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Verb -> adjective

No. Root (with transcription) Result (with
transcription)
Suffix meaning explanation
1 Explain
[iksplein]
Explanatory
[iksplntrI]
Pertaining to,serving for
2. Introduce
[Intr djus]
Introductory
[Intr dktr I]
Pertaining to,serving for
3. Satisfy
[stIsfaI]
Satisfactory
[stIsfktr I]
Pertaining to, serving for.
4. Decide
[dIsaId]
Deciduous
[dIsidjus]
Full of; having a large amount of;
having the quality of

5. Admire
[dmaI]
Admirable
[dmrbl]
Having necessary power, skill,
sources, or qualifications.

6. Decorate
[dekreIt]
Decorative
[dekrtI v]
Doing or tending to do something
specified.

7. Apply
[plaI]
Applicable
[plIkbl]
Having necessary power, skill,
sources, or qualifications.

8. Invocate
[InvkeIt]
Invocative
[Invkt Iv]
Doing or tending to do something
specified.

9. Calculate
[klkjuleIt]
Calculative
[klkjultIv]
Doing or tending to do something
specified.

10. Abort
[b:t]
Abortive
[b:tIv]
Doing or tending to do something
specified.

11. Cumulate
[kjumjuleIt]
Cumulative
[kjumjultIv]
Doing or tending to do something
specified.

12. Gall
[g:l]
Gallant
[glent]
A person or thing that does a
specified thing

13. Generate
[denereIt]
Generative
[denertIv]
Doing or tending to do something
specified

14. Imitate
[ImIteIt]
Imitative
[ImIttIv]
Doing or tending to do something
specified

15. Compete
[kmpIt]
Competitive
[kmpetItIv]
Doing or tending to do something

These are stratum 1 because they change the vowel. For example in generate/djenereIt/ becomes
generative/djenerativ/. Besides change the vowel, sometimes they change in stress too. For example
in calefy /kalefaI/ becomes calefactive /kalefaektiv/.





Verb-> Noun
No. Root (with
transcription)
Result (with
transcription)
Suffix meaning explanation
1. Advertise
[dvtaIz]
Advertisement
[dv:t Ismnt]
-ment -> often concrete, denoting
an action or resulting state and
product

2. Cancel
[knsl]
Cancellation
[knsleIn]

3. Affirm
[f:m]
Affirmation
[fmeI n]

4. Certify
[s:tIfaI]
Certificate
[st IfI kt]
-ate-> Office, function, rank
5. Collate
[kleIt]
Collateral
[k l trl]
-al -> action, process
6. Command
[kma:nd]
Commandant
[kmndant,
kmndant, -
dnt]
-ant-> an agent,
7. Compare
[kmp]
Comparison
[kmpars()n]

8. Compete
[kmpit]
Competence
[kmpt()ns]
-ence->
9. Concur
[knk]
Concurance

-ance->
10. Confer
[knf]
Conference
[knf()r()ns]
-ence->
11. Confirm
[knfm]
Confirmation
[knfme()n]
-ation>
12 Confront
[knfrnt]
Confrontation
[knfrnten]
-ation->
13. Declare
[dkl]
Declaration
[dklre()n]

14. Defer
[df]
Deference
[df()r()ns]
-ence->
15. Define
[dfn]
Definition
[dfn()n]




Verb -> Verb I
No. Root (with
transcription)
Result (with
transcription)
Suffix meaning explanation
1. Antagonist
[ntganist]
Antagonize
[nt ganaIz]
-ize-> to make
2. Apology
[pld
appologize -ize-> to make
3. Demo
dem
Demobilize
dmblaz
-ize-> to make
4. Gratification
rtfken
Gratify
rtfa
-fy-> to show
5. Sign
san
signify
snfa
-fy-> to show
6. Colon
kln
Colonize
klnaz
-ize-> to make
7. Civil
/sv()l, -l/
Civilize
svlaz
-ize -> to make
8. Nation
/ne()n/
Nationalize
nnlaz
-ize -> to make
9. Emu
/imju/
Emulate
emjulet
-ate -> to try
10. Drama
/drm/
Dramatize
drmtaz
-ize-> to make
11. Homolog
/hmlg/
Homologize
/hmldz/
-ize-> to make
12. Mechanic
/mkank/
Mechanize
/mk()nz/
-ize-> to make
13. Synthesis
/snss/
Synthesize
/snsz/
-ize-> to make
14. Certificate
/stfkt/
Certify
/stf/
-fy -> to show
15. Micron
/mkrn/
Micronized
/mkrnz/
-ize-> to make







Adjective-> Noun
No. Root (with
transcription)
Result (with
transcription)
Suffix meaning explanation
1. Able
/eb()l/
Ability
/blti/

2. Vain
/ven/
Vanity
/vanti/

3. Insane
/nsen/
Insanity
/nsanti/

4. Vary
/vri/
Variety
/vrti/

5. Legal
/lig()l/
Legality
/ligalti, l-/

6. Simple
/smp()l/
Simplicity
/smplsti/

7. Complex
/kmplks/
Complexity
/kmplksti/

8. Modern
/md()n/
Modernity
/mdnti/

9. Regular
/rgjl/
Regularity
/rjularti/

10. Imbecile
/mbsil/
Imbecility
/-slti/

11. Multiple
/mltp()l/
Multiplicity
/mltplsti/

12 Antique
/antik/
Antiquity
/antkwti/

13. Public
/pblk/
Publicity
/pblsti/

14 Urban
/b()n/
Urbanity
/banti/

15. Van
/van/
Vanity
/vanti/








Noun -> Adjective
No. Root (with transcription) Result (with
transcription)
Suffix meaning explanation
1. Critic
/krtk/
Critical
/krtk()l/
-al > pertaining to
2. Strain
/stren/
Strenuous
/strnjs/
-ious, -ous > characterized by
3. Nature
: /net/
Natural
/nat()r()l/
-al > pertaining to
4. Vice
/vs/
Vicious
/vs/
-ious, -ous > characterized by
5. Finance
/fnans, f-, fnans/
Financial
/fnan()l,
f-/
-al > pertaining to
6. Character
/karkt/
Characteristic
/karktrstk/
-ic > pertaining to
7. Formal
/fm()l/
Formalistic
/-lstk/
-ic > pertaining to
8. Number
/nmb/
Numerical
/njumrk()l/
-ical > pertaining to


9. Vocal
/vk()l/
Vocalic
/v()kalk/
-ic > pertaining to
10. Spleen
/splin/
Splenetic
/splntk/
-ic > pertaining to
11. Secret
/sikrt/
Secretarial
/-trl/
-al > pertaining to
12. Athlete
/alit/
Athletic
/altk/
-ic > pertaining to
13. Nation
/ne()n/
National
/na()n()l/
-al > pertaining to
14. Theory
/ri/
Theoretic
/rtk/
-ic > pertaining to
15. Beauty
/bjuti/
Beautiful
/bjutfl, -
f()l/
-ful > notable for







Adjective -> Verb
No. Root (with transcription) Result (with
transcription)
Suffix meaning explanation
1. Pure
/pj/
Purify
/pjrf/
-ify, -fy > make or become
2. Solid
/sld/
Solidify
/sldf/
-ify, -fy > make or become
3. Sharp
/p/
Sharpen
/p()n/
-en > become


4. Threat
/rt/
Threaten
/rt()n/
-en > become


5. Legal
/lig()l/
Legalify
/ligalti, l-/
-ify, -fy > make or become
6. Diverse
/dvs, dvs/
Diversify
/dvsf,
d-/
-ify, -fy > make or become
7. Bright
/brt/
Brighten
/brt()n/
-en > become


8. Natural
/nat()r()l/
Naturalize
/nat()rlz/
(also naturalise)

-ize > become


9. Short
/t/
Shorten
/t()n/
-en > become


10. Straight
/stret/
Straighten
/stret()n/
-en > become


11. Majest

Majestify

-ify, -fy > make or become
12. Present
/prz()nt/
Presentate

-ate > become


13. Normal
/nm()l/
Normalize
/nm()lz/
-ize > become


14. Familiar
/fml/
Familiarize
/fmlrz/
-ize > become


15. Parallel
/parll/
Parallelize
/parllz/
-ize > become



Look up: Trisyllabic laxing

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Trisyllabic laxing
Trisyllabic laxing or trisyllabic shortening is any of three processes in English
whereby tense vowels (which are long vowels or diphthongs) become lax (i.e. short
monophthongs (lax) in word formation) when followed by two syllables, of which
the first syllable is unstressed: The Middle English sou...
Trisyllabic laxing

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Trisyllabic laxing
Trisyllabic laxing or trisyllabic shortening is any of three processes in English whereby tense vowels
(which are long vowels or diphthongs) become lax (i.e. short monophthongs (lax) in word formation)
when followed by two syllables, of which the first syllable is unstressed:
1. The earliest occurrence of trisyllabic laxing occurred in late Old English, and caused stressed long
vowels to become shortened before clusters of two consonants when two or more syllables
followed.
2. Later in Middle English this process was expanded, and applied to all vowels when two or more
syllables followed.
3. The Middle English sound change remained in the language and is still a mostly productive
process in Modern English. This process is detailed in Chomsky & Halle's Sound Pattern of
English.