VERB – FORMATION
1] From nouns add “-ize” at the end of the word.
Eg., apology – apologize
Authority, character, centre, colony, economy, harmony, idol, magnetize, memory, monopoly, nature, patron, sermon,
2] From Adjectives add “-ize” at the end of the word.
Eg., brutal – brutalize
Civil, equal, familiar, general, special, stable, utility, victim
3] From nouns add “-fy” at the end of the word.
Eg., class – classify
Diety, electricity, glory, justice, beauty, notice, person
4] From Adjectives add “-fy” at the end of the word.
Eg., clear – clarify
False, just, pur, specific, stupid, vile, terror, verse,
5] From nouns add “-en” at the end of the word.
Eg., haste – hasten
Height, black, tight, bright, white, light,
6] From Adjectives add “-en” at the end of the word.
Eg., cheap – cheapen
Dark, deep, hard, long, mad, moist, short, sick, sweet, thick, white, wide
7] From nouns add “-e” at the end of the word.
Eg., bath – bathe
Breath, cloth,
8] From Adjectives add “-em” at the end of the word.
Eg., bitter – embitter
9] From nouns add “en-” at the beginning of the word.
Eg., circle – encircle
List, role, shrine, slave, snare, rich, danger, force
10] From adjectives add “en-” at the beginning of the word.
Eg., able – enable
Dear, feeble, large, noble, rich, sure, throne, title
11] From nouns add “-ate” at the end of the word.
Eg., habit – habituate
Necessity, origin, office, society
12] From adjectives add “-ate” at the beginning of the word.
Eg., humble – humiliate
Table, vice
13] belief – believe, relief – relieve, thief – thieve
14] brood-breed, food-feed
15] abundant-abound, brief-abbreviate, clean – cleanse, cool-chill, dense-condense,
firm-confirm, found-fondle, full-fill, hale-heal, lame-limp, perpetual-perpetuate,
proper-appropriate, public-publish, safe-save, solid-consolidate, strange-estrange,
venerable-venerate, tale-tell, vapour-evaporate, vigour - invigorate
16] company-accompany, drop-drip, frost-freeze, glass-glaze, gold-gild, grass-graze,
heir-inherit, knot-knit, loss-lose, peace-pecify, prison-imprison, sale-sell
