Word formation - created from Mind Map

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In a sentence or text you have to change the form of a word. From a noun to an adjective, or from a verb to a noun.

Advice

Thinks to remember

Example.

The _____ was very nervous. (sing)

Look at the word you have to change.

Is the new word negative? If so, you may need a prefix, un-, im-, in-, dis- .

What form is the new word? A verb? A noun? An adjective? An adverb?

Nouns often end: -ment, -ion, -ness, -ity.

People nouns often end: -er, -or, -ist, -ian.

Adjectives often end: -able, -ible, -ive, -al, -ic, -ed, -ing.

Some verbs end: -ise, -ate, -en.

Adverbs often end: -ly.