18. compass V
+ -tion
compassion N 19.
company N +
-tion companion N
20. habitat N
+ -tion
habitation N 21.
create V +
-tion creation N
22. associate V
+ -tion
association N 23.
separate V +
-tion separation N
24. precipitate V
+ -tion
precipitation N 25.
prepareV +
-tion preparation N
26. protest V
+ -tion
protestation N 27.
contemplate V +
-tion contemplation N
4.2.13 Suffix -able
1 honourable p.112ch.9ph.1
2 respectable p.127ch.11ph.3
3 conceivable p.172ch.18ph.2
4 audible p.187ch.20ph.3
5 miserable p.202ch.23ph.3
6 referable p.217ch.24ph.3
7 dispensable p.262ch.7ph.2
8 admirable p.307ch.12ph.3
a. Form
Suffix -able changes the form when it is attached to the base form or word in which has vocal e, o or consonant y in the end of base form or word.
3. conceive bsf
+ -able
conceivable 4.
audio bsf +
-able audible
5. misery bsf
+ -able
miserable 7.
dispense bsf +
-able dispensable
8. admire bsf
+ -able
admirable
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Suffix -able does not change the form when it is attached to these base forms:
1. honour bsf
+ -able
honourable 2.
respect bsf +
-able respectable
6. refer bsf
+ -able
referable
b. Distribution
Suffix -able can be attached to Noun and Verb: 1.
honour N +
-able honourable
2. respect V
+ -able
respectable 3.
conceive V +
-able conceivable
4. audio N
+ -able
audible 5.
misery N +
-able miserable
6. refer V
+ -able
referable 7.
dispense V +
-able dispensable
8. admire V
+ -able
admirable
c. Function
The function of suffix -able in these samples is change the class of base form ‘Verb’ or ‘Noun’ to become ‘Adjective’.
1. honour N
+ -able
honourable Adj 2.
respect V +
-able respectable Adj
3. conceive V
+ -able
conceivable Adj 4.
audio N +
-able audible Adj
5. misery N
+ -able
miserable Adj
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6. refer V
+ -able
referable Adj 7.
dispense V +
-able dispensable Adj
8. admire V
+ -able
admirable Adj
4.2.14 Suffix -ity
1 originality p.7ch.1sn.5
2 obscurity p.22ch.4ph.2
3 perplexity p.22ch.4ph.2
4 prosperity p.52ch.1ph.1
5 majority p.67ch.3ph.1
6 captivity p.67ch.3ph.3
7 humanity p.217ch.24ph.1
8 equality p.232ch.2ph.1
9 responsibility p.232ch.2ph.2
10 respectability p.232ch.2ph.2
11 security p.232ch.2ph.4
12 safety p.307ch.12ph.4
a. Form
Suffix -ity changes the form when it is attached to the base form or word in which has vowel e in the end of base form or word.
2. obscure bsf
+ -ity
obscurity 6.
captive bsf +
-ity captivity
9. responsible bsf
+ -ity
responsibility 10.
respectable bsf +
-ity respectability
11. secure bsf
+ -ity
security 12.
safe bsf +
-ity safety
Suffix -ity does not change the form when it is attached to these base forms:
1. original bsf
+ -ity
originality 3.
perplex bsf +
-ity perplexity
4. prosper bsf
+ -ity
prosperity
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5. major bsf
+ -ity
majority 7.
human bsf +
-ity humanity
8. equal bsf
+ -ity
equality
b. Distribution