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    This document discusses different word formation processes in English including: - Adding prefixes like "un-" and suffixes like "-ize" and "-ify" to verbs to change meanings. For example, "Americanize" and "legalize". - Adding the suffix "-ly" to adjectives to form adverbs, like "easily" from "easy". - Forming nouns by adding suffixes such as "-er", "-ment", and "-ation" to verbs, like "driver" from "drive" and "amazement" from "amaze". - Creating adjectives by affixing suffixes like "-y", "-ic", "-ful", and "-less" to

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    This document discusses different word formation processes in English including: - Adding prefixes like "un-" and suffixes like "-ize" and "-ify" to verbs to change meanings. For example, "Americanize" and "legalize". - Adding the suffix "-ly" to adjectives to form adverbs, like "easily" from "easy". - Forming nouns by adding suffixes such as "-er", "-ment", and "-ation" to verbs, like "driver" from "drive" and "amazement" from "amaze". - Creating adjectives by affixing suffixes like "-y", "-ic", "-ful", and "-less" to

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    This document discusses different word formation processes in English including: - Adding prefixes like "un-" and suffixes like "-ize" and "-ify" to verbs to change meanings. For example, "Americanize" and "legalize". - Adding the suffix "-ly" to adjectives to form adverbs, like "easily" from "easy". - Forming nouns by adding suffixes such as "-er", "-ment", and "-ation" to verbs, like "driver" from "drive" and "amazement" from "amaze". - Creating adjectives by affixing suffixes like "-y", "-ic", "-ful", and "-less" to

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    Word Formation

    Overview
    There are many word beginnings (prefixes) and word endings (suffixes) that
    can be added to a word to change its meaning or its word class. The most
    common ones are shown here, followed by examples of how they are used in the
    process of word formation. More can be found in the Longman Dictionary of
    Contemporary English.

    Verb Formation
    The endings ize and ify can be added to nouns and adjectives to form verbs.
    Noun + ize = Verb
    American + ize = Americanize
    Legal + ize = legalize
    This will make the factory more modern. This will modernize the factory.
    Adjective + ize = Verb
    False + ify = Falsify
    Humid + ify = humidify
    These tablets make the water pure. They purify the water.

    Adverb Formation
    The ending ly can be added to most adjectives to form adverbs.
    Adjective + ly = Adverb
    Easy + ly = easily
    His behaviour was stupid. He behaved stupidly

    Noun Formation
    The endings er, ment, and ation can be added to many verbs to form nouns.
    Verb + er = Noun
    Fasten + er = faster
    Open + er = opener

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    John drives a bus. He is a bus driver.
    Amaze + ment = amazement
    Retire + ment = retirement
    Children develop very quickly. Their development is very quick.
    Admire + ation = admiration
    Organize + ation = organization
    The doctor examined me. The doctor gave me an examination.
    The endings ity/ty and ness can be added to many adjectives to form nouns.
    Stupid + ity = stupidity
    Don’t be so cruel. I hate cruelty

    Adjective Formation
    The endings y, ic, ical, ful, and less can be added to many nouns to form
    adjectives. The ending able can be added to many verbs to form adjectives.
    Noun +y = Adjective
    Dirt +y = dirty
    That was an awful smell. It was very smelly.
    Atom + ic = atomic
    That was a book of poetry. It was a poetic book.
    Hope + ful = hopeful
    His broken leg caused pain. It was very painful.
    Care + less = careless
    The operation didn’t cause pain. It was painless.
    Verb + able = Adjective
    Love + able = lovable
    You can wash this coat. It’s washable

    Opposites
    Prefixes added to the front of many words can produce an opposite meaning.
    un + fortunate = unfortunate
    I’m not very happy. In fact I’m very unhappy.

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    In + efficient = inefficient & iIl + literate = illiterate & Im + possible =
    impossible
    De + centralize = decentralize
    Instead of inflating the tire, he deflated it.
    dis + honest = dishonest
    I don’t agree with everything you said. I disagree with the last part.
    non + payment = non-payment
    You are not making any sense. What you are saying is nonsense.

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    Last updated: September 14, 2016

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