Building Adjectives
Building Negative Words (prefixes)
"How do we form .... from ....?
100

It is the adjective formed from fashion.

What is fashionable?

100

It is the negative form of symmetrical.

What is asymmetrical?

100

We can use -less, -ic, -ous, -al etc.

How do we form adjectives from nouns?

200

It is the adjective formed from base.

What is basic?

200

It is the negative form of fiction.

What is non-fiction?

200

We can use -ation, -ion or -ance among other sufixes.

How do we form nouns from verbs?

300

It is the adjective formed from effect.

What is effective?

300

It is the possitive noun formed from disapear.

What is appearance?

300

For words ending in -ic, we use -ically.

How do we form adverbs from adjectives?

400

It is the adjective formed from pain.

What is painful?

400

It is the negative noun formed from organized.

What is disorganization?

400

We can use sufixes as -ian, -ist or -man/-woman.

How do we form Agent Nouns from Nouns?

500

It is the negative adjective formed from spot.

What is spotless?

500

It is the negative noun formed from literate.

What is illiteracy?

500

For words ending in -ble we use -ly, as in comfortably.


How do we form adverbs from adjectives?