Use of English/Word Families/Overview

Wörter aus den selben Wortfamilien sind einfach zu behalten oder zu erschließen, da sie ja alle einen gemeinsamen Wortstamm haben.

Word from the same word families can be easily understood because the share a common root and pre- and suffixes you can identify.

Words in bold are commmon and important to learn.

A

Nouns	Verbs	Adjectives	Adverbs
ability, disability, inability	enable,disable	able, unable, disabled	ably
acceptance	accept	acceptable, unacceptable, accepted	-ably
accident		accidental	-ally
accuracy, inaccuracy		accurate, inaccurate	-ely
accusation, the accused, accuser	accuse	accusing
achievement, achiever	achieve	achievable
act, action, inaction, interaction, reaction, transaction actor, actress	act	acting
activity, inactivity		active, inactive, interactive, proactive activate	actively
addition	add	additional	additionally
admiration, admirer	admire	admirable	admirably
advantage, disadvantage		advantageous, disadvantaged	advantageously
ad(vertisement), advertiser,	advertise	advertising
advice, adviser	advise	advisable,inadvisable, advisory
agreement, disagreement	agree, disagree	agreeable	agreeably
aim	to aim	aimless	aimlessly
amazement	amaze	amazed, amazing	amazingly
anger (anger management)	anger	angry	angrily
announcement, announcer	announce	unannounced
appearance, disappearance reappearance	appear, disappear, reappear
applicant, application	apply	applicable,applied
appreciation	appreciate	appreciable,appreciative
approval, disapproval	approve, disapprove	approving, disapproving	approvingly
approximation	approximate	approximate	approximately
argument	argue	arguable, argumentative	arguably
arrangement	arrange, rearrange
art, artist, artistry		artistic, artful	artistically
shame	shame	ashamed, unashamed, shameful,shameless	shamefully, shamelessly
attachment	attach, detach	attached, unattached, detachable, detached (semi-detached house)
attack, counter-attack, attacker	attack, counter-attack
attention	attend	attentive,inattentive	attentively
attraction, attractiveness	attract	attractive, unattractive	attractively
authority, authorization	authorize	authoritarian, authoritative, unauthorized
availability		available, unavailable
avoidance	avoid	avoidable, unavoidable
awareness		aware, unaware

B

Nouns	Verbs	Adjectives	Adverbs
base,the basics,basis	base (on)	baseless, basic	basically
bearer	bear	bearable, unbearable
beat, wife-beater	beater	beating unbeatable,unbeaten
beauty, beautician	to beautify	beautiful	beautifully
beginner, beginning	begin
behaviour/behavior (AmE) misbehaviour	behave, misbehave	behavioural/behavioral
belief, disbelief	believe, disbelieve	believable, unbelievable	unbelievably
block, blockage	block, unblock	blocked, unblocked
blood, bleeding	bleed	bloodless,bloody
the boil, boiler	boil	boiling
bore,boredom	bore	bored, boring	boringly
break, outbreak, breakage	break	unbreakable, broken, unbroken
breath, breather, breathing	breathe	breathless	breathlessly
brother, brotherhood			brotherly
build, builder, building	build, rebuild
burn, burner	burn	burning, burnt
burial	bury	buried

C

Nouns	Verbs	Adjectives	Adverbs
calculation, calculator	calculate	incalculable,calculated, calculating
calm, calmness	calm	calm	calmly
capability		capable, incapable	capably
care, carer	care for, about	careful, careless,caring, uncaring	carefully, carelessly
celebration, celebrity	celebrate	celebrated, celebratory
centre/center (AmE) centralization, decentralization	center, centralize, decentralize	central, centralized	centrally
certainty, uncertainty		certain, uncertain	certainly, uncertainly
challenge, challenger	challenge	challenging
change	change	changeable,interchangeable, unchanged, changing
character, characteristic, characterization	characterize	characteristic, uncharacteristic	characteristically
chemical, chemist, chemistry		chemical	chemically
circle, semicircle, circulation	circle, circulate	circular
cleaner, cleaning, cleanliness	clean	clean, unclean	cleanly
clarity, clearance, clearing	clear	clear, unclear	clearly
close,closure	close (schließen), enclose	(en)closed, closing
closeness	close (sich nähern)	close (by)	closely
clothes, clothing	clothe	clothed, unclothed
collection, collector	collect	collected, collective	collectively
colour/color (AmE) colouring/coloring	color coloured, discoloured, colourless/colourful	colorfully
combination	combine	combined
comfort, discomfort	comfort	comfortably
commitment	commit to	noncommittal, committed
communication, communicator	communicate	communicative,uncommunicative
comparison	compare	comparable,incomparable, comparative	comparatively
competition, competitor	compete	competitive, uncompetitive	competitively
completion, incompleteness	complete	complete, incomplete	completely, incompletely
complication	complicate	complicated, uncomplicated
computer, computing, computerization	computerize
concentration	concentrate	concentrated
concern	concern	concerned, unconcerned
conclusion	conclude	concluding, conclusive, inconclusive	conclusively
condition, precondition, conditioner, conditioning	condition	conditional, unconditional	conditionally,unconditionally
confidence	confide	confident,confidential	confidently, confidentially
confirmation	confirm	confirmed, unconfirmed
confusion	confuse	confused, confusing	confusingly
connection	connect, reconnect, disconnect	connected, disconnected, unconnected
consciousness,unconsciousness		subconscious,unconscious, conscious	consciously, unconsciously
consequence		consequent, inconsequential	consequently
consideration	consider, reconsider	considerable,considerate, inconsiderate,considered	considerably, considerately
continent		continental, intercontinental
continuation, continuity	continue, discontinue	continual, continued, continuous	continually, continuously
contribution, contributor	contribute	contributory
control, controller	control	controlling, uncontrollable	uncontrollably
convenience,inconvenience	inconvenience	convenient, inconvenient	conveniently
	convince	convinced, convincing, unconvincing	convincingly
cook, cooker, cookery, cooking	cook	cooked,uncooked
cool, coolness	cool down	cool	coolly
correction, correctness	correct	correct, incorrect,corrective	correctly, incorrectly
count, recount	count, recount	countable, uncountable, countless
cover, coverage,	cover, uncover	covering undercover, uncovered
creation, creativity, creator	create, recreate	creative,uncreative	creatively
crime, criminal, criminologist		criminal, incriminating incriminate	criminally
critic, criticism	criticize	critical, uncritical	critically
crowd, overcrowding	crowd	crowded, overcrowded
cruelty		cruel	cruelly
cry, outcry	cry	crying
culture, subculture		cultural, cultured	culturally
cure	cure	cured, incurable
custom, customer, customs	accustom, customize	customary	customarily
cut, cutting	cut, undercut	cutting

D

Nouns	Verbs	Adjectives	Adverbs
damage, damages	damage	damaging, undamaged
danger	endanger	endangered, dangerous	dangerously
dare,daring	dare	daring	daringly
dark, darkness	darken	dark, darkened, darkening	darkly
date	date, predate	dated, outdated
day,midday		daily	daily
dead, death	die, deaden	dead,	deadly, deathly
deal, dealer, dealings	dealt	dealt
deceit, deceiver, deception	deceive	deceitful, deceptive	deceptively
decision, indecision	decide on	decided, undecided, decisive,indecisive	decidedly, decisively,indecisively
decoration, decorator	decorate	decorative	decoratively
deep,depth	deepen	deep, deepening	deeply
defeat, defeatism, defeatist	defeat	undefeated,
defence/ defense (AmE), defendant, defender	defend	defenceless, indefensible, defensive	defensively
definition	define	definite, indefinite	definitely,indefinitely
demand, demands	demand	demanding, undemanding
democracy, democrat		democratic, undemocratic	democratically
demonstration, demonstrator	demonstrate	demonstrable,demonstrative	demonstrably
denial	deny	undeniable	undeniably
dependant, dependence, independence, dependency	depend on	dependable, dependent, independent	dependably, independently
description	describe	describable, indescribable, nondescript, descriptive	descriptively
desire	desire	desirable, undesirable, desired, undesired
destroyer, destruction	destroy	indestructible, destructive	destructively
determination, determiner	determine	determined, predetermined, indeterminate	determinedly
developer, development, redevelopment	develop, redevelop	developed, undeveloped, developing
difference, indifference,	differ from, differentiate	different, indifferent	differently
directness,direction, (to give) directions, director	direct, redirect	direct, indirect	directly, indirectly
disagreement	disagree (see also agree)	disagreeable	disagreeably
disappointment	disappoint	disappointed, disappointing	disappointingly
disaster		disastrous	disastrously
disciplinarian, discipline	discipline	disciplinary, disciplined, undisciplined
discoverer, discovery	discover
distance	distance	distant	distantly
disturbance	disturb	disturbed, undisturbed, disturbing	disturbingly
divide,division, subdivision	divide, subdivide	divided, undivided, divisible, divisive
divorce, divorcee	divorce	divorced
do,doing	do, outdo, overdo,redo, undo	done, overdone, undone
doubt, doubter	doubt /daʊt/	undoubted,doubtful, doubtless	undoubtedly, doubtfully
dream, dreamer	dream (about)	dream, dreamless, dreamy	dreamily
dress, dresser, dressing	dress, redress, undress	dressed, undressed, dressy	dressily
drink, drinker, drinking, drunk, drunkenness	drink	drunk, drunken	drunkenly
drive,driver, driving	drive	driving
due,dues	due, undue	duly, unduly

E

Nouns	Verbs	Adjectives	Adverbs
earner, earnings	earn
earth	unearth	earthy	earthly, unearthly
ease,unease, easiness	ease	easy, uneasy	easily, uneasily
east, easterner	east, easterly, eastern, eastward(s)
economics,economist, economy	economize	economic, economical, uneconomic(al)	economically
education	educate	educated, uneducated, educational	educationally
effect,effectiveness, ineffectiveness	effect	effective,ineffective, ineffectual	effectively, ineffectively
effort		effortless effortlessly
election, re-election, elector, electorate	elect, re-elect	unelected, electoral
electrician, electricity electric	electrify	electric, electrical	electrically
electronics		electronic	electronically
embarrassment	embarrass	embarrassed, embarrassing	embarrassingly
emotion		emotional, emotive	emotionally
emphasis	emphasize	emphatic	emphatically
employee,employer, employment, unemployment	employ	unemployed
encouragement, discouragement	encourage, discourage	encouraged, encouraging, discouraging	encouraginglly
end, (happy) ending	end	unending, endless	endlessly
energy	energize	energetic	energetically
enjoyment	enjoy	enjoyable	enjoyably
enormity		enormous	enormously
entrance, entrant, entry	enter
entertainer, entertainment	entertain	entertaining	entertainingly
enthusiasm, enthusiast	enthuse	enthusiastic, unenthusiastic	enthusiastically, unenthusiastically
environment, environmentalist		environmental	environmentally
equality, inequality	equalize	equal, unequal	equally, unequally
escape,escapism	escape	escaped, inescapable	inescapably
essence,essentials		essential	essentially
estimate,estimation	estimate, overestimate, underestimate	estimated
event, non-event		eventful, uneventful, eventual (=schließlich)	eventfully, eventually
exam, examination, cross-examination, examiner	examine,cross-examine
excellence	excel	excellent	excellently
excitement	excite	excitable, excited, exciting,unexciting	excitedly, excitingly
excuse	excuse	excusable, inexcusable	inexcusably
existence	exist, coexist	non-existent, existing, pre-existing
expectancy, expectation	expect	expectant, unexpected	expectantly, unexpectedly
expenditure,expense, expenses	expend	expensive, inexpensive	expensively, inexpensively
experience, inexperience	experience	experienced, inexperienced
experiment	experiment	experimental	experimentally
expert, expertise		expert, inexpert	expertly
explaining, explanation	explain	unexplained, explanatory, explicable, inexplicable	inexplicably
explosion, explosive	explode	exploding, explosive	explosively
exploration, explorer	explore	exploratory
expression	express	expressive	expressively
extreme,extremism, extremist, extremity		extreme, extremist	extremely