The following list does not include the adjectives derived from participle forms of verbs e.g.(verb) interest (adjective) interesting /interested nor does the list include the adverbs derived by adding suffix "-ly" at the end of adjectives. eg.(adjective) deep (adverb) deeply.
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| VERBS | NOUN | ADJECTIVE | ADVERB |
| enable | ability | able unable | ably |
| absence absentee | absent | ||
| accident | accidental | ||
| accommodate | accommodation | ||
| acknowledge | acknowledgement | ||
| act | action activity activist actress actor | active inactive | |
| activate | activation | ||
| add | addition additive | additional additive | |
| adequacy inadequacy | adequate inadequate | ||
| admire | admiration | admirable | admirably |
| advantage disadvantage | advantageous disadvantageous | ||
| advertise | advertisement advertiser | ||
| admit | admission admittance | ||
| adopt | adoption | ||
| advise | advice advisability | advisable inadvisable | advisably inadvisably |
| affection | affectionate unaffectionate | ||
| affect | effect | effective ineffective | |
| agree disagree | agreement disagreement | agreeable disagreeable | agreeably disagreeably |
| alcohol | alcoholic | alcoholically | |
| allow | allowance | ||
| ambition | ambitious | ||
| amuse | amusement | ||
| annoy | annoyance | ||
| excite | excitement | ||
| anxiety | anxious | ||
| apologize | apology | apologetic | apologetically |
| appear disappear | appearance disappearance | apparent | apparently |
| applaud | applause applauder | ||
| apply | application applicant | applicable | applicably |
| appoint | appointment | ||
| appreciate | appreciation | appreciative | |
| approve disapprove | approval disapproval | ||
| argue | argument argumentation | arguable argumentative | arguably |
| arrange | arrangement | ||
| arrive | arrival | ||
| assist | assistance | ||
| associate | association | ||
| assume | assumption | ||
| astonish | astonishment | ||
| attend | attendance | ||
| attention | attentive | ||
| attract | attraction attractiveness unattractiveness | attractive unattractive | |
| avoid | avoidance | avoidable unavoidable | avoidably unavoidably |
Source: http://www.bedavaingilizce.com/advanced/index.php Good site.
These links below are great reading about Word Formation:
-BRIGHTHUB_Back Formation and Derivation. Also Conversion, Compounding, Clipping and Blending.
-Assets.cambridge.org Pdf. Article by Ingo Plag on Word Formation.
-WORD BUILDING LIST. Compiled by Tomasz Szczégola, Poland.
EXERCISES TO PRACTISE
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Englishexercises.org
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Have a good one !
Inma.
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