Ena od prednosti angleščine je ta, da ima neverjetno zmožnost tvorjenja novih besed. Tvorjenje besed (ang. word formation) se doseže z dodajanjem in odvzemanjem predpon in pripon (npr. quick-quickly), s spojitvijo dveh besed (npr. breakfast + lunch = brunch), z zlaganjem (npr. girl + friend = girlfriend), s konverzijo (npr. “import” je lahko v vlogi samostalnika ali v vlogi glagola), s krnitvijo (npr. laboratory-lab), podvajanjem (fifty-fifty), preko onomatopoij (s posnemanjem naravnih zvokov: burp, clink) in procese tvorjenja besed (word formation) bi še lahko naštevali.
V podpoglavjih boste našli tabele, ki prikazujejo tvorjenje besed (word formation). Besedišče je razdeljeno po abecedi.
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Samostalniki
pripona primer
–ance entrance, importance, advance, performance, reliance
–ence residence, patience, confidence, silence, dependence, violence
–er, –or actor, selector, computer compiler, instructor, senator, adaptor, elector
–ist, –yst artist, analyst, biologist, egoist, pianist,
–((a)t)ion selection, action, admiration, destination, conclusion, celebration, conversion
–ness happiness, kindness, nervousness, blindness
–ment compliment, measurement, development, treatment
–ity ability, brevity, pity, electricity, stability, variety
–ian civilian, electrician, agrarian, pedestrian
–ism alpinism, mechanism, hedonism, realism
–ship hardship, relationship, battleship, friendship
–ive fugitive, initiative, additive, objective, archive
–acy accuracy, literacy, legacy, poignancy
Pridevniki
pripona primer
–able breakable, comfortable, reliable, loadable, remarkable, available
–ible flexible, possible, terrible, compatible, responsible, feasible
–(ic)al critical, magnetic, mystical, electric, musical, electrical
–(i)ous envious, previous, curious, dangerous
–ful colorful, careful, playful, helpful
–less painless, careless, penniless, helpless
–ish boyish, redish, selfish, Polish, snobbish, English
–ate adequate, articulate, chocolate, confederate
–ary scary, elementary, voluntary, binary, military, secondary
–ive active, generative, alive, productive, attentive, objective
–y happy, worthy, foggy, fuzzy, cozy, busy
Glagoli
pripona primer
–ate allocate, calculate, speculate, create, terminate, activate
–en darken, worsen, lengthen, harden
–fy defy, simplify, clarify, unify
–ize socialize, realize, summarize
–ish abolish, accomplish, furnish