELEBRATE

A verb that forms the nouns celebrity and celebration.

COLOUR

A base word that forms the adjectives colourful and colorless.

COMFORT

A base word that forms the noun discomfort and the adjective comfortable.

COMFORTABLE

An adjective that forms the negative adjective uncomfortable.

COMMUNICATE

A verb that forms the noun communication and the adjective communicative.

CREATE

A verb that forms the nouns creature and creativity, as well as the adjective creative.

DANGER

A noun that forms the adjective dangerous.

DANGEROUS

An adjective that forms the adverb dangerously.

DIFFER

A verb that forms the noun difference and the adjective different.

EDUCATE

A verb that forms the noun education and the adjective educational.

EFFECTIVE

An adjective that forms the negative adjective ineffective.

ENTERTAIN

A verb that forms the noun entertainment.

EXCITE

A verb that forms the noun excitement and the adjective exciting.

EXPECTED

An adjective that forms the negative adjective unexpected.

EXPENSIVE

An adjective that forms the negative adjective inexpensive.

FORGETTABLE

An adjective that forms the negative adjective unforgettable.

FRIEND

A noun that forms the noun friendship and the adjective friendly.

FRIENDLY

An adjective that forms the negative adjective unfriendly.

GOVERN

A verb that forms the noun government.

HAPPY

An adjective that forms the negative adjective unhappy and the adverb happily.

HARM

A base word that forms the opposite adjectives harmful and harmless.

HEALTH

A noun that forms the adjectives healthy and unhealthy.

HELP

A base word that forms the adjectives helpful and helpless.

IMAGINE

A verb that forms the noun imagination.

LIKE

A verb that forms the opposite verb dislike.

LUCKY

An adjective that forms the negative adjective unlucky.

MUSIC

A noun that forms the personal noun musician.

NATIONAL

An adjective that forms the adjective international and the adverb internationally.

NATURE

A noun that forms the adjective natural.

NATURAL

An adjective that forms the adverb naturally as well as the negative adjective unnatural.

POSSIBLE

An adjective that forms the negative adjective impossible.

PRACTICE

A base word that forms the adjective practical.

RESPONSIBLE

An adjective that forms the noun responsibility.

RUSSIA

A proper noun that forms the adjective Russian.

SCIENCE

A noun that forms the personal noun scientist and the adjective scientific.

SLEEP

A base word that forms the noun sleeper and the adjective sleepy.

SUCCESS

A noun that forms the adjective successful.

SUCCESSFUL

An adjective that forms the negative adjective unsuccessful.

SYMBOL

A noun that forms the verb symbolise.

TRADITION

A noun that forms the adjective traditional.

TRADITIONAL

An adjective that forms the adverb traditionally.

USE

A base word that forms the opposing adjectives useful and useless.

USUAL

An adjective that forms the negative adjective unusual and the adverb usually.

VARY

A verb that forms the noun variety and the adjective various.

WONDER

A noun or verb that forms the adjective wonderful.

WONDERFUL

An adjective that forms the adverb wonderfully.