KNOWLEDGE OF VOCABULARY

Posted on April 18, 2013, 8:30 am By ayatullah.nurjati

There are base (or root) words in English form which other words are made. These related words are called knowledge of vocabulary and it grows as affixation. Word can be related in Noun, verb, adjective and adverb forms. They are often identified by their suffixes and prefixes

Pattern to remember

suffixes

1. Noun Suffixes include: ance, ence, ation, dom, ism, ment, ness, ship, er, ist, or, ess, ion, tion
2. Adjective suffixes include: able, ible al, ful, ish, ive
3. Adverb suffixes include: ly, word, wise
4. Verb suffixes include: en, ify, ize

Word examples

1. Noun Suffixes; governance, reference, stratification, freedom, government, goodness, friendship, singer, violist, actor, actress, generation,
2. Adjective suffixes include: readable, audible, removal, beautiful, reddish, expensive
3. Adverb suffixes include: beautiful, otherwise
4. Verb suffixes include: blacken, purify, emphasize

Prefixes

1. Noun prefixes include: re, de, dis,
2. Adjective prefixes include: im, a, auto
3. Adverb prefixes include:  un
4. Verb prefixes include: en, re, pre

Word example
1. Noun Prefixes: reformation, deforestation, disqualification,
2. Adjective prefixes include: impossible, amoral, autobiography,
3. Adverb prefixes include:  ungentlemanly, unfortunately
4. Verb prefixes include: enlarge, repair, prepaid

For example: Beautician beautifies beautiful girl in a beauty shop

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