English word formation with examples – Word building

What is word formation? – It is possible to form multiple words from one word. The act of replacing a part of speech with a prefix or suffix in another part of speech is called word formation or word building. Let’s see examples of English word formation

There are two types of words-

1. Primary words – Words that remain in their original form without any prefix or suffix are called primary words or root words. like- books, shoes, play, windows, tables, chairs,s, etc.
2. Compound words – Words formed by the combination of two or more words are called compound words. like- Post+master = Postmaster, Beauty + full = Beautiful, etc.

Word formation of nouns from verbs

Nouns are formed by adding ment, tion, use, sy, con, ance, ence, al etc. to the end of the verb. like-

Word building of nouns from Adjectives

Formation of Adjectives from Nouns

Adding y, full, al, ous, able etc. to the end of the noun becomes an adjective. like-

Formation of Verbs from Nouns

Verbs are formed by adding en, ize, ise, fy, x etc. after the noun. like-

Word Formation of Verbs from Adjective

En, ize, ise are added at the end to form a verb from an adjective. to like-

Note: Adding prefix/suffix to the root English word changes the part of speech and meaning.

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