NWORD FAMILIES (from Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 3rd edition 2008)

Words often come in families. You can expand your vocabulary by becoming familiar
with these word families and this can also enable you to become a more fluent speaker and
writer of English. If you know all the possible words within a word family, you can express
yourself in a wider range of ways. For example, if you know the verb and the noun forms
related to the adjective boring, you can say:
• That class was really boring.
• I was really bored in that class.
• That class was a real bore.
Another reason for paying attention to word families is that for some exams you have
to know them.
In the list below, the words printed in bold are words that are very common and
important to learn. The other words in the same row are words in the same family, often
formed with prefixes and suffixes. Sometimes they are just a different part of speech, for
example anger, which is a noun and a verb). All the words in this list have entries in the
dictionary except for some beginning with un-, im-, in- or ir-, or ending with -ly or -ily,
where the meaning is always regular. Sometimes words in a word family can have meanings
that are very different from others in the group, so you should always check in the dictionary
if you are not sure of the meaning.

ADJECTIVES NOUNS ADVERBS VERBS

able, unable, ability, disability, ably enable, disable
disabled inability
acceptable, acceptance acceptably, accept
unacceptable, unacceptably
accepted
accidental accident accidentally
accurate, inaccurate accuracy, inaccuracy accurately,
inaccurately
accusing accusation, the accusingly accuse
accused, accuser
achievable achievement, achieve
achiever
acting act, action, inaction, act, action
interaction, reaction,
transaction
active, inactive, activity, inactivity actively activate
interactive, proactive
additional addition additionally add
admirable admiration, admirer admirably admire
advantageous, advantage, advantageously
disadvantaged disadvantage
advantaged
advertisement, advertise
advertiser
advertising
advisable, advice, adviser advisedly advise
inadvisable, advisory
ADJECTIVES NOUNS ADVERBS VERBS
agreeable agreement, agreeably agree, disagree
disagreement
aimless aim aimlessly aim
amazed, amazing amazement amazingly amaze
angry anger angrily anger
unannounced announcement, unannounced announce
announcer
appearance, appear, disappear
disappearance reappear
reappearance
applicable, applied applicant, application apply, reapply
appreciable, appreciation appreciatively, appreciate
appreciative appreciably
approving, approval, disapproval approvingly approve, disapprove
disapproving
approximate approximation approximately approximate
arguable, argument arguably argue
argumentative
arrangement, arrange, rearrange
rearrangement
artistic, arty art, artist, artistry artistically

ashamed, shame shamefully, shame

unashamed, shameful shamelessly
shameless
attached, unattached, attachment attach, detach
detachable,
detached
attack, counter- attack, counter-
attack, attacker attack
attentive, inattentive attention, inattention attentively attend

attractive, attraction, attractively attract

unattractive attractiveness
authoritarian, authority, authoritatively authorize
authoritative authorization
authorized,
unauthorized
available, availability
unavailable
avoidable, avoidance unavoidably avoid
unavoidable
aware, unaware awareness unawares
baseless, basic base, the basics, basis basically base
bearable, unbearable bearer bear
unbeatable, unbeaten beat, beating beat
beautiful beauty, beautician beautifully beautify
ADJECTIVES NOUNS ADVERBS VERBS
beginner, beginning begin

behavioural/US behaviour/US behave, misbehave

behavioral behavior
misbehaviour/US
misbehavior

believable, belief, disbelief unbelievably believe, disbelieve

disbelieving,
unbelievable
blocked, unblocked block, unblock
block, blockage
bloodless, bloody blood, bleeding bleed
boiling the boil, boiler boil
bored, boring bore, boredom boringly bore
broken, unbreakable, break, breakage, break
unbroken outbreak
breathless, breathy breath, breather, breathlessly breathe
breathing
brotherly brother, brotherhood
build, builder, build, rebuild
building
burning, burnt burn, burner burn
buried burial bury
incalculable, calculation, calculate
calculated, calculator
calculating
calm calm, calmness calmly calm
capable, incapable capability capably
careful, careless, care, carer carefully, carelessly care
caring, uncaring
celebrated, celebration, celebrity celebrate
celebratory
central, centralized centre/US center, centrally centre/US center
centralization decentralize,
decentralization centralize
certain, uncertain certainty, uncertainty certainly, uncertainly ascertain,
challenging challenge, challenger challenge
changeable, change, change
interchangeable,
unchanged,
changing
characteristic, character, characteristically characterize
uncharacteristic characteristic
characterization
chemical chemical, chemist, chemically
chemistry
ADJECTIVES NOUNS ADVERBS VERBS
circular circle, semicircle, circle, circulate
circulation
clean, unclean cleaner, cleaning, cleanly clean
cleanliness
clear, unclear clarity, clearance, clear, clearly clear
clearing
close closed, closing close, closure close, closely close
closeness
clothed, unclothed clothes, clothing clothe
collected, collective collection, collector collectively collect
coloured/US colored, colour/US color colourfully/US colour/US color
discoloured/US colouring/US colorfully
discolored, coloring
colourful/US
colorful,
colourless/US
colorless
combined combination, combine
combine
comfortable comfort, discomfort comfortably comfort
uncomfortable,
comforting
noncommittal, commitment commit
committed
communicative, communication, communicate
uncommunicative communicator
comparable, comparison comparatively compare
incomparable comparative
competitive, competition, competitively compete
uncompetitive competitor
complete, completion, completely, complete
incomplete incompleteness incompletely
complicated, complication complicate
uncomplicated
computer, computerize
computing,
computerization
concentrated concentration concentrate
concerned, concern concern
unconcerned
concluding, conclusion conclusively conclude
conclusive,
inconclusive
conditional, condition, conditionally condition
unconditional precondition, unconditionally
conditioner,
conditioning
ADJECTIVES NOUNS ADVERBS VERBS
confident, confidence confidently, confide
confidential confidentially
confirmed, confirmation confirm
unconfirmed
confused, confusing confusion confusingly confuse

connected, connection connect, disconnect

disconnected,
unconnected
conscious, subconscious, consciously,
subconscious, unconscious, unconsciously
unconscious consciousness,
unconsciousness
consequent, consequence consequently
inconsequential
considerable, consideration considerably consider, reconsider
considerate considerately
inconsiderate
considered
continental, continent
intercontinental
continual, continued, continuation, continually, continue,
continuous continuity continuously discontinue

contributory contribution, contribute

contributor
controlling, control, controller uncontrollably control
uncontrollable
convenient, convenience, conveniently inconvenience
inconvenient inconvenience
convinced, convincingly convince
convincing,
unconvincing
cooked, uncooked cook, cooker, cook
cookery, cooking
cool cool, coolness coolly cool
correct, incorrect, correction, correctly, incorrectly correct
corrective correctness
countable, count, recount count, recount
uncountable,
countless
undercover, cover, coverage, undercover cover, uncover
uncovered covering
creative, uncreative creation, creativity, creatively create, recreate
creator
criminal, crime, criminal, criminally incriminate
incriminating criminologist
critical, uncritical critic, criticism critically criticize
ADJECTIVES NOUNS ADVERBS VERBS
crowded, crowd, crowd
overcrowded overcrowding
cruel cruelty cruelly
crying cry, outcry cry
cultural, cultured culture, subculture culturally
cured, incurable cure cure

customary custom, customer, customarily accustom

customs
cutting cut, cutting cut, undercut
damaging, damage, damages damage
undamaged
endangered, danger dangerously endanger
dangerous
daring dare, daring daringly dare
dark, darkened, dark, darkness darkly darken
darkening
dated, outdated date date, predate
daily day, midday daily
dead, deadly, deathly dead, death deadly, deathly deaden
deal, dealer, dealings deal
deceitful, deceptive deceit, deceiver, deceptively deceive
deception
decided, undecided, decision, indecision decidedly, decisively decide
decisive indecisive indecisively
decorative decoration, decorator decoratively decorate
deep, deepening deep, depth deeply deepen
undefeated, defeatist defeat, defeatism, defeat
defeatist
defenceless/US defence/US defense, defensively defend
defenseless defendant, defender
indefensible,
defensive
definite, indefinite definition definitely, define
indefinitely
demanding, demand, demands demand
undemanding
democratic, democracy, democratically
undemocratic democrat
demonstrable, demonstration, demonstrably demonstrate
demonstrative demonstrator
undeniable denial undeniably deny
dependable, dependant, dependably depend
dependent dependence independently
independent independence,
dependency
ADJECTIVES NOUNS ADVERBS VERBS
describable, description descriptively describe
indescribable,
descriptive,
nondescript
desirable, desire desire
undesirable, desired,
undesired
indestructible, destroyer, destruction destructively destroy
destructive
determined, determination, determinedly determine
predetermined determiner
indeterminate
developed, developer, develop, redevelop
undeveloped development
developing redevelopment
different, indifferent difference, differently differ differentiate
indifference
differentiation
direct, indirect directness, direction directly, indirectly direct, redirect
directions, director
disagreeable disagreement disagreeably disagree
disappointed, disappointment disappointingly disappoint
disappointing
disastrous disaster disastrously
disciplinary, disciplinarian, discipline
disciplined, discipline
undisciplined
discoverer, discover
discovery
distant distance distantly distance
disturbed, disturbance disturbingly disturb
undisturbed,
disturbing
divided, undivided, divide, division, divide, subdivide
divisible, divisive subdivision

divorced divorce, divorcee divorce

done, overdone, do, doing do, outdo, overdo,
undone redo undo
undoubted, doubtful, doubt, doubter undoubtedly, doubt
doubtless doubtfully
dream, dreamless, dream, dreamer dreamily dream
dreamy
dressed, undressed, dress, dresser, dressily dress, redress,
dressy dressing undress
drunk, drunken drink, drinker, drunkenly drink
drinking drunk
drunkenness
ADJECTIVES NOUNS ADVERBS VERBS
driving drive, driver, driving drive
due undue due, dues due, duly, unduly
earner, earnings earn
earthy, earthly, earth unearth
unearthly
easy, uneasy ease, unease, easily, uneasily, easy ease
easiness
east, easterly, eastern east, easterner east eastward(s)

economic, economics, economically economize

economical economist, economy
uneconomic(al)
educated, education educationally educate
uneducated,
educational
effective, ineffective, effect, effectiveness effectively, effect
ineffectual ineffectiveness ineffectively
effortless effort effortlessly
unelected, electoral election, re-election, elect, re-elect
elector electorate
electric, electrical electrician, electrically electrify
electricity
electronic electronics electronically
embarrassed, embarrassment embarrassingly embarrass
embarrassing
emotional, emotive emotion emotionally
emphatic emphasis emphatically emphasize
unemployed employee, employer employ
employment,
unemployment
encouraged, encouragement, encouragingly encourage,
encouraging, discouragement discourage
discouraging
unending, endless end, ending endlessly end
energetic energy energetically energize
enjoyable enjoyment enjoyably enjoy
enormous enormity enormously
entrance, entrant, enter
entry
entertaining entertainer, entertainingly entertain
entertainment
enthusiastic, enthusiasm, enthusiastically, enthuse
unenthusiastic enthusiast unenthusiastically
environmental environment, environmentally
environmentalist
equal, unequal equality, inequality equally, unequally equalize
escaped, inescapable escape, escapism inescapably escape
ADJECTIVES NOUNS ADVERBS VERBS
essential essence, essentials essentially
overestimate, estimate, estimation estimate
estimated,
underestimate
eventful, uneventful, event, non-event eventfully,
eventual eventually
exam, examination examine, cross-
cross-examination, examine
examiner

excellent excellence excellently excel

excitable, excited, excitement excitedly, excitingly excite
exciting unexciting

excusable, excuse inexcusably excuse

inexcusable
non-existent, existence exist, coexist
existing, pre-existing
expectant, expectancy, expectantly, expect
unexpected expectation unexpectedly
expensive, expenditure, expensively, expend
inexpensive expense, expenses inexpensively
experienced, experience, experience
inexperienced inexperience
experimental experiment experimentally experiment
expert, inexpert expert, expertise expertly
unexplained, explaining, inexplicably explain
explanatory, explanation
explicable,
inexplicable
exploding, explosive explosion, explosive explosively explode
exploratory exploration, explorer explore
expressive expression expressively express
extreme, extremist extreme, extremism, extremely
extremist, extremity
factual fact factually
unfailing fail, failure unfailingly fail
fair, unfair fairness fairly, unfairly
faithful, unfaithful faith, faithfulness faithfully
familiar, unfamiliar familiarity, family familiarly familiarize
famed, famous, fame famously,
infamous infamously
fashionable, fashion fashionably, fashion
unfashionable unfashionably
fat, fattening, fatty fat fatten
fastener fasten, unfasten
faultless, faulty fault faultlessly fault
ADJECTIVES NOUNS ADVERBS VERBS
fearful, fearless, fear fearfully, fearlessly fear
fearsome
unfeeling feel, feeling, feelings feel
fictional fiction, nonfiction
filling fill, refill, filling fill, refill
final final, semifinal, finally finalize
finalist
finished, unfinished finish finish
firm, infirm firmness, infirmity firmly firm
fishy fish, fishing fish
fitted, fitting fit, fittings fittingly fit
fixed, transfixed, fix, fixation, fixture fixedly fix
unfixed
flat flat flat, flatly flatten
flowered, flowery, flower flower
flowering
folded, folding fold, folder fold, unfold
following follower, following follow
forceful, forcible force forcefully, forcibly force
forested forest, deforestation,
forestry
forgetful, forgetfulness forgetfully forget
unforgettable
forgiving, forgiveness forgive
unforgiving
reformed form, formation, form, reform,
transformation, transform
reformer, transformer

formal, informal formality formally, informally formalize

fortunate, fortune fortunately,

unfortunate unfortunately
free freedom, freebie free, freely free
freezing, frozen freeze, freezer, freeze
freezing
frequent, infrequent frequency, frequently, frequent
infrequency infrequently
fresh, refreshing freshness, freshly, refreshingly freshen, refresh
refreshments
friendly, unfriendly friend, friendliness befriend
frightened, fright frighteningly, frighten
frightening, frightful frightfully
fruitful, fruitless, fruit, fruition fruitfully, fruitlessly fruit
fruity
funded fund, refund, fund, refund
funding
ADJECTIVES NOUNS ADVERBS VERBS
furnished, furnishings, furniture furnish
unfurnished
garden, gardener, garden
gardening
general generalization generally generalize
generous generosity generously
gentle gentleness gently
glad gladness gladly gladden
glassy glass, glasses
good good, goodies,
goodness, goods
governmental, government, governmentally govern
governing governor
grateful, ungrateful gratitude, ingratitude gratefully
great greatness greatly
green green, greenery,
greens
groundless, ground, underground ground
underground underground,
grounding, grounds

growing, grown, grower, growth, grow, outgrow

overgrown undergrowth
guilty guilt, guiltiness guiltily
habitual habit habitually
hairless, hairy hair, hairiness
underhand, handy hand, handful hand
handle, handler, handle
handling
hanging hanger hang, overhang
happy, unhappy happiness, happily, unhappily
unhappiness
hard hardship hard, hardly harden
unharmed, harmful, harm, harmfulness harmlessly harm
harmless
overhead, heady head, heading, overhead head, behead
overheads
healthy, unhealthy health healthily, unhealthily
unheard, unheard of hearing hear, overhear
heartened, heart heartily, heartlessly
heartening, heartless,
hearty

heated, unheated heat, heater, heating heatedly heat, overheat

heightened height, heights heighten
helpful, unhelpful, help, helper, helpfully, helplessly help
helpless helpfulness, helping
high height high, highly
ADJECTIVES NOUNS ADVERBS VERBS
historic, prehistoric, historian, history historically
historical
hold, holder, holding hold
homeless, homely home home home
honest, dishonest honesty, dishonesty honestly, dishonestly
hopeful, hopeless hope, hopefulness, hopefully, hopelessly hope
hopelessness
human, inhuman, human, humanism, humanly, humanely humanize
superhuman humane humanity inhumanity
hungry hunger hungrily
hurried, unhurried hurry hurriedly hurry
unhurt, hurtful hurt hurtfully hurt
icy ice, icicle, icing icily ice
identifiable, identification, identify
unidentified identity

imaginable, imagination unimaginably imagine

unimaginable, imaginatively
imaginary
imaginative
important, importance importantly
unimportant
impressionable, impression impressively impress
impressive
improved improvement improve
increased increase increasingly increase
incredible, credible, credibility, incredibly,
incredulous incredulity incredulously
independent independence, independently
independent
industrial, industrialist, industrially,
industrialized, industrialization, industriously
industrious industry

infectious infection, infectiously infect, disinfect

disinfectant
inflatable, inflated, inflation inflate, deflate
inflationary
informative, informant, inform, misinform
uninformative, information
informed uninformed informer
injured, uninjured injury injure
innocent innocence innocently
insistent insistence insistently insist
instant, instance, instant instantly,
instantaneous instantaneously
instructive instruction, instructively instruct
instructor
ADJECTIVES NOUNS ADVERBS VERBS
intelligent, intelligence intelligently
unintelligent
intended, unintended, intent, intention intentionally, intend
intentional intentionally,
unintentional
interested, interest interestingly interest
interesting,
disinterested
uninterested

uninterrupted interruption interrupt

interview, interview
interviewee
introductory introduction introduce

inventive invention, inventively invent, reinvent

inventiveness,
inventor

uninvited, inviting invitation, invite invitingly invite

involved, uninvolved involvement involve
itemized item itemize
joky/jokey joke, joker jokingly joke
journalistic journal, journalism,
journalist
judgmental judge, judg(e)ment judge
juicy juice, juices
keen keenness keenly
kept keep keeper keeping keep
kill, overkill, killer, kill
killing
kind, unkind kindness, unkindness kindly, unkindly
knowing, knowledge knowingly, know
knowledgeable, unknowingly
known unknown knowledgeably
large enlargement largely enlarge
laughable laugh, laughter laughably laugh
lawful, unlawful law, lawyer, outlaw lawfully, unlawfully outlaw
lazy laziness lazily laze
lead, leading lead, leader, lead
leadership
learned, unlearned learner learning learn, unlearn
legal, illegal legality, illegality, legally, illegally legalize
legalization
lengthy, lengthening length lengthily lengthen
lying liar, lie lie
ADJECTIVES NOUNS ADVERBS VERBS
lifeless, lifelike, life lifelessly
lifelong
light light, lighter, lightly light, lighten
lighting, lightness
likeable dislike, liking like, dislike
likely, unlikely likelihood likely
limited, unlimited limit, limitation, limit
limitations
literary, literate, literature, literacy
illiterate
live, lively, living liveliness, living live live, outlive, relive
local local, location, locally dislocate, relocate
relocation
lost loser, loss lose
loud aloud, loud/loudly

lovable, unlovable, love, lover lovingly love

loveless, lovely
loving

low, lower, lowly low low lower

lucky, unlucky luck luckily, unluckily
mechanical, machine, machinery, mechanically
mechanized mechanic mechanics,
mechanism,
machinist
magic, magical magic, magician magically
unmade make, remake, make, remake
maker, making
manly, manned, man, manhood, mannishly, manfully
unmanned mannish mankind, man
manliness,
mannishness
manageable, management, manage,
unmanageable manager, manageress
managerial
marked, unmarked mark, marker, markedly mark
markings
marketable market, marketing, market
marketability
marketer, marketeer

married, unmarried marriage marry, remarry

marriageable
ADJECTIVES NOUNS ADVERBS VERBS
matching, match, mismatch matchlessly match
unmatched,
matchless
material, immaterial, material, materially materialize
materialistic materialism,
materialist, materials,
materialization

meaningful, meaning, meaningfully, mean

meaningless meaningfulness meaninglessly
measurable, measure, immeasurably measure
immeasurable measurement
measured

medical, medicated, medical, medication, medically,

medicinal medicine medicinally
memorable memorial, memory memorably memorize
mental mentality mentally
methodical, method, methodically
methodological methodology

military, militant, militancy, militant, militantly, militarily

militaristic the military, militia,
militarized, militarist, militarism
demilitarized
mindless, mindful, mind, minder, mindlessly mind, remind
minded reminder,
mindlessness
minimal, minimum, minimum, minimally minimize
minimalist minimization
missing miss miss
mistaken, mistake mistakably, mistake
unmistakable unmistakenly
mixed mix, mixer, mixture mix
modern, modernistic modernity, modernize
modernization
momentary, moment momentarily
momentous
moody mood, moodiness moodily
moral, amoral, moral, morals, morally moralize
immoral, moralistic morality, immorality

motherly mother, motherhood mother

movable, unmoved, move, movement, movingly move, remove
moving removal remover,
mover

murderous murder, murderer murderously murder

ADJECTIVES NOUNS ADVERBS VERBS
musical, unmusical music, musical, musically
musician
musicianship,
musicality,
musicologist,
musicology

named, unnamed, name namely name, rename

nameless
national, nation, national, , nationally, nationalize
international multinational, internationally denationalize
multinational, nationalism,
nationalistic nationalist
nationality,
nationalization

natural, supernatural nature, naturalist, naturally, unnaturally naturalize

unnatural, naturalization
naturalistic naturalness the
supernatural naturist,
naturism

necessary, necessity necessarily, necessitate

unnecessary unnecessarily

needless, needy, need, needs needlessly need

needed

nervous, nervy, nerve, nerves, nervously,

nerveless, unnerving nervousness nervelessly,
unnervingly

new, renewable, news, renewal, newly, anew renew

renewed newness
night, midnight overnight, nightly,
nights
noisy, noiseless noise, noisiness noisily
normal, abnormal normality/US normally, normalize
normalcy, abnormally
abnormality, norm

north, northerly, north, northerner north, northbound

northern northward(s),
northward(s),
northbound

noticeable, unnoticed notice noticeably notice

ADJECTIVES NOUNS ADVERBS VERBS
innumerable, number, numeral number, outnumber
numerical, numerous enumerate
numbered numerate
nurse, nursery, nurse
nursing
obedient, disobedient obedience, obediently, obey, disobey
disobedience disobediently
occasional occasion occasionally
offensive, offence/US offense, offensively , offend
inoffensive offender offensive

official, unofficial office, officer, officially, officiate

official, officialdom unofficially
open, opening the open, opener, openly open
opening openness

operative, operation, operationally operate cooperate,

operational cooperation operator
cooperative operable
opposed, opposing, opposition, opposite opposite oppose
opposite
optional option optionally opt

disordered orderly, order, disorder order

disorderly,
ordered
organizational, organization, organize
organized disorganization, disorganize,
reorganization, reorganize
organizer
original, unoriginal origin, original, originally originate
originality, originator

owner, ownership own disown

public the public, publicly publicize
publication, publicist
publicity

published, publisher, publishing publish

unpublished

punishable, punishment punishingly punish

punishing, punitive
pure, impure purification, purist, purely purify
purity impurity,
purifier
ADJECTIVES NOUNS ADVERBS VERBS
purposeful, purpose, purposefully,
purposeless purposelessness purposely,
purposelessly
pushed, pushy push, pusher, push
pushiness
qualified, unqualified qualification, qualify, disqualify
disqualification,
qualifier

quarterly quarter, quarters quarterly quarter

questionable, question, unquestionably question
unquestionable questioning,
questioner,
questionnaire

quiet quiet, disquiet quietly quieten/quiet

racial, multiracial, race, racism, racist racially
racist
rare rarefied rarity rarely
overrated, underrated rate, rating, ratings rate, underrate
reactionary reaction, reactor, react, overreact
reactant
readable, unreadable read, reader, read
readership, reading
ready readiness readily ready
real, unreal, realistic, realism, realist, really, realistically realize
unrealistic realisable reality, unreality,
realization

reasonable, reason, reasoning, reasonably, reason

unreasonable, reasonableness unreasonably
reasoned
receptive, reciprocal, receipt, receipts, reciprocally receive
received receiver, reception,
recipient

recognizable, recognition recognizably recognize

unrecognizable
recognized

recorded, unrecorded record, recorder, record

recording
referee, reference, refer, referee
referral
reflective reflection, reflector reflectively reflect
regrettable, regretful regret regrettably, regret
regretfully
ADJECTIVES NOUNS ADVERBS VERBS
regular irregular regular, regularity, regularly irregularly regulate
irregularity
related, unrelated, relation, relations, relatively relate
relative relationship relative

relaxed, relaxing relaxation relax

reliable, unreliable, reliability, reliance reliably rely
reliant
religious, irreligious religion religiously

remaining the remainder, remain

remains
remarkable, remark remarkably remark
unremarkable
irreparable repair, disrepair irreparably repair
repeated, repeat, repetition repeatedly, repeat
repetitive/repetitious repetitively
unreported report, reporter reportedly report

representative, representation, represent

unrepresentative representative
reputable, reputation, disrepute reputedly, reputably
disreputable, reputed

respectable, respect, disrespect, respectably, respect

respected, respectful respectability, respectfully,
disrespectful, respecter, respects disrespectfully,
respective respectively
irrespective

responsive, respondent, responsively respond

unresponsive response,
responsiveness
responsible, responsibility, responsibly,
irresponsible irresponsibility irresponsibly
restless, rested, rest, unrest, restlessly rest
restful restlessness
retired retiree, retirement retire
rewarding, reward reward
unrewarding
rich riches, richness, richly enrich
enrichment, the rich

riderless ride, rider, riding ride

ADJECTIVES NOUNS ADVERBS VERBS
right, righteous, right, rightness, right, rightly, right
rightful rights, righteousness rightfully

rolling roll, roller roll, unroll

romantic, romance, romantic, romantically romance, romanticize
unromantic, romanticism
romanticized
rough rough, roughage, rough, roughly rough, roughen
roughness
round, rounded round, rounders, round, roundly round
roundness
royal, royalist royal, royalist, royally
royalty
rude rudeness rudely
ruling rule, ruler, ruling rule, overrule
running, runny run, rerun, runner, run, outrun, overrun
running, rundown rerun

sad, saddened sadness sadly sadden

safe, unsafe safe, safety safely
satisfactory, satisfaction, satisfactorily, , satisfy
unsatisfactory dissatisfaction unsatisfactorily
satisfied,
dissatisfied,
unsatisfied satisfying

save, saver, saving, save

savings
scared, scary scare scarily scare
pre-school, scholastic school, pre-school, scholastically, school
schooling scholar scholarly

scientific, science, scientist scientifically

unscientific
scoreless score, scorer score outscore,
underscore
searchable search search searchingly

seated seat, seating seat, unseat

secret secretive secrecy, secret, secretly, secretively secrete
secretiveness
sensible, senseless, sense, nonsense, , sensibly sense, sensitize
sensitive insensitive, sensibility insensitively desensitize
nonsensical, sensory sensitivity, senselessly
insensitivity
sensitiveness, sensor
ADJECTIVES NOUNS ADVERBS VERBS
separable, separation, inseparably, separate
inseparable, separate separatism separatist separately

serious seriousness seriously

serviceable, servile, servant, serve, server, serve, service

serving service disservice,
services, serving,
servitude, servicing

sexist, sexual, sex, sexism, sexually, sexily

bisexual, sexy, sexuality, sexist
asexual
shadowy shadow, shade shadow, overshadow
shaky shake, shakiness, shakily shake
shaker
shapeless, shapely, shape, shapeliness, shapelessly shape
shaped shapelessness

sharp sharpener, sharpness sharpen

shiny shine, shininess shine, outshine
shocked, shocking, shock, shocker shockingly shock
shockable
shop, shopper, shop
shopping
short, shortish short, shortage, short, shortly shorten
shortness, shorts
shy shyness shyly shy

sick, sickening, sick, sickness sickeningly sicken

sickly
sighted sight, insight, , unsightly sight
oversight, sighting
signed, unsigned sign, signal, sign, signal
signatory, signature

significant, significance, significantly, signify

insignificant insignificance insignificantly
signification
silent silence, silencer silently silence

similar, dissimilar similarity similarly

simple, simplistic simplicity, simply simplify

simplification
sung singer, singing sing
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single, singular single, singles singly single

skilful/US skillful, skill skilfully/US skillfully

skilled, unskilled
deskilled

asleep, sleepless, sleep, sleeper, sleepily sleep

sleepy, sleeping sleepiness
sleeplessness

slight, slighted, slight slightly

slightest
slippery slip, slipper slip

smoked, smoking, smoke, smoker, non- smoke

non-smoking smoky, smoker smoking
smokeless
smooth smoothness, smoothly smooth
smoothie
sociable, unsociable, society, sociologist, sociologically socialize
social anti-social, sociology, socially,
unsocial, sociological socialism, socialist,
socialite
soft softness, softy, softly soften
softener
solid solid, solidarity, solidly solidify
solidity, solids
soluble, insoluble, solution, solubility solve
unsolved, solvable

south, southerly south, southerner south, southward(s),

southern southbound southbound
southernmost
southward
unspeakable, speaker, speech unspeakably speak
speechless,
outspoken unspoken

special, specialized special, specialist, specially specialize

speciality
/US specialty,
specialization,
specialism
speedy speed, speeding, speedily speed
speediness
spelling, speller spell, misspell
spoilt/spoiled, spoils, spoiler spoil
unspoiled/unspoilt
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sporting, sporty, sport sportingly, sport
unsporting unsportingly
spotted, spotless, spot spotlessly spot
spotty
standing, outstanding stand, standing, outstandingly stand, withstand
standoff standstill
standard, substandard standard, standardize
standardization
start, starter, non- start, restart
starter
understated statement, state, overstate
understatement
steamy, steaming steam, steamer steam
steep steepness steeply steepen

sticky, stuck, unstuck sticker, stickiness stick

stiff stiffness stiff, stiffly stiffen
stoned, stony stone stone
non-stop stop, stoppage, non-stop stop
stopper
stormy storm storm
straight straight straight straighten
strange, estranged stranger, strangely
strangeness
strong strength strongly strengthen
stressed stressful stress stress, de-stress
stressy
striking, strikebound strike, striker strikingly strike

structural, structure, structurally, structure, restructure

structuralist restructuring
structuralism,
structuralist

studious, studied student, study, study

studies studiousness

stupid stupidity stupidly

stylish, stylistic style, stylist, stylishly, stylistically style

stylishness
substantial, ssubstance substantially substantiate
insubstantial,
substantive
successful, success successfully, succeed
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sudden suddenness suddenly
insufferable sufferer, suffering, insufferably suffer
sufferance
suggestive, suggestion suggestively suggest
suggestible
summery summer,
midsummer
supplier, supplies, supply
supply
supportive, support, supporter supportively support
supporting supportiveness

supposed supposition supposedly suppose, presuppose

surface surface surface, resurface
surprised, surprising surprise surprisingly surprise

surrounding surroundings, surround

surrounds surround

surviving, survivable survival, survivor survive

suspect, suspected, suspect, suspicion suspiciously suspect

unsuspecting
unsuspected,
suspicious

sworn swearing swear

sweet sweet, sweetener, sweetly sweeten

sweetness sweety

swim, swimmer, swimmingly swim

swimming
symbolic, symbol, symbolism, symbolically symbolize
symbolical, symbolist
symbolist
sympathetic, sympathy, sympathetically, sympathize
unsympathetic sympathizer, unsympathetically
sympathies
systematic system, systematically systematize
systematization
taken takings, undertaking, take, overtake,
taker undertake
talkative talk, talks, talker talk
tasteful, distasteful, taste, distaste, taster tastefully, . taste
tasteless, tasty distastefulness distastefully
tastelessly
taxable, taxing tax, taxation tax
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taught teacher, teaching, teach
teachings
tearful tear, tearfulness tearfully

technical technicality, technically

technician, technique

technological technology, technologically

technologist
thankful, thankless thanks, thankfulness thankfully thank
theoretical theorist, theory, theoretically theorize
theorem
thick thickness, thickener thickly thicken
thin thinness, thinner thinly thin
think, rethink, unthinkable think, rethink
thinker, thinking
thirsty thirst thirstily
thoughtful, thought, thoughtfully,
thoughtless thoughtfulness thoughtlessly
thoughtlessness
threatening threat threateningly threaten
tie, ties tie untie
tight tightness tight, tightly tighten
timeless, timely, time, overtime, timelessly time
untimely timer, timing
timelessness

tired, tireless, tiredness tirelessly, tiredly, tire

tiresome, tiring tiresomely

titled title, subtitle, surtitle entitle

subtitles, surtitle
top, topless, topmost top, topping top
touched, untouched, touch, touchiness touchingly, touchily touch
touching touchy,
untouchable

tough toughness toughly toughen

trade trade, trader, trading trade
traditional tradition, traditionally
traditionalist
traditionalism

trained, untrained trainee, trainer, train

training retraining
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transport, transport
transportation,
transporter

untreated treat, treatment, treat, mistreat,

mistreatment maltreat
maltreatment

tricky trick, trickery, trick

trickster
troubled, trouble, troubles troublingly trouble
troublesome,
troubling
trusting, trustworthy trust, distrust, trust, distrust,
mistrust, trustee mistrust entrust
trusteeship,
trustworthiness
true, untrue, truthful truth, untruth, truly, truthfully,
truthfulness untruthfully
trying, untried try, trier try

upturned turn, upturn, turning, turn, overturn

turnout turnaround,
turnover

twisted, twisty twist, twister twist

typical type, typing, typist typically type, typify

understandable, understanding understand

understanding misunderstanding misunderstand
understood,
misunderstood
upset, upsetting upset upset

urgent urgency, urge, urging urgently urge

reusable, used, usage, use, disuse, usefully use, misuse, reuse
disused, unused misuse, usefulness,
useful, useless user
valuable, invaluable valuables, value, value, devalue,
undervalued values, valuer evaluate
valueless valuation, evaluation
variable, varied, variable, variance, invariably, variously vary
various variant variety,
variation

vegetarian vegetable, vegetarian

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view, overview, view, preview,
preview, review review
viewer

violent, non-violent violence violently

visit, visitor, visit, revisit

visitation
vote, voter, voting vote
wanted, unwanted want, wants want
pre-war, post-war, war, warfare, warrior
warring, warlike
warm warmth warmly warm
washable, unwashed wash, washer, was
awash washing washout

waste, wasteful wastage, waste, wastefully waste

waster
watchful watch, watchfulness watchfully watch
underwater, water, waters underwater water
waterproof, watery
wayward way, subway, midway
midway
weak weakling, weakness weakly weaken

wearing, worn, wear, underwear wear

wearable
weekly, midweek week, midweek weekly, midweek
overweight, weight, weights, weightlessly weigh, outweigh
underweight, weighting
weighted weighty,
weightless

welcome, welcome welcome

unwelcome,
welcoming

westerly, western, west, western, west, westward(s), westernize

westernized westerner westbound
westernmost westernization
westbound,
westward(s),
white, whitish white, whiteness, whiten
whitening whites

whole, wholesome, whole, wholly

unwholesome wholesomeness
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wide width wide, widely widen
wild wild, wildness wildly

willing, unwilling willingness, willingly,

unwillingness unwillingly
winning win, winner, win
winnings
wintry winter, midwinter
wiry wire, wireless, wire
wiring
womanly woman, womanhood womanize
wonderful, wonder, wonderment wonderfully, wonder
wondrous wondrously
wooded, wooden, wood woodenly
woody
woollen/US woolen, wool, woollens,
woolly/US woolliness wooly

wordy, worded, word, words, word, reword

wordless wording
workable, work, workaholic, work, rework
unworkable, worker workings,
overworked, working workout
world, worldly, world, underworld worldwide
unworldly,
worldwide
worried, unworried, worry, worrier , worryingly worry
worrying worrisome worriedly
worth, worthless, worth, worthlessness worthily
worthwhile worthy
unworthy
written, unwritten writer, writing, write, rewrite
writings
wrong, wrongful wrong, wrongdoer wrong, wrongly wrong
wrongfully

yearly year yearly

young, youthful young, youngster, youthfully
youth

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