-able comfortable, drinkable

-ible irresistible
-age shortage, village
-al environmental, arrival
-ance appearance
-ence intelligence
-ant immigrant
-dom freedom, boredom
-ent student
-ation examination
-ate complicate, irritate
-ee employee, trainee
-en sharpen, broken, harden
-er baker, teacher
-ese Chinese
-ess actress
-ful useful, forgetful
-hood childhood, neighbourhood
-ian politician, Canadian
-i Iraqi, Yemeni
-ic classic, poetic
-ical identical
-ify simplify, beautify
-ish English
-ist biologist, capitalist
-ism capitalism, Marxism
-ity brutality, equality
-ion exhibition, expression
-ive effective, active
-ise modernise, realise
-less hopeless, useless
-like childlike
-ly quickly, daily
-ment excitement, disappointment
-ness sadness, happiness, kindness
-ology biology
-or actor, director
-ous religious, cautious
-ry entry, ministry, robbery
-ship membership, friendship
-ty cruelty
-wards backwards, onwards
-wise clockwise, anti-clockwise
-y quickly, cloudy
1. Your party was the most (success) ………… party I had ever been to.
2. The doctor said that her (ill) …………. was a result of overwork.
3. There were so many (rain) ………. days that we spent a lot of time watching TV.
4. My children have all received a (music) ……….. education.
5. Ingrid spent her (child) ………… in Sweden.
6. I was glad to have the small (book) ………… that describes the courses.
7. None of my (employ) ………. went on strike because they are satisfied with their
working conditions.
8. You should get your poor mother prepared. It's (hope) ……….
9. Why did you look at me so (suspicious) ………….?
10. Carol's parents were very upset by your (refuse) ……….
11. He is so (forget) ………… that he has even left the cooker on before he left.
12. They wouldn't like to live in a noisy (neighbour) …………
13. We understand your (excite) …………, it's a very good news.
14. Try to be more (friend) ………… when you talk to them.
15. My cousin has (mother) ………….. qualities. Children are fond of her.
16. Don't you hate his (child) ………….. reactions ?
17. It's very fragile! Handle it (careful)…………!
18. Before going to sleep, give him a (spoon) …………. of that syrup.
19. Avoid the road that goes past the forest, it's (danger) …….
20. I can't bear the pain of a (tooth) ………! A headache isn't better!
21. I would like to put down my head on a (comfort) ……. pillow.
22. I suppose you won’t help me! You (hard) …… ever work.
23. Can you please show me how to work? You’ll be my (train) ……..
24. You don’t (real) …… that my job is a serious one. He could be (injure)…….
The most common suffix to make a verb from a noun/adjective is -en!

Adjectives Nouns Verbs

high height heighten
long length lengthen
- fright frighten
hasty haste hasten
strong strength strengthen
- threat threaten

If ever the noun (or the adjective) ends with A CONSONANT, preceded by a SINGLE
vowel, which is preceded by a consonant, then you must double the final consonant:
glad=> to gladden; fat=> fatten.
If the word ends with a double consonant, it remains unchanged: less=> to lessen;
stiff=> stiffen.
Adjectives Verbs
wide widen
deep deepen
right righten
soft soften
short shorten
thick thicken
broad broaden
bright brighten
dark darken
white whiten
sad sadden
fat fatten
awake awaken
hard harden
sweet sweeten
worse worsen
tough toughen
quiet quieten
loose loosen

Noun  adjective
Usually with a -y.
oil  oily, snack  snacky, fish  fishy, jump  jumpy
Prefixes

prefix meaning / use example

anti +
opposite anti-clockwise/ anti-climax
adjective/noun
anti + noun / anti-theft device / anti-
against
adjective European
co + noun / verb together cohabit
dis + verb negative/opposite dislike / disembark
il + adjective opposite illegal
im + adjective opposite impossible
in+adjective opposite indirect
inter + adjective between intercontinental
ir + adjective opposite irregular
mis + verb wrongly/ badly mistook / mishandle
over + verb too much overwork
out + verb more outnumber
post + noun / verb after postgraduate
pre + noun / verb before pre- arrangement
pro + noun /
in favour of pro-Unions / pro-European
adjective
sub + adjective below substandard
super + noun/
greater than superhuman
adjective
trans + noun / verb
across transplant /transcontinental
/
un + verb /
negative / opposite unlock / unhappy
adjective
under + verb not enough/too little undercook / undercharge

1. Your party was the most (success) ……successful…… party I had ever been to.
2. The doctor said that her (ill) ……illness……. was a result of overwork.
3. There were so many (rain) …rainy……. days that we spent a lot of time watching TV.
4. My children have all received a (music) …musical…….. education.
5. Ingrid spent her (child) …childhood……… in Sweden.
6. I was glad to have the small (book) …booklet……… that describes the courses.
7. None of my (employ) …employees……. went on strike because they are satisfied with
their working conditions.
8. You should get your poor mother prepared. It's (hope) …hopeless…….
9. Why did you look at me so (suspicious) …suspiciously……….?
10. Carol's parents were very upset by your (refuse) ……refusal….
11. He is so (forget) …forgetful……… that he has even left the cooker on before he left.
12. They wouldn't like to live in a noisy (neighbour) ……neighbourhood……
13. We understand your (excite) ………excitement…, it's a very good news.
14. Try to be more (friend) …friendly……… when you talk to them.
15. My cousin has (mother) …motherly……….. qualities. Children are fond of her.
16. Don't you hate his (child) …childish……….. reactions ?
17. It's very fragile! Handle it (careful)…carefully………!
18. Before going to sleep, give him a (spoon) …spoonful………. of that syrup.
19. Avoid the road that goes past the forest, it's (danger) …dangerous….
20. I can't bear the pain of a (tooth) …toothache……! A headache isn't better!
21. I would like to put down my head on a (comfort) …comfortable…. pillow.
22. I suppose you won’t help me! You (hard) …hardly… ever work.
23. Can you please show me how to work? You’ll be my (train) …trainer…..
24. You don’t (real) …realise… that my job is a serious one. He could be (injure)…
injured….
…dependent
…polite
…driver
…approve
…behave
…logical
…zip
…inform
…agree
…eat
…historic

One day, through accident or …mis.understanding, some idiot will press the button.
How many of the companies will still be in….dependent by the end of this year?
Perhaps this was his mis…fortune, or bad luck.
It is un…clear how prepared he will be.
It was a bit rude and in…appropriate.
He mis…took his wife for her sister.
The comment seemed so ir…relevant, that everyone ignored it.

VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB

act action/actor active actively

beauty

believe

carefully

clear
 comfort

creative

differ

enjoy

hateful

hope

interesting

freedom

protect

quickness

sadly

security

successful

think