Word Families
A to D
Word families from A to D, with nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs side by side.
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A
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| ability disability inability | enable disable | able unable disabled | ably |
| acceptance | accept | acceptable unacceptable accepted | acceptably unacceptably |
| accident | accidental | accidentally | |
| accuracy inaccuracy | accurate inaccurate | accurately inaccurately | |
| accusation the accused accuser | accuse | accusing | accusingly |
| achievement achiever | achieve | achievable | |
| act action inaction interaction reaction transaction | act action | acting | |
| activity inactivity | activate | active inactive interactive proactive | actively |
| addition | add | additional | additionally |
| admiration admirer | admire | admirable | admirably |
| advantage disadvantage | advantageous disadvantaged advantaged | advantageously | |
| advertisement advertiser advertising | advertise | ||
| advice adviser | advise | advisable inadvisable advisory | advisedly |
| agreement disagreement | agree disagree | agreeable | agreeably |
| aim | aim | aimless | aimlessly |
| amazement | amaze | amazed amazing | amazingly |
| anger | anger | angry | angrily |
| announcement announcer | announce | unannounced | unannounced |
| appearance disappearance reappearance | appear disappear reappear | ||
| applicant application | apply reapply | applicable applied | |
| appreciation | appreciate | appreciable appreciative | appreciatively appreciably |
| approval disapproval | approve disapprove | approving disapproving | approvingly |
| approximation | approximate | approximate | approximately |
| argument | argue | arguable argumentative | arguably |
| arrangement rearrangement | arrange rearrange | ||
| art artist artistry | artistic arty | artistically | |
| shame | shame | ashamed unashamed shameful shameless | shamefully shamelessly |
| attachment | attach detach | attached unattached detachable detached | |
| attack counter-attack attacker | attack counter-attack | ||
| attention inattention | attend | attentive inattentive | attentively |
| attraction attractiveness | attract | attractive unattractive | attractively |
| authority authorization | authorize | authoritarian authoritative authorized unauthorized | authoritatively |
| availability | available unavailable | ||
| avoidance | avoid | avoidable unavoidable | unavoidably |
| awareness | aware unaware | unawares |
B
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| base the basics basis | base | baseless basic | basically |
| bearer | bear | bearable unbearable | |
| beat beating | beat | unbeatable unbeaten | |
| beauty beautician | beautify | beautiful | beautifully |
| beginner beginning | begin | ||
| behaviour misbehaviour | behave misbehave | behavioural | |
| belief disbelief | believe disbelieve | believable disbelieving unbelievable | unbelievably |
| block blockage | block unblock | blocked unblocked | |
| blood bleeding | bleed | bloodless bloody | |
| the boil boiler | boil | boiling | |
| bore boredom | bore | bored boring | boringly |
| break breakage outbreak | break | broken unbreakable unbroken | |
| breath breather breathing | breathe | breathless breathy | breathlessly |
| brother brotherhood | brotherly | ||
| build builder building | build rebuild | ||
| burn burner | burn | burning burnt | |
| burial | bury | buried |
C
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| calculation calculator | calculate | incalculable calculated calculating | |
| calm calmness | calm | calm | calmly |
| capability | capable incapable | capably | |
| care carer | care | careful careless caring uncaring | carefully carelessly |
| celebration celebrity | celebrate | celebrated celebratory | |
| centre centralization decentralization | centre decentralize centralize | central centralized | centrally |
| certainty uncertainty | ascertain | certain uncertain | certainly uncertainly |
| challenge challenger | challenge | challenging | |
| change | change | changeable interchangeable | |
| unchanged changing | |||
| character characteristic | characterize | characteristic uncharacteristic | characteristically |
| characterization | |||
| chemical chemist chemistry | chemical | chemically | |
| circle semicircle circulation | circle circulate | circular | |
| cleaner cleaning cleanliness | clean | clean unclean | cleanly |
| clarity clearance clearing | clear | clear unclear | clear clearly |
| close closure | close | closed closing | |
| closeness | close | close closely | |
| clothes clothing | clothe | clothed unclothed | |
| collection collector | collect | collected collective | collectively |
| colour colouring | colour | coloured discoloured colourful colourless | colourfully |
| combination combine | combine | combined | |
| comfort discomfort | comfort | comfortable uncomfortable comforting | comfortably |
| commitment | commit | noncommittal committed | |
| communication communicator | communicate | communicative uncommunicative | |
| comparison comparative | compare | comparable incomparable | comparatively |
| competition competitor | compete | competitive uncompetitive | competitively |
| completion incompleteness | complete | complete incomplete | completely incompletely |
| complication | complicate | complicated uncomplicated | |
| computer computing computerization | computerize | ||
| concentration | concentrate | concentrated | |
| concern | concern | concerned unconcerned | |
| conclusion | conclude | concluding conclusive inconclusive | conclusively |
| condition precondition conditioner conditioning | condition | conditional unconditional | conditionally unconditionally |
| confidence | confide | confident confidential | confidently confidentially |
| confirmation | confirm | confirmed unconfirmed | |
| confusion | confuse | confused confusing | confusingly |
| connection | connect disconnect | connected disconnected | |
| subconscious unconscious consciousness unconsciousness | conscious subconscious unconscious | consciously unconsciously | |
| consequence | consequent inconsequential | consequently | |
| consideration | consider reconsider | considerable considerate inconsiderate considered | considerably considerately |
| continent | continental intercontinental | ||
| continuation continuity | continue discontinue | continual continued continuous | continually continuously |
| contribution contributor | contribute | contributory | |
| control controller | control | controlling uncontrollable | uncontrollably |
| convenience inconvenience | inconvenience | convenient inconvenient | conveniently |
| convince | convinced convincing unconvincing | convincingly | |
| cook cooker cookery cooking | cook | cooked uncooked | |
| cool coolness | cool | cool | coolly |
| correction correctness | correct | correct incorrect corrective | correctly incorrectly |
| count recount | count recount | countable uncountable countless | |
| cover coverage covering | cover uncover | undercover uncovered | undercover |
| creation creativity creator | create recreate | creative uncreative | creatively |
| crime criminal criminologist | incriminate | criminal incriminating | criminally |
| critic criticism | criticize | critical uncritical | critically |
| crowd overcrowding | crowd | crowded overcrowded | |
| cruelty | cruel | cruelly | |
| cry outcry | cry | crying | |
| culture subculture | cultural cultured | culturally | |
| cure | cure | cured incurable | |
| custom customer customs | accustom | customary | customarily |
| cut cutting | cut undercut | cutting |
D
| Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adverbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| damage damages | damage | damaging undamaged | |
| danger | endanger | endangered dangerous | dangerously |
| dare daring | dare | daring | daringly |
| dark darkness | darken | dark darkened darkening | darkly |
| date | date predate | dated outdated | |
| day midday | daily | daily | |
| dead death | deaden | dead deadly deathly | deadly deathly |
| deal dealer dealings | deal | ||
| deceit deceiver deception | deceive | deceitful deceptive | deceptively |
| decision indecision | decide | decided undecided decisive indecisive | decidedly decisively indecisively |
| decoration decorator | decorate | decorative | decoratively |
| deep depth | deepen | deep deepening | deeply |
| defeat defeatism defeatist | defeat | undefeated defeatist | |
| defence defendant defender | defend | defenceless indefensible defensive | defensively |
| definition | define | definite indefinite | definitely indefinitely |
| demand demands | demand | demanding undemanding | |
| democracy democrat | democratic undemocratic | democratically | |
| demonstration demonstrator | demonstrate | demonstrable demonstrative | demonstrably |
| denial | deny | undeniable | undeniably |
| dependant dependence independence dependency | depend | dependable dependent independent | dependably independently |
| description | describe | describable indescribable descriptive nondescript | descriptively |
| desire | desire | desirable undesirable desired undesired | |
| destroyer destruction | destroy | indestructible destructive | destructively |
| determination determiner | determine | determined predetermined indeterminate | determinedly |
| developer development redevelopment | develop redevelop | developed undeveloped developing | |
| difference indifference differentiation | differ differentiate | different indifferent | differently |
| directness direction directions director | direct redirect | direct indirect | directly indirectly |
| disagreement | disagree | disagreeable | disagreeably |
| disappointment | disappoint | disappointed disappointing | disappointingly |
| disaster | disastrous | disastrously | |
| disciplinarian discipline | discipline | disciplinary disciplined undisciplined | |
| discoverer discovery | discover | ||
| distance | distance | distant | distantly |
| disturbance | disturb | disturbed undisturbed disturbing | disturbingly |
| divide division subdivision | divide subdivide | divided undivided divisible divisive | |
| divorce divorcee | divorce | divorced | |
| do doing | do outdo overdo redo undo | done overdone undone | |
| doubt doubter | doubt | undoubted doubtful doubtless | undoubtedly doubtfully |
| dream dreamer | dream | dream dreamless dreamy | dreamily |
| dress dresser dressing | dress redress undress | dressed undressed dressy | dressily |
| drink drinker drinking drunk drunkenness | drink | drunk drunken | drunkenly |
| drive driver driving | drive | driving | |
| due dues | due undue | due duly unduly |
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