Word Formation
Word Formation
Word Formation
Mari Tagel
Tiina Lind
12a
Word-classes
Abstract noun
Personal noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Prefixes
reverse action,
get rid of
not, get rid of,
opposite of
former
Examples
antisocial, antibiotic, antiwar
Defrost, depoliticize
disloyal, disagree,
disconnect, disinformation,
ex-husband, ex-boss, excolleague
bad(ly)
mis-
wrong, astray
non-
not
Inexact, illogical,
impossible,
irregular
malnourish,
malfunction,maltre
at
misinformation,
misguide, mishear
nonhuman,
nonexistent
un-
not, opposite
of
unnecessary,
unequal
un-
with-
against
withstand
Number suffixes
bi-/twi-
two
biannual, bicycle/
twibill, twilight
mono-
one, solo,
only
monogamy,
monorail
multi-
many
multi-storey
homo-
same
homosexual,
homophobic
asexual, anemic
a-
afloat, atremble
empower,
enmesh
coen-/em-
co-worker,
cooperation
mini-
small
minimarket, miniroom
out-
better, faster,
longer, beyond
outreach, outcome
over-
too much
overreact,
overact, overrated
post-
after
post-election,
post-graduation
pre-
before
pro-
pre-election,
pre-enter
pro-life
re-
again, back
rerun, rewrite
self-
self
self-sufficient
step-
family relation by
remarriage
stepbrother
fore-
before
hyper-
sub-
super-
forerunner,
sub-zero
superpower,
supernatural
trans-
transatlantic
ultra-
beyond, extremely
ultraviolet,
ultramagnetic
under-
below, beneath,
lower in
grade/dignity
deputy
underground,
underpass
vice-
vice-president,
vice-principal
AfroautobiodemidemoecoEurogeo-
Afro-American
automatic
biodegrade
demigod
demography
ecosystem
Eurocentric
geography
hydro- hydroelectricity
ininsert
isoisochromatic
micro- microbacillus
neo- neolithic
pro- proconsul
retro- retrograde
sursurreal, surrender
tele- television
Suffixes
Verb +
-er
writer; teacher
-or
sailor;
-ee
beggar
-ant
contestant
-ent
student
-ee
trainee
Noun
-an
republican
-ian
librarian
Noun/verb/adjectiv +
-ist tourist;nationalist
-age
-al
-ance
-ation
-ence
-ion
-ment
-sion
-sis
-tion
package
refusal
acceptance
realisation
difference
revision
enjoyment
comprehension
hypnosis
prescription
-ance
-cy
-ence
-ion
-ness
-ity
-ty
-y
importance
vacancy
competence
Desolation
loneliness
fomality
loyality
modesty
-ous
-al
-ic
-ive
-ful
-less
-y
-ly
famous
additional
heroic
expencive
careful
careless
healthy
friendly
-able
-ible
-ive
likeable
defensible
conclusive
-en
-ise
-ize
lighten
legalise
organize
References
En.wikipedia.org
Grammarway 4
http://www.slideshare.net/teflang/wo
rd-formation-in-english/