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Nouns formed with up, down, in, out, back


up-

upbringing

upkeep

uprising

uproar

upset

upturn

down-downfall downpour downside downturn

-down

breakdown

in-

income input insight intake


OUt-outbreak outburst outcome outline outlook output outset

-out

breakout

checkout

knockout

turnout

workout

-back

comeback drawback feedback setback

back-background


Miscellaneous

Verb Noun

behave (mis)behaviour

.choose choice

complain complaint

die death

give gift

know knowledge

laugh laughter

lose loss

prove proof

receive receipt

respond response

sell sale(s)

succeed success

think thought

try trial

weigh weight

Adjective Noun

high height


Adjectives

-able

Verb Adjective

accept (un)acceptable

advise (in)advisable

afford affordable

agree (dis)agreeable

apply (in)applicable

appreciate appreciable

approach (un)approachable

avoid (un)avoidable

bear (un)bearable

believe (un)believable

compare (in)comparable

consider (in)considerable

desire (un)desirable

dispense (in)dispensable

forget (un)forgettable

imagine (un)imaginable

irritate irritable

note notable

notice noticeable

pay payable

predict (un)predictable

prefer preferable

prevent preventable

regret regrettable

rely (un)reliable

remark (un)remarkable

respect respectable

understand understandable

work . (un)workable

Noun Adjective

comfort (un)comfortable

fashion (un)fashionable

knowledge knowledgeable

memory (un)memorable

profit (un)profitable

reason (un)reasonable

value valuable/invaluable*

"invaluable:

extremely useful, eg invaluable advice/experience/help


-ible

Noun Adjective

access (in)accessible

flexibility (in)flexible

sense (in)sensible*

Verb Adjective

comprehend (in)comprehensible

respond (ir)responsible

* sensible:

showing or having good sense eg Cycling with a

broken arm is not a very sensible thing to do.

insensible:

a unconscious

eg He was found drunk and insensible. b not caring about or unaware of

eg She seemed insensible to the dangers involved.

-a/

Noun Adjective

accident accidental

addition additional

alphabet alphabetical

behaviour behavioural

centre central

culture cultural

ecology ecological

emotion (un)emotional

environment environmental

exception (un)exceptional

experiment experimental

fact factual

globe global

intention intentional

medicine medicinal

method methodical

monument monumental

nation national

occasion occasional

occupation occupational

origin (un)original

parent parental

person (im)personal

practice (im)practical

profession (un)professional

sensation (un)sensational

society social

temperament temperamental

tradition traditional

universe universal


-ive

Verb Adjective

act (in)active

adopt adoptive

appreciate (un)appreciative

assert (un)assertive

attend (in)attentive

attract (un)attractive



communicate (un)communicative

compete (un)competitive

conclude (in)conclusive

construct (un)constructive

cooperate (un)cooperative

create (un)creative

deceive deceptive

decide (in)decisive

defend defensive

describe descriptive

destroy destructive

divide divisive

explode explosive

express expressive

extend extensive

impress (un)impressive

include inclusive

invent inventive

offend (in)offensive

persuade persuasive

possess possessive

produce (un)productive

progress progressive

protect protective

receive • (un)receptive

respect (ir)respective

respond (un)responsive

speculate speculative

succeed successive

support (un)supportive

Noun Adjective

aggression (un)aggressive

effect (in)effective

expense (in)expensive

secret secretive

sense (in)sensitive


-ingl-ed

The following verbs can be used to form participle

adjectives

eg worrying/worried

alarm, amaze, amuse, annoy, astonish, bore, confuse, convince, depress, disappoint, disgust, embarrass, entertain, excite, exhaust, fascinate, frighten, frustrate, increase, interest, irritate, motivate, move, refresh, relax, satisfy, shock, surprise, terrify, threaten, thrill, tire, worry

The following -ing adjectives are commonly used with the nouns in brackets.

Verb Adjective

close closing (date)

consult consulting (room)

recur recurring (illness, nightmare,

problem, theme)

run running (water)

support supporting (actor, actress,

evidence, role)

-ous

Noun Adjective

(dis)advantage (dis)advantageous

ambition (un)ambitious

anxiety anxious

caution cautious

courtesy (dis)courteous

curiosity curious

danger dangerous

disaster disastrous

glamour (un)glamorous

hazard hazardous

humour humorous

luxury luxurious

monster monstrous

mystery mysterious

nerve nervous

number numerous

poison poisonous

religion (ir)religious

suspicion suspicious

Verb Adjective

infect infectious

vary various


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