noun

a new part added to the beginning or end of a word that changes its meaning

noun

the use of a word such as a pronoun or the verb ‘do’ in a sentence instead of repeating the word used earlier. Examples of anaphora are the use of the word ‘she’ in the sentence ‘Sue was hungry when she got home’ or the word ‘does’ in the sentence ‘I love pizza and so does my brother’.

noun

the relationship between two noun phrases that are used in the same way and refer to the same person or thing. For example in ‘My best friend, Jane, likes swimming’, ‘my best friend’ and ‘Jane’ are in apposition.

noun

the degree to which a word, expression, or grammar pattern is natural or acceptable in a particular situation

noun

a word formed by combining parts of two other words, for example ‘brunch’ is a blend of ‘breakfast’ and ‘lunch’

noun

the most basic or standard form of an expression

noun

the process of studying the meaning of a word by examining the parts it is made of

noun

a combination of two or more words that is used as a single word. The three different types of compound are noun compounds (for example ‘bus stop’), adjective compounds (for example ‘self-centred’), and verb compounds (for example to ‘wind-surf’).

noun

the origin of a word

noun

a word that is formed from another word, for example an adverb that is formed from an adjective by adding ‘-ly’

noun

a word formed by adding a diminutive suffix

noun

a group of letters that are added to the end of a word to show that something is smaller than things of that type usually are, for example ‘-let’ added to ‘drop’ to make ‘droplet’

noun

the last group of letters in a word

noun

the origin and development of a particular word

noun

one part of a verb or other word that has several different parts

verb

to make one of the parts of a verb or other word that has several different parts

verb

to join words or parts of a word using a hyphen

verb

to change a verb or adjective in order to make a noun

adjective

relating to phrases, or consisting of a phrase

noun

a particular way of putting words together to express something

noun

the way that someone puts words together to express something

noun

a group of letters that is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. For example, the prefix ‘un-’ is added to the word ‘tidy’ to form ‘untidy’.

noun

the most basic form of a word, or a word that is the base for other words

noun

the part of a word that does not change when an ending is added, for example ‘work’ in the word ‘working’

noun

a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to make a different word. For example, the suffix ‘-ness’ is added to ‘great’ and ‘happy’ to make ‘greatness’ and ‘happiness’.

a British spelling of verbalize

verb

to change a word into a verb

adjective

noun

adjective