Examples of Change of Parts of Speech

We can change the grammatical category of a word by the use of prefixes and suffixes and some other techniques.

1. “ Study Skills ” ENG-123 Lecture 19 (V2) “Changing Parts of Speech” By : Tariq Amin Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST

2. Outline Changing Parts of Speech Changes to Make Verbs Changes to Make Adjectives Changes to Make Adverbs Course : Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: [email protected] Topic: Changing Parts of Speech

3. Changes to Make Verbs To change words into verbs, use any of the following prefixes or suffixes. Course : Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: [email protected] Topic: Changing Parts of Speech Prefix Verb Form Suffix Verb Form en- encourage -en Deepen em- empower -ise/ize stabilize re- renew -ate celebrate im- imprison -ify terrify

4. Changes to Make Adjectives To change words into adjectives, use any of the following suffixes. Course : Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: [email protected] Topic: Changing Parts of Speech Suffix Adjective Form Suffix Adjective Form - al directional - ate temperate ible sensible - id humid - able laughable - ine alpine - ous officious - ful helpful - less priceless - like childlike - ish stylish - ar polar

5. Changes to Make Adverbs To make adverb forms, put the suffix “ ly ” at the end of the given word. Course : Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: [email protected] Topic: Changing Parts of Speech Suffix Adjective Form - ly loudly -ly accurately

6. Examples Of Interchange Of Parts Of Speech Course : Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: [email protected] Topic: Changing Parts of Speech - ize (verb) - ment (noun) - er, - or (noun) - Ing (verb/adj) - able, -ible (adj) achieve achievement achiever achieving achievable manage management manager managing manageable standard standardize sympathy sympathize sympathizer sympathizing fertile fertilize fertilizer fertilizing fertilizable

7. Changes to Make Adverbs To make adverb forms, put the suffix ly at the end of the given word. Course : Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: [email protected] Topic: Changing Parts of Speech -tion, -ation (noun) -ic (adj) - Ive (adj) acid acidic restore restoration restorative mediate mediation mediative cooperate cooperation cooperative strategy Strategic

8. References https://www.theclassroom.com/use-suffixes-change-parts-speech-8274904.html https://study.com/academy/lesson/how-word-changes-indicate-parts-of-speech.html Course : Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: [email protected] Topic: Changing Parts of Speech

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