Use of English/Word Families/Overview
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Wörter aus den selben Wortfamilien sind einfach zu behalten oder zu erschließen, da sie ja alle einen gemeinsamen Wortstamm haben.
Word from the same word families can be easily understood because they share a common root and pre- and suffixes you can identify.
Words in bold are commmon and important to learn.
A
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| ability, disability, inability | enable,disable | able, unable, disabled | ably |
| acceptance | accept | acceptable, unacceptable, accepted | -ably |
| accident | accidental | -ally | |
| accuracy, inaccuracy | accurate, inaccurate | -ely | |
| accusation, the accused, accuser | accuse | accusing | |
| achievement, achiever | achieve | achievable | |
| act, action, inaction, interaction, reaction, transaction actor, actress |
act | acting | |
| activity, inactivity | active, inactive, interactive, proactive activate | actively | |
| adapter, adaptation, adaptability, inadaptability | adapt | adaptable, inadaptable | |
| addition | add | additional | additionally |
| admiration, admirer | admire | admirable | admirably |
| advantage, disadvantage | advantageous, disadvantaged | advantageously | |
| ad(vertisement), advertiser, | advertise | advertising | |
| advice, adviser | advise | advisable,inadvisable, advisory | |
| agreement, disagreement | agree, disagree | agreeable | agreeably |
| aim | to aim | aimless | aimlessly |
| amazement | amaze | amazed, amazing | amazingly |
| anger (anger management) |
anger | angry | angrily |
| announcement, announcer | announce | unannounced | |
| appearance, disappearance reappearance |
appear, disappear, reappear | ||
| applicant, application | apply | applicable,applied | |
| appreciation | appreciate | appreciable,appreciative | |
| apprentice, apprenticeship | |||
| approval, disapproval | approve, disapprove | approving, disapproving | approvingly |
| approximation | approximate | approximate | approximately |
| argument | argue | arguable, argumentative | arguably |
| arrangement | arrange, rearrange | ||
| art, artist, artistry | artistic, artful | artistically | |
| shame | shame | ashamed, unashamed, shameful,shameless | shamefully, shamelessly |
| attachment | attach, detach | attached, unattached, detachable, detached (semi-detached house) |
|
| attack, counter-attack, attacker | attack, counter-attack | ||
| attention | attend | attentive,inattentive | attentively |
| attraction, attractiveness | attract | attractive, unattractive | attractively |
| authority, authorization | authorize | authoritarian, authoritative, unauthorized | |
| availability | available, unavailable | ||
| avoidance | avoid | avoidable, unavoidable | |
| awareness | aware, unaware |
B
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| base,the basics,basis | base (on) | baseless, basic | basically |
| bearer | bear | bearable, unbearable | |
| beat, wife-beater | beater | beating unbeatable,unbeaten | |
| beauty, beautician | to beautify | beautiful | beautifully |
| beginner, beginning | begin | ||
| behaviour/behavior (AmE) misbehaviour |
behave, misbehave | behavioural/behavioral | |
| belief, disbelief | believe, disbelieve | believable, unbelievable | unbelievably |
| block, blockage | block, unblock | blocked, unblocked | |
| blood, bleeding | bleed | bloodless,bloody | |
| the boil, boiler | boil | boiling | |
| bore,boredom | bore | bored, boring | boringly |
| break, outbreak, breakage | break | unbreakable, broken, unbroken | |
| breath, breather, breathing | breathe | breathless | breathlessly |
| brother, brotherhood | brotherly | ||
| build, builder, building | build, rebuild | rebuilt | |
| burn, burner | burn | burning, burnt | |
| burial | bury | buried |
C
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| calculation, calculator | calculate | incalculable,calculated, calculating | |
| calm, calmness | calm | calm | calmly |
| capability | capable, incapable | capably | |
| care, carer | care for, about | careful, careless,caring, uncaring | carefully, carelessly |
| celebration, celebrity | celebrate | celebrated, celebratory | |
| centre/center (AmE) centralization, decentralization |
center, centralize, decentralize |
central, centralized | centrally |
| certainty, uncertainty | certain, uncertain | certainly, uncertainly | |
| challenge, challenger | challenge | challenging | |
| change | change | changeable,interchangeable, unchanged, changing | |
| character, characteristic, characterization | characterize | characteristic, uncharacteristic | characteristically |
| chemical, chemist, chemistry | chemical | chemically | |
| circle, semicircle, circulation | circle, circulate | circular | |
| cleaner, cleaning, cleanliness | clean | clean, unclean | cleanly |
| clarity, clearance, clearing | clear | clear, unclear | clearly |
| close,closure | close (schließen), enclose | (en)closed, closing | |
| closeness | close (sich nähern) | close (by) | closely |
| clothes, clothing | clothe | clothed, unclothed | |
| collection, collector | collect | collected, collective | collectively |
| colour/color (AmE) colouring/coloring |
color coloured, discoloured, colourless/colourful | colorfully | |
| combination | combine | combined | |
| comfort, discomfort | comfort | comfortably | |
| commitment | commit to | noncommittal, committed | |
| communication, communicator | communicate | communicative,uncommunicative | |
| comparison | compare | comparable,incomparable, comparative | comparatively |
| competition, competitor | compete | competitive, uncompetitive | competitively |
| complaint | to complain (about) | ||
| completion, incompleteness | complete | complete, incomplete | completely, incompletely |
| complication | complicate | complicated, uncomplicated | |
| computer, computing, computerization |
computerize | ||
| concentration | concentrate | concentrated | |
| concern | concern | concerned, unconcerned | |
| conclusion | conclude | concluding, conclusive, inconclusive | conclusively |
| condition, precondition, conditioner, conditioning |
condition | conditional, unconditional | conditionally,unconditionally |
| confidence | confide | confident,confidential | confidently, confidentially |
| confirmation | confirm | confirmed, unconfirmed | |
| confusion | confuse | confused, confusing | confusingly |
| connection | connect, reconnect, disconnect | connected, disconnected, unconnected | |
| consciousness,unconsciousness | subconscious,unconscious, conscious | consciously, unconsciously | |
| consequence | consequent, inconsequential | consequently | |
| consideration | consider, reconsider | considerable,considerate, inconsiderate,considered |
considerably, considerately |
| continent | continental, intercontinental | ||
| continuation, continuity | continue, discontinue | continual, continued, continuous | continually, continuously |
| contribution, contributor | contribute | contributory | |
| control, controller | control | controlling, uncontrollable | uncontrollably |
| convenience,inconvenience | inconvenience | convenient, inconvenient | conveniently |
| conviction | convince | convinced, convincing, unconvincing | convincingly |
| cook, cooker, cookery, cooking | cook | cooked,uncooked | |
| cool, coolness | cool down | cool | coolly |
| correction, correctness | correct | correct, incorrect,corrective | correctly, incorrectly |
| count, recount | count, recount | countable, uncountable, countless | |
| courage, encouragement, discouragement | encourage, discourage | courageous, encouraged, encouraging, discouraging | encouragingly |
| cover, coverage, coverall | cover, uncover | covering undercover, uncovered | |
| creation, creativity, creator | create, recreate | creative,uncreative | creatively |
| crime, criminal, criminologist | criminal, incriminating incriminate | criminally | |
| critic, criticism | criticize | critical, uncritical | critically |
| crowd, overcrowding | crowd | crowded, overcrowded | |
| cruelty | cruel | cruelly | |
| cry, outcry | cry | crying | |
| culture, subculture | cultural, cultured | culturally | |
| cure | cure | cured, incurable | |
| custom, customer, customs | accustom, customize | customary | customarily |
| cut, cutting | cut, undercut | cutting |
D
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| damage, damages | damage | damaging, undamaged | |
| danger | endanger | endangered, dangerous | dangerously |
| dare,daring | dare | daring | daringly |
| dark, darkness | darken | dark, darkened, darkening | darkly |
| date | date, predate | dated, outdated | |
| day,midday | daily | daily | |
| dead, death | die, deaden | dead, | deadly, deathly |
| deal, dealer, dealings | dealt | dealt | |
| deceit, deceiver, deception | deceive | deceitful, deceptive | deceptively |
| decision, indecision | decide on | decided, undecided, decisive,indecisive | decidedly, decisively,indecisively |
| decoration, decorator | decorate | decorative | decoratively |
| deep,depth | deepen | deep, deepening | deeply |
| defeat, defeatism, defeatist | defeat | undefeated, | |
| defence/ defense (AmE), defendant, defender |
defend | defenceless, indefensible, defensive | defensively |
| definition | define | definite, indefinite | definitely,indefinitely |
| demand, demands | demand | demanding, undemanding | |
| democracy, democrat | democratic, undemocratic | democratically | |
| demonstration, demonstrator | demonstrate | demonstrable,demonstrative | demonstrably |
| denial | deny | undeniable | undeniably |
| dependant, dependence, independence, dependency | depend on | dependable, dependent, independent | dependably, independently |
| description | describe | describable, indescribable, nondescript, descriptive | descriptively |
| desire | desire | desirable, undesirable, desired, undesired | |
| destroyer, destruction | destroy | indestructible, destructive | destructively |
| determination, determiner | determine | determined, predetermined, indeterminate | determinedly |
| developer, development, redevelopment | develop, redevelop | developed, undeveloped, developing | |
| difference, indifference, | differ from, differentiate | different, indifferent | differently |
| directness,direction, (to give) directions, director |
direct, redirect | direct, indirect | directly, indirectly |
| disagreement | disagree (see also agree) |
disagreeable | disagreeably |
| disappointment | disappoint | disappointed, disappointing | disappointingly |
| disaster | disastrous | disastrously | |
| disciplinarian, discipline | discipline | disciplinary, disciplined, undisciplined | |
| discoverer, discovery | discover | ||
| distance | distance | distant | distantly |
| disturbance | disturb | disturbed, undisturbed, disturbing | disturbingly |
| divide,division, subdivision | divide, subdivide | divided, undivided, divisible, divisive | |
| divorce, divorcee | divorce | divorced | |
| do,doing | do, outdo, overdo,redo, undo | done, overdone, undone | |
| doubt, doubter | doubt /daʊt/ |
undoubted,doubtful, doubtless | undoubtedly, doubtfully |
| dream, dreamer | dream (about) | dream, dreamless, dreamy | dreamily |
| dress, dresser, dressing | dress, redress, undress | dressed, undressed, dressy | dressily |
| drink, drinker, drinking, drunk, drunkenness | drink | drunk, drunken | drunkenly |
| drive,driver, driving | drive | driving | |
| due,dues | due, undue | duly, unduly |
E
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| earner, earnings | earn | ||
| earth | unearth | earthy | earthly, unearthly |
| ease,unease, easiness | ease | easy, uneasy | easily, uneasily |
| east, easterner | east, easterly, eastern, eastward(s) | ||
| economics,economist, economy | economize | economic, economical, uneconomic(al) | economically |
| education | educate | educated, uneducated, educational | educationally |
| effect,effectiveness, ineffectiveness | effect | effective,ineffective, ineffectual | effectively, ineffectively |
| effort | effortless effortlessly | ||
| election, re-election, elector, electorate | elect, re-elect | unelected, electoral | |
| electrician, electricity electric | electrify | electric, electrical | electrically |
| electronics | electronic | electronically | |
| embarrassment | embarrass | embarrassed, embarrassing | embarrassingly |
| emotion | emotional, emotive | emotionally | |
| emphasis | emphasize | emphatic | emphatically |
| employee,employer, employment, unemployment | employ | unemployed | |
| end, (happy) ending | end | unending, endless | endlessly |
| energy | energize | energetic | energetically |
| enjoyment | enjoy | enjoyable | enjoyably |
| enormity | enormous | enormously | |
| entrance, entrant, entry | enter | ||
| entertainer, entertainment | entertain | entertaining | entertainingly |
| enthusiasm, enthusiast | enthuse | enthusiastic, unenthusiastic | enthusiastically, unenthusiastically |
| environment, environmentalist | environmental | environmentally | |
| equality, inequality | equalize | equal, unequal | equally, unequally |
| escape,escapism | escape | escaped, inescapable | inescapably |
| essence,essentials | essential | essentially | |
| estimate,estimation | estimate, overestimate, underestimate | estimated | |
| event, non-event | eventful, uneventful, eventual (=schließlich) | eventfully, eventually | |
| exam, examination, cross-examination, examiner | examine,cross-examine | ||
| excellence | excel | excellent | excellently |
| excitement | excite | excitable, excited, exciting,unexciting | excitedly, excitingly |
| excuse | excuse | excusable, inexcusable | inexcusably |
| existence | exist, coexist | non-existent, existing, pre-existing | |
| expectancy, expectation | expect | expectant, unexpected | expectantly, unexpectedly |
| expenditure,expense, expenses | expend | expensive, inexpensive | expensively, inexpensively |
| experience, inexperience | experience | experienced, inexperienced | |
| experiment | experiment | experimental | experimentally |
| expert, expertise | expert, inexpert | expertly | |
| explaining, explanation | explain | unexplained, explanatory, explicable, inexplicable | inexplicably |
| explosion, explosive | explode | exploding, explosive | explosively |
| exploration, explorer | explore | exploratory | |
| expression | express | expressive | expressively |
| extreme,extremism, extremist, extremity | extreme, extremist | extremely |
F
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| fact | factual | factually | |
| fail, failure | fail | unfailing | unfailingly |
| fairness | fair,unfair | fairly, unfairly | |
| faith, faithfulness | faithful, unfaithful | faithfully | |
| familiarity, family | familiarize | familiar, unfamiliar | familiarly |
| fame | famed, famous, infamous | famously, infamously | |
| fashion | fashion | fashionable, unfashionable | fashionably, unfashionably |
| fat | fatten | fat, fattening, fatty | |
| fastener | fasten, unfasten | ||
| fault | fault | faultless,faulty | faultlessly |
| fear | fear | fearful, fearless, fearsome | fearfully, fearlessly |
| feel, feeling | feel | unfeeling | |
| fiction, nonfiction | fictional, fictive | ||
| fill, refill, filling | fill (up), fill (in) , refill | filling | |
| final, semifinal, finalist | finalize | final | finally |
| finish | finish | finished,unfinished | |
| firmness,infirmity | firm,infirm | firmly | |
| fish,fishing | fish | fish | fishily |
| fit, fittings | fit | fitted, fitting | fittingly |
| fix, fixation, fixture | fix | fixed, transfixed, unfixed | |
| flat | flatten | flat | flatly |
| flower | flower | flowered/flowery, flowering | |
| fold, folder | fold, unfold | folded, folding | |
| follower, following | follow | following | |
| force | force | forceful, forcible | forcefully, forcibly |
| forest, deforestation, forestry | forested | ||
| forgetfulness | forget | forgetful, unforgettable | forgetfully |
| forgiveness | forgive | forgiving, unforgiving | |
| form, formation, transformation, | form, reform, transform | reformed reformer, transformer | |
| formality | formalize | formal, informal | formally, informally |
| fortune | fortunate, unfortunate | fortunately, unfortunately | |
| freebie,freedom | free | free | free,freely |
| freeze,freezer | freeze | freezing, frozen | |
| frequency, infrequency | frequent | frequent, infrequent | frequently, infrequently |
| freshness,refreshments | freshen, refresh | fresh, refreshing | freshly, refreshingly |
| friend, friendliness | befriend | friendly, unfriendly | |
| fright | frighten | frightened,frightening, frightful | frighteningly, frightfully |
| fruit, fruition | fruitful, fruitless,fruity | fruitfully, fruitlessly | |
| fund, refund, funding | fund, refund | funded | |
| furnishings,furniture | furnish | furnished, unfurnished |
G
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| garden, gardener, gardening | garden | ||
| generalization | generalize | general | generally |
| generosity | generous | generously | |
| gentleness, gentleman | gentle | gently | |
| gladness | gladden | glad | gladly |
| glass, glasses | glassy | ||
| globe, globalization | global | globally | |
| good, goodies, goodness, goods | good | ||
| government, governor | govern | governmental, governing | governmentally |
| gratitude,ingratitude | grateful, ungrateful | gratefully | |
| greatness | great | greatly | |
| green, greenery, greens (vegetables), greenhouse-effect | green | greenish, green | |
| ground, underground, grounding, | ground | groundless, underground | underground |
| grower, growth, undergrowth | grow, outgrow | growing, grown, overgrown | |
| guilt, guiltiness | guilty | guiltily |
H
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| (bad) habit, habitat | habitual | habitually | |
| hair, hairiness | hairless, hairy | ||
| hand, handful | hand (over) | underhand, handy | |
| handle,handler, handling | handle | ||
| hanger hanging | hang, overhang | ||
| happiness,unhappiness | happy, unhappy | happily, unhappily | |
| hardship | harden | hard | hard, hardly |
| harm, harmfulness | harm | unharmed, harmful, harmless | harmlessly |
| head, heading, overheads | head, behead | overhead, heady overhead | |
| health | healthy, unhealthy | healthily, unhealthily | |
| hearing | hear, overhear (belauschen) | unheard, unheard of | |
| heart, heartlessness | hearty, heartened, heartening, heartless | heartily, heartlessly | |
| heat, heater, heating | heat, overheat | heated,unheated | heatedly |
| height, heights | heighten | heightened | |
| help, helper, helpfulness, helping | help | helpful, unhelpful, helpless | helpfully, helplessly |
| highness | high | high | highly |
| historian, history | historic, prehistoric, historical | historically | |
| hold, holder, holding | hold | ||
| home | homeless, homely | home | |
| honesty, dishonesty | honest, dishonest | honestly, dishonestly | |
| hope, hopefulness, hopelessness | hope | hopeful, hopeless hope | hopefully, hopelessly |
| human, humanism, humanity, inhumantiy | human,inhuman, superhuman, | humanly, humanely | |
| hunger | hunger | hungry | hungrily |
| hurry | to hurry | hurried, unhurried | hurriedly |
| hurt | hurt | unhurt, hurtful | hurtfully |
I
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| ice, icicle, icing | ice | icy | icily |
| identification, identity | identify | identifiable, unidentified | |
| imagination | imagine | imaginable, unimaginable, imaginary | unimaginably, imaginative imaginatively |
| importance | important, unimportant | importantly | |
| impression | impress | impressionable, impressive | impressively |
| improvement | improve | improved | |
| increase | increase, decrease | increased | increasingly |
| credibility, incredulity | incredible, credible, incredulous | incredibly, incredulously | |
| independence, independent | independent | independently | |
| industrialist, industrialization, industry | industrial, industrialized, industrious | industrially, industriously | |
| infection, disinfectant | infect, desinfect | infectious | infectiously |
| inflation | inflate, deflate | inflatable,inflated, inflationary | |
| informant, information, informer | inform, misinform | informative, uninformative, informed, uninformed | |
| injury | injure | injured, uninjured | |
| innocence | innocent | innocently | |
| insistence | insist on | insistent | insistently |
| instance,instant | instant, instantaneous | instantly, instantaneously | |
| instruction, instructor | instruct | instructive | instructively |
| intelligence | intelligent, unintelligent, intelligible, unintelligible | intelligently | |
| intent, intention | intend | intended, unintended, intentional, unintentional | intentionally, unintentionally |
| interest | interest in | interested, disinterested, uninterested, interesting | interestingly |
| interruption | interrupt | uninterrupted | |
| interview, interviewee interviewer | interview | ||
| introduction | introduct | introductory | |
| invention, inventiveness, inventor | invent, reinvent | inventive | inventively |
| invitation, invite | invite | uninvited, inviting | invitingly |
| involvement | involve in | involved, uninvolved | |
| item | itemize | itemized |
J
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| joke, joker | joke | jokingly | |
| journal, journalism, journalist | journalistic | ||
| judge,judg(e)ment | judge | judgmental | |
| juice, juices | juicy |
K
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| keenness | keen (on) | keenly | |
| keep, keeper, keeping | keep | kept | |
| kill, overkill, killer, killing | kill | ||
| kindness,unkindness | kind, unkind | kindly, unkindly | |
| knowledge | know | knowing, knowledgeable, known, unknown | knowingly, unknowingly,knowledgeably |
L
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| enlargement | enlarge | large | largely |
| laugh, laughter | laugh | laughable | laughably |
| law, lawyer, outlaw | outlaw | lawful, unlawful | lawfully, unlawfully |
| laziness | lazy | lazily | |
| lead, leader, leadership | lead | leading, lead | |
| learner, learning | learn | learned, unlearned | |
| legality, illegality, legalization | legalize | legal, illegal | legally, illegally |
| liar, lie | lie | lying | |
| life, liveliness, living | live, outlive, relive | lifeless, lifelike, lifelong | lifelessly live (on TV), lively |
| light, lighter, lighting, lightening, lightness | light, lighten | light | lightly |
| dislike, liking | like, dislike | likeable | |
| likelihood | likely, unlikely | likely | |
| limit, limitation, limitations | limit | limited, unlimited | |
| literature, literacy | literary, literate, illiterate | ||
| local, location, relocation | dislocate, relocate | local | locally |
| longitude, length | lengthen, prolong | long, lengthy, lengthening | lengthily |
| looseness | loosen (the knot) | (drive on ) loose gravel | (He broke) loose. |
| loser, loss | lose | lost | |
| loudness | aloud, loud/loudly | ||
| love,lover | love | lovable, unlovable, loveless, lovely | lovingly |
| low | lower | low, lower, lowly | low |
| luck | lucky, unlucky | luckily, unluckily |
M
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| machine, machinery, machinist, mechanic, mechanics,mechanism | mechanical, mechanized | mechanically | |
| magic, magician | do magic | magic, magical | magically |
| make, remake, maker, | make, remake | making unmade | |
| man, manhood, mankind, manliness, | man | manly, manned, unmanned, mannish | mannishly, manfully |
| management, manager, manageress | manage | manageable,unmanageable, managerial | |
| mark,marker, markings | mark | marked, unmarked | markedly |
| market, marketing, marketability, marketer, marketeer | market | marketable | |
| marriage | marry, remarry | married, unmarried, marriageable | |
| match, mismatch | match | matching, unmatched, matchless | matchlessly |
| material, materialism, materialist, | materialize | immaterial, materialistic | materially |
| meaning, meaningfulness | mean | meaningful, meaningless | meaningfully, meaninglessly |
| measure,measurement | measure | measurable, immeasurable,measured | immeasurably |
| medical, medication, medicine | to medicate | medical, medicated, medicinal, | medically, medicinally |
| memorial, memory | memorize | memorable | memorably |
| mentality | mental | mentally | |
| method, methodology | methodical, methodological | methodically | |
| militancy, militant, the military, militarist, militia, | military, militant,militaristic, demilitarized | militantly,militarily | |
| mind, minder, reminder, mindlessness | mind, remind | mindless,mindful | mindlessly |
| minimum, minimization, minimalist | minimize | minimal, minimum | minimally |
| miss, near-miss | miss | missing | |
| mistake | mistake | mistaken, unmistakable | unmistakably, mistakenly |
| mix, mixer, mixture | mix | mixed | |
| modernity, modernization | modernize | modern, modernistic | |
| moment | momentary, momentous | momentarily | |
| mood, moodiness | moody | moodily | |
| moral, morals, morality, immorality | moralize | moral, amoral, immoral, moralistic | morally |
| mother, motherhood | mother | motherly | |
| move,movement, removal, movers (and shakers), remover, | move, remove | movable, unmoved, moving | movingly |
| murder, murderer | murder | murderous | murderously |
| music, musical, musician, musicality | musical,unmusical | musically |
N
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | name, rename | named, unnamed, nameless | namely |
| nation, national, multinational,nationalism, nationalist, nationality, nationalization | nationalize | national, international, multinational, nationalistic | nationally, internationally |
| nature, naturalist, naturalization, naturalness the supernatural, | naturalize | natural, supernatural, unnatural, naturalistic | naturally, unnaturally |
| necessity | necessitate | necessary, unnecessary | necessarily, unnecessarily |
| need, needs | need | needless, needy, needed | needlessly |
| nerve,nerves, nervousness | unnerve | nervous, nervy, nerveless, unnerving | nervously, nervelessly, unnervingly |
| news, renewal, newness | renew | new,renewable, renewed | newly, anew |
| night, midnight overnight, | nightly, nights | ||
| noise, noisiness | noisy, noiseless | noisily | |
| normality/normalcy (AmE), abnormality, norm | normalize | normal, abnormal | normally, abnormally |
| north, northerner | north, northerly, northern, north, northward(s), northbound | ||
| notice | notice | noticeable, unnoticed | noticeably |
| number, numeral | number, outnumber, enumerate | innumerable, numerical, numerous, numbered | |
| nurse, nursery, | nurse | nursing |
O
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| obedience,disobedience | obey, disobey | obedient, disobedient | obediently, disobediently |
| occasion | occasional | occasionally | |
| offence/offense (AmE), offender, offensive | offend | offensive, inoffensive | offensively |
| office, officer, official, officialdom | officiate | official, unofficial | officially, unofficially |
| the open, opener, opening,openness | open | open, opening | openly |
| operation, cooperation, operative, cooperative,operator | operate, cooperate | operational, operative, cooperative, operable | operationally |
| opposition, opposite | oppose | opposed, opposing, opposite | opposite |
| option | opt (out) / (for) | optional | optionally |
| order, disorder | order | ordered, disordered | orderly, disorderly |
| organization, disorganization, reorganization, organizer | organize, reorganize | organizational, organized, disorganized | |
| origin, original, originality | originate | original, unoriginal | originally |
| owner, ownership | own, disown |
P
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| pack, package, packaging, packet, packing, packer | pack, unpack | packed package | |
| pain | pain | pained, painful, painless | painfully, painlessly |
| paint, painter, painting | paint | ||
| part, counterpart, parting, partition | depart, impart, part | partial, parting, impartial part | partially, partly |
| pass,overpass, underpass,passage, passing, passing | pass | passable | |
| patience,impatience, patient | patient,impatient | patiently, impatiently | |
| pay, payment, repayment, payee, payer, payoff, payback, payout | pay, repay | paid, unpaid, underpaid | |
| peace | pacify | peaceful | peacefully |
| perfection, imperfection, perfectionist, perfectionism | perfect | perfect, imperfect | perfectly |
| performance, performer | perform | performant | |
| permission, permit, permissiveness | permit | permissible,impermissible, permissive | |
| person, personality | personalize, personify | personal, impersonal, personalized, | personally |
| persuasion, persuasiveness | persuade, dissuade | persuasive | persuasively |
| photo, photograph, photographer, photography | photograph | photogenic, photographic | |
| picture | picture | pictorial, picturesque | |
| place, placement, displacement, replacement | place, displace, replace | misplaced | |
| plan, planner, planning | plan | unplanned | |
| plant, transplant, plantation, planter | plant, transplant | ||
| play, interplay, replay, player,playfulness,playback, playoff | play, outplay, replay, downplay, | playful, playable | playfully |
| pleasantry, pleasure, displeasure | please, displease | pleasant, unpleasant, pleased, displeased, pleasing, pleasurable | pleasantly, unpleasantly |
| poem, poet, poetry | poetic | poetically | |
| point, pointer, pointlessness | point | pointed, pointless, pointy | pointlessly, pointedly |
| politeness | polite, impolite | politely, impolitely | |
| politician, politics, politicking | politicize | political, politicized | politically |
| popularity, unpopularity, popularization | popularize | popular, unpopular | popularly |
| population | populate | populated, unpopulated, populous | |
| possibility, impossibility, the impossible | possible, impossible | possibly, impossibly | |
| post, postage | post | postal | |
| power, superpower, powerlessness | power, empower, overpower | powerful, overpowering, powerless | powerfully |
| practical, practicalities, practicality, practicability | practicable,practical, impractical | practically | |
| practice, practitioner | practice/practise (AmE) | practised/practiced, practising/practicing | |
| precision | precise, imprecise | precisely | |
| preference | prefer | preferable, preferential, preferred | preferably |
| preparation, preparations, preparedness, prepper |
prepare | prepared, unprepared, preparatory | |
| presence,present, presentation, presenter | present, represent | present, presentable | presently |
| press,pressure | press, pressure/pressurize, depress,repress | pressed, pressing, pressurized | |
| prevent (from) | preventable, preventive/preventative | ||
| price | price | overpriced, priceless, pricey/pricy | |
| print, printer, printing | printed, printable | ||
| prison, prisoner, imprisonment | imprison | ||
| privacy, private, privatization | privatize | private | privately |
| probability | probable, improbable | probably,improbably | |
| process, processing, procession, processor | process | processed, processional | |
| produce,producer, product, production, reproduction, productivity | produce, reproduce | productive,counterproductive, unproductive, reproductive, unproductive | productively |
| profession, professional | professional, unprofessional | professionally | |
| profit,profitability, profiteer, profiteering | profit | profitable, unprofitable | profitably |
| progress, progression | progress | progressive | progressively |
| proof | prove, disprove | proven, unproven, water-proof | |
| protection, protector, protectionism, protectorate | protect | protected, unprotected, protective, | protectively |
| provider, provision, provisions | provide | provisional | provisionally |
| public, publication, publicist, publicity | publicize | public | publicly |
| publisher, publishing | publish | published, unpublished | |
| punishment, punisher | punish | punishable, punishing | punishingly |
| purification, purist, purity, impurity, purifier | puriy | pure, impure | purely |
| purpose, purposelessness | repurpose | purposeful, purposeless | purposefully, purposely, purposelessly |
| push, pusher, pushiness | push | pushed, pushy |
Q
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| qualification, disqualification, qualifier | qualify, disqualify | qualified, unqualified | |
| quarter, quarters | quarter | quarterly | quarterly |
| question, questioning, questioner, questionnaire | question | questionable, unquestionable | unquestionably |
| quiet, disquiet | quieten/quiet | quiet | quietly |
R
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| race, racism, racist | race | racial, multiracial, racist | racially |
| rarity | rare, rarefied, rarified | rarely | |
| rate, rating, ratings | rate, underrate | overrated, underrated | |
| reaction, reactor, reactant | react, overreact | reactionary | |
| read, reader, readership, reading | read | readable, unreadable | |
| readiness | ready | ready | readily |
| realism, realist, reality, unreality, realization | realize | real, unreal, realistic, unrealistic, realisable | real, really, realistically |
| reason, reasoning, reasonableness | reason | reasonable, unreasonable, reasoned | reasonably, unreasonably |
| receipt, receipts, receiver, reception, receptive, recipient, reciprocity | receive | reciprocal, received | reciprocally |
| recognition | recognize | recognizable, unrecognizable | recognizably |
| record, recorder, recording | record | recorded, unrecorded | |
| referee, reference, referral | refer, referee | referred | |
| reflection, reflector | reflect | reflective | reflectively |
| regret | regret | regrettable, regretful | regrettably, regretfully |
| regular, regularity, irregularity | regulate | regular, irregular | regularly, irregularly |
| relation, relative, relationship | relate | related, unrelated, relative | relatively |
| relaxation | relax | relaxed,relaxing | |
| reliability, reliance | rely (on) | reliable, unreliable, reliant | reliably |
| religion | religious, irreligious | religiously | |
| the remainder, remains | remain | remaining | |
| remark | remark | remarkable, unremarkable | remarkably |
| repair, disrepair | repair | irreparable | irreparably |
| repeat, repetition | repeat | repeated, repetitive/repetitious | repeatedly, repetitively |
| report, reporter | report | unreported | reportedly |
| representation, representative | represent | representative, unrepresentative | represent |
| reputation, disrepute | reputable, disreputable, reputed | reputedly, reputably | |
| respect, disrespect, respectability, respects | respect | respectable, respected, respectful, disrespectful, respective | respectively, disrespectfully |
| respondent, response, responsiveness, first-responder | respond | respresponsive,unresponsive | responsively |
| responsibility, irresponsibility | responsible, irresponsible | responsibly, irresponsibly | |
| rest, unrest, restlessness, restaurant, rest-room | rest | restless, rested, restful restive | restlessly |
| retiree,retirement | reitre | retired, retiring | |
| reward | reward | rewarding,unrewarding | |
| riches,richness, enrichment, the rich | enrich | rich | richly |
| ride,rider, | ride, override | riding overriding, riderless | |
| right, rightness, rights, righteousness, | rigth | right, righteous, rightful, rightist | - |
| roll, roller | roll, unroll | ||
| romance,romantic, romanticism | romance, romanticize | romantic, unromantic, romanticized | romantically |
| rough, roughage, roughness | rough, roughen (somenone up) | rough | roughly |
| round, rounders, roundness | round | round, rounded | round, roundly |
| royal, royalist, royalty | royal, royalist | royally | |
| rudeness | rude | rudely | |
| rule, ruler, ruling, unruliness | rule, overrule | ruling, unruly | |
| run, rerun, runner, running, rundown | run, outrun, overrun | running, runny |
S
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| sadness | sadden | sad, saddened | sadly |
| safe,safety | safe, unsafe | safely | |
| satisfaction, dissatisfaction | satisy | satisfactory, unsatisfactory, satisfied, dissatisfied, unsatisfied, satisfying | satisfactorily, unsatisfactorily |
| save,saver, saving, savings, saviour | save | ||
| scare | scare | scared, scary | |
| school, pre-school, (home) schooling | school | pre-school, scholastic | scholastically |
| science, scientist | scientific, unscientific | scientifically | |
| score, scorer | score, outscore, underscore | scoreless | |
| search, research, researcher | search, research | searching, searchable | searchingly |
| seat, seating | seat, unseat | seated | |
| secrecy, secret, secretiveness | secret,secretive | secretly, secretively | |
| sense, nonsense, sensibility, sensitivity, insensitivity, sensitiveness, sensor | sense, sensitize, desensitize | sensible (vernünftig), senseless, sensitive (sensibel), insensitive, nonsensical, sensory | sensibly, sensitively,insensitively, senselessly |
| separation, separatism, separatist | separate | separable, inseparable, separate | inseparably, separately |
| seriousness | serious | seriously | |
| servant, serve, server, service, disservice, serving, servitude | serve,service | serviceable,servile | |
| sex, sexism, sexuality | sexist. sexual, bisexual, sexy, asexual | sexually, sexily | |
| shadow, shade | shadow, overshadow | shadowy | |
| shake, shakiness, shaker | shake | shaky | shakily |
| shape, shapeliness, shapelessness | shape | shapeless, shapely, shaped | shapelessly |
| (pencil) sharpener, sharpness | sharpen | sharp, sharply, sharpish | |
| shine,shininess | shine, outshine | ||
| shock, shocker | shock | shocked, shocking, shockable | shockingly |
| shop, shopper, shopping | shop | ||
| short, shortage, shortness, shorts | shorten | short, shortish | short, shortly |
| shyness | shy (away) | shy | shyly |
| sick, sickness | sicken | sick, sickening,sickly | sickeningly |
| sight, insight, oversight, sighting | see, sight | sighted, unsightly | |
| sign, signal,signatory, signature, (book) signing | sign, signal | signed, unsigned | |
| significance,insignificance, | signify | significant, insignificant | significantly, insignificantly |
| silence, silencer | silence | silent | silently |
| similarity | similar, dissimilar | similarly | |
| simplicity, simplification | simplify | simple, simplistic | simply |
| singer, singing | sing | unsung | |
| single,singles | single | single, singular | singly |
| skill | skilful, skilled, unskilled | skilfully | |
| sleep, sleeper, sleepiness, sleeplessness | sleep | asleep, sleepless, sleepy, sleeping | sleepily |
| slight | slight | slight, slighted, slightest | slightly |
| slip,slipper | slip | slippery | |
| smoke, smoker, non-smoker, smoking | smoke | smoked, smoking, non-smoking, smoky, smokeless | |
| smoothness, smoothie | smooth | smooth | smoothly |
| society, sociologist, sociology, socialism, socialist, socialite | socialize | sociable,unsociable, social, anti-social, unsocial, sociological | socially, sociologically |
| softness,softy, softener | soften | soft | softly |
| solid, solidarity, solidity, solids | solidify | solid | solidly |
| solution, solvent, solubility, solvency | solver | soluble, insoluble, unsolved, solvent, solvable | |
| south, southerner | south, southerly, southern, southbound, southward(s), southernmost | ||
| speaker, speech | speak | unspeakable, speechless, outspoken, unspoken | unspeakably |
| special, specialist, speciality, specialty, specialization, | specialize | special, specialized | specially |
| speed, speeding, speediness | speed | speedy | speedily |
| spelling, speller | spell,misspell | ||
| spoils | spoil | spoilt/spoiled, unspoiled/unspoilt | |
| sport | sport | sporting, sporty, unsporting | |
| spot, train-spotter | spot | spotted, spotless, spotty | spotlessly |
| stand, standing, standoff, standstill | stand, withstand | standing, outstanding | outstandingly |
| standard, standardization | standardize | standard, substandard | |
| start, starter, non-starter | start, restart | ||
| statement, understatement | state, overstate | understated | |
| steam, steamer | steam | steamy, steaming | |
| steepness | steepen | steep | steeply |
| sticker, stickiness | stick | sticky, stuck, unstuck | |
| stiffness | stiffen | stiff | stiff, stiffly |
| stone | stone | stoned, stony | |
| stop,stoppage, stopper | stop | non-stop | non-stop |
| storm | storm | stormy | |
| straight | straighten | straight | |
| stranger, strangeness | strange, estranged | strangely | |
| strength | strengthen, strongarm | strong | strongly |
| stress, distress | stress | stressed,stressful, distressing | distressingly |
| strike, striker | strike | striking, strikebound | strikingly |
| structure, restructuring, structuralism | structure,restructure | structural, structuralist | structurally |
| student, study, studies, studiousness | study | studious,studied | studiously |
| stupidity | stupid | stupidly | |
| style, stylist, stylishness | style | stylish, stylistic | stylishly, stylistically |
| substance | substantiate | substantial, insubstantial, substantive | substantially |
| success, succession, successor | succeed in ...ing | successful, unsuccessful, successive | successfully, unsuccessfully |
| suddenness | sudden | suddenly | |
| sufferer, suffering, sufferance | suffer | insufferable | insufferably |
| suggestion | suggest | suggestive, suggestible | suggestively |
| summer, midsummer | summery | ||
| supplier, supplies,supply | supply | ||
| support, supporter, supportiveness | support | supportive, supporting | supportively |
| supposition | suppose, presuppose | supposed | supposedly |
| surface | surface, resurface | surface | |
| surprise | surprise | surprised, surprising | surprisingly |
| surroundings,surrounds | surround | surrounding | |
| survival, survivor | survive | surviving, survivable | |
| suspect, suspicion | suspect | suspect, suspected, unsuspecting, suspicious | suspiciously |
| swearing | swear | sworn | |
| sweet, sweetener, sweetness | sweeten | sweety, sweet | sweetly |
| swim, swimmer, swimming | swim | swimmingly | |
| symbol, symbolism, symbolist | symbolize | symbolic, symbolist | symbolically |
| sympathy, sympathizer, sympathies | sympathize | sympathetic, unsympathetic | sympathetically |
| system, systematization | systematize | systematic | systematically |
T
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| takings, undertaking, taker | take, overtake, undertake | taken | |
| talk | talk | talkative | |
| taste, distaste, taster | taste | tasteful, distasteful, tasteless, tasty | tastefully, distastefully, tastelessly |
| tax, taxation | tax | taxable, taxing | |
| teacher, teaching, teachings | teach | taught | |
| tear, tearfulness | tearful | tearfully | |
| technicalities,technicality, technician, technique | technical | technically | |
| technology, technologist | technological | technologically | |
| thanks, thankfulness | thank | thankful, thankless | thankfully |
| theorist, theory, theorem | theorize | theoretical | theoretically |
| thick, thickness, thickener | thicken | thick | thickly |
| thinness,thinner | thin | thin | thinly |
| think, rethink, thinker, thinking thought, thoughtfulness, thoughtlessness |
think, rethink | unthinkable thoughtful, thoughtless |
thoughtfully, thoughtlessly |
| thirst | thirsty | thirstily | |
| threat | threaten | threatening | threateningly |
| tie | tie, untie | ||
| tightness | tighten | tight | tightly |
| time, overtime, timer, timing | time | timeless, timely, untimely | |
| tiredness | tire | tired, tireless, tiresome,tiring | tirelessly, tiredly, tiresomely |
| title, subtitles, surtitle, titles | entile | titled | |
| top, topping | top | top, topless, topmost | |
| touch | touch | touched, untouched, touching, touchy | touchingly, touchily |
| toughness | toughen | tough | toughly |
| trade, trader, trading | trade | ||
| tradition, traditionalist, traditionalism | traditional | traditionally | |
| trainee,trainer, training, retraining | train | untrained | |
| transport, transportation, transporter | transport | ||
| treat, treatment, mistreatment, maltreatment | treat, mistreat, maltreat | untreated | |
| trick, trickery | trick | tricky | |
| trouble | trouble | troubled, troublesome, troubling | troublingly |
| trust, distrust, mistrust, trustee, trusteeship | trust, distrust, mistrust, entrust | trusting, trustworthy | trustfully |
| truth, untruth, truthfulness | true, untrue,truthful | truly, truthfully | |
| try, trial | try | trying, untried | |
| turn, upturn, turning, turnout, turnaround, turnover | turn, overturn | upturned | |
| twist, twister | twist | twisted, twisty | |
| type, typing, typist | type, typify | typical | typically |
U
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| understanding, misunderstanding | understand, misunderstand | understandable, understanding, misunderstood | understandably |
| upset | upset | upset, upsetting | |
| urgency, urge, | urge | urging urgent | urgently |
| usage, use, disuse, misuse,usefulness, user | use, misuse, reuse | reusable, used, disused, unused, useful, useless | usefully |
V
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| valuables, value, values, valuer, (e)valuation | value, devalue, evaluate | valuable,invaluable, undervalued, valueless | |
| variable, variance, variant, variety, variation | vary | variable,varied, various | invariably, variously |
| vegetable, vegetarian | vegetarian | ||
| view, overview, preview, review, viewer, viewport | view, preview, review | ||
| violence, violation (of a law) | violate | violent, non-violent | violently |
| visibility, vision, visualization | visualize | visible, visionary, visual | visibly |
| visit, visitor, visitation | visit,revisit | ||
| vote, voter, voting | vote |
W
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| want, wants | want | wanted, unwanted | |
| war,warfare, warrior | postwar, warring, warlike | ||
| warmth | warm | warm | warmly |
| wash, washer, washing, washout | wash | washable, unwashed, awash | |
| wastage, waste,waster | waste | waste, wasteful | wastefully |
| watch,watchfulness | watch | watchful | |
| water,waters | water (the flowers) | underwater, waterproof, watery | underwater |
| way, subway | wayward midway | ||
| weakling, weakness | weakwn | weak | weakly |
| wear, underwear | wear | wearing, worn, wearable | |
| week,midweek | weekly, midweek | weekly, midweek | |
| weight, weights, weighting | weigh, outweigh | overweight, underweight, weighted, weighty, weightless | weightlessly |
| welcome | welcome | welcome, unwelcome,welcoming | |
| west, western, westerner | westerly, western, westernized, westernize west, westward(s) westbound | westernmost westbound | |
| white,whiteness, whitening, | whiten | white, whitish | |
| whole | whole, wholesome, unwholesome | wholly | |
| width | widen | wide | wide, widely |
| wild, wildness | wild | wildly | |
| willingness,unwillingness | willing, unwilling | willingly, unwillingly | |
| win, winner, winnings | win | winning | |
| winter, midwinter | wintry | ||
| wire,wireless,wiring | wire | wiry | |
| woman, womanhood | womanize | womanly | |
| wonder | wonder | wonderful | wonderfully |
| wood | wooded, wooden, woody | woodenly | |
| wool, woollens, woolliness | woollen/woolen (AmE), woolly/wooly | ||
| word, wording | word, reword | wordy, worded, wordless | |
| work, workaholic, worker, workings, workout | work, rework | workable,unworkable, overworked, | |
| world, underworld | world, worldly, unworldly,worldwide | worldwide | |
| worry, worrier | worry (about) | worried, unworried, worrying, worriedly, worrisome | worryingly |
| worth,worthlessness | worth,worthless, worthwhile, worthy, unworthy | worthily | |
| writer, writing, writings | write, rewrite | written, unwritten | |
| wrong, wrongdoer | wrong | wrong, wrongful | wrong, wrongly, wrongfully |
Y
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| year | yearly | yearly | |
| young, youngster, youth | young, youthful | youthfully |
