Chapter 44 · Word Formation

Learner's Dictionary. Chapter 44, Word Formation. Basic Terms.

prefix

suffix

word family

Learner's Dictionary. Chapter 44, Word Formation. Negative Prefixes.

happy, unhappy

friendly, unfriendly

usual, unusual

possible, impossible

polite, impolite

patient, impatient

correct, incorrect

legal, illegal

regular, irregular

like, dislike

agree, disagree

honest, dishonest

Learner's Dictionary. Chapter 44, Word Formation. Other Prefixes.

redo

rewrite

recycle

overcook

oversleep ... overslept, overslept

underpaid

ex-boyfriend

co-worker

multicultural

Learner's Dictionary. Chapter 44, Word Formation. People.

teach, teacher

drive, driver

visit, visitor

art, artist

science, scientist

music, musician

Learner's Dictionary. Chapter 44, Word Formation. Nouns.

happy, happiness

kind, kindness

move, movement

agree, agreement

inform, information

educate, education

popular, popularity

possible, possibility

Learner's Dictionary. Chapter 44, Word Formation. Adjectives.

help, helpful, helpless

care, careful, careless

use, useful, useless

wash, washable

sun, sunny

danger, dangerous

Learner's Dictionary. Chapter 44, Word Formation. Verbs.

short, shorten

wide, widen

modern, modernize

Learner's Dictionary. Chapter 44, Word Formation. Adverbs.

quick, quickly

careful, carefully

good, well

Learner's Dictionary. Chapter 44, Word Formation. Phraseology.

It's impossible!

I overslept this morning.

Be careful!

Thank you for your kindness.