從字尾判斷單字詞性

名詞、動詞、形容詞、副詞怎麼輕鬆分辨?

英文單字裡面面相關的單字變化叫做「word families 單字家人」。單字家人裡面有分名詞、動詞、形容詞、和副詞,通常能透過字尾判斷。

1.名詞字尾包含: -ance, -ancy, -ence, -ency, -ation, -dom, -ism, -ment, -ness, -ship, -or, -ion.

例如:performance, agency, employment, wisdom, satisfaction, excitement, information, scholarship, fashion, etc.

例句:

We have profited from his employment.

Wisdom comes with age and experience.

2. 動詞字尾包含: -ate, -en, ify, -ize.

例如: strengthen, simplify, specialize, skate, etc.

例句:

This client will strengthen our credibility.

We really need to simplify the work process.

3. 形容詞字尾包含: -able, -ible, -al, -ful, -ish, ive.

例如:beautiful, reliable, creative, electrical, accessible, foolish.

例句:

His business is not very successful.

This is the most constructive plan we have come up with.

4. 副詞字尾包含:-ly, -word, -wise.

例如:professionally, sidewise.

例句:

The presentation was given professionally.

He tends to approach problems sidewise.

以上,記起來,遇到相似詞時就能利用字尾來判斷詞性囉!