Word Family
Word Family
Third Batch H-N
The noun harm plus the suffix -ful gives the adjective harmful; the noun nation plus the suffix -al gives the adjective national; the verb imagine plus the suffix -able gives the adjective imaginable… We can find many similar suffixes that indicate adjectives in words.
In English, there are many such word families.
New words are usually formed by changing prefixes and suffixes.
Today, we start the third batch.
Let’s explore the word forms starting with the letters H-N.
Note: This vocabulary list is based on the basic requirements of the subject. Words marked with * are not included in the vocabulary handbook, and words marked with ★ are commonly mistaken or frequently tested.
H
1. habit n. habit; custom
— habitual adj. habitual; addictive
— habitually adv. habitually; usually
— habitable adj. suitable for living
— habitation n. residence; dwelling
— habitat n. (of plants and animals) living environment; habitat
— inhabit v. to live in; to dwell in
— inhabitant n. resident; dweller
— uninhabited adj. uninhabited; desolate
2. hair n. hair
— hairy adj. hairy; risky
— hairiness n. the quality of being hairy
— hairless adj. hairless; bald
3. hand n. hand; pointer / v. to hand over; to give; to deliver
— handy adj. easy to do; convenient
— handful adj. a handful (of quantity); a small number of people (or things)
4. happy adj. happy
— happily adv. happily
— unhappy adj. unhappy
— happiness n. happiness; joy
5. hard adj. hard; difficult; tough / adv. fiercely; diligently
— hardship n. hardship; difficulty
— harden v. to harden; to solidify; to become more serious
— ★ hardly adv. hardly
6. * harm n. harm; damage / v. to harm; to damage; to endanger
— harmful adj. harmful
— harmfully adv. harmfully
— harmless adj. harmless
7. hate v. to hate; to dislike
— hatred n. hatred; aversion
8. head n. head
— heady adj. exhilarating; confidence-inducing; impulsive
— header n. (soccer) header; headline
— headed adj. having a head
— headline n. (newspaper) headline
— headache n. headache
— headset n. headset
9. ★ health n. physical (or mental) condition; health
— healthy adj. healthy; beneficial to health
— healthily adv. healthily
— unhealthy adj. unhealthy
— unhealthily adv. unhealthily
— healthiness n. health; soundness
— healthful adj. healthful
10. hear v. to hear; to be informed
— hearing n. hearing; auditory perception
— hearsay n. hearsay; rumor
11. heart n. heart; core
— hearty adj. cordial; friendly; lively
— heartily adv. wholeheartedly; strongly; extremely
— heartless adj. heartless; cruel
— heartlessly adv. heartlessly; coldly
— heartiness n. sincerity; enthusiasm
— heartbeat n. heartbeat; center
— heartfelt adj. heartfelt; sincere
12. heat v. to heat / n. heat
— heated adj. heated; warmed
— unheated adj. unheated; not warm
— heatedly adv. heatedly
— heating n. heating; heating equipment
— heater n. heater; water heater
— heatproof adj. heat-resistant; high-temperature resistant
13. heavy adj. heavy
— heavily adv. to a great extent; heavily
— heaviness n. heaviness; weight
14. height n. height
— high adj. high
— highly adv. very; highly
15. ★ help n. help / v. to assist
— helper n. helper; assistant
— helpful adj. helpful; willing to help
— helpfully adv. helpfully; usefully
— helpfulness n. helpfulness
— unhelpful adj. unhelpful; unwilling to help
— unhelpfully adv. unhelpfully
— helpless adj. helpless; unable to be self-sufficient
— helplessly adv. helplessly
— helplessness n. state of helplessness
16. hero n. hero; protagonist
— heroine n. heroine; female protagonist
— heroic adj. heroic
— heroically adv. heroically
— heroism n. heroic behavior; heroic spirit; heroism
17. hesitate v. to hesitate; to waver
— hesitation n. hesitation; concern
18. ★ historical adj. historical; historically
— history n. history
— historically adv. historically; from a historical perspective
— historic adj. historically significant; renowned in history
— historian n. historian; history worker
19. home n. home / adv. to go home
— homely adj. comfortable as at home; homey; warm and friendly
— homeless adj. homeless
— homelessness n. homelessness
— homesick adj. homesick
— homemade adj. homemade (clothes; food, etc.)
20. honest adj. honest
— honestly adv. honestly; indeed
— dishonest adj. dishonest
— dishonestly adv. dishonestly
21. ★ hope v. to hope / n. hope
— hopeful adj. hopeful; promising
— hopefully adv. hopefully; with hope
— hopefulness n. state of hope
— hopeless adj. hopeless; incompetent
— hopelessly adv. hopelessly; despairingly
— hopelessness n. despair
22. * horror n. horror; something terrifying
— horrible adj. very unpleasant; terrifying
— horribly adv. horrifically
— horrify v. to disgust; to frighten
— horrified adj. frightened
— horrific/horrifying adj. shocking; terrifying
— horrifically adv. horrifically
23. hospital n. hospital
— hospitalize v. to admit (someone) to the hospital
— hospitalization n. hospitalization
24. host n. host; program host
— hostess n. hostess
25. house n. house
— housing n. housing; residence
— household n. family; household
26. * humour n. humor; sense of humor
— humorous adj. humorous
— humorously adv. humorously
— humourless adj. humorless
27. hungry adj. hungry
— hunger n. hunger; famine
28. hunt v. to hunt; to kill
— hunter n. hunter
29. hurry v. to hurry / n. hurry
— hurried adj. hurried; rushed
— hurriedly adv. hurriedly
30. hurt v. to hurt; to injure; to feel pain
— hurtful adj. hurtful
— hurtfully adv. harmfully
I
1. ice n. ice
— icy adj. icy; covered in ice
— iciness n. iciness
2. idea n. idea; notion
— ideal adj. ideal; imaginary
— ideally adv. ideally
— idealize v. to idealize
— idealism n. idealism
— idealistic adj. idealistic
3. ill adj. ill; bad
— illness n. illness
4. ★ imagine v. to imagine; to envision
— imaginative adj. imaginative; innovative
— imaginatively adv.
— unimaginative adj. lacking creativity
— imaginable adj. imaginable
— imaginary adj. imaginary; fanciful
— imagination n. imagination; creativity
5. immediately adv. immediately; at once
— immediate adj. immediate; direct
— immediacy n. urgency; immediacy
6. ★ important adj. important
— importantly adv. importantly
— unimportant adj. unimportant
— importance n. importance
7. improve v. to improve; to update
— improvement n. improvement
8. include v. to include; to comprise
— inclusion n. inclusion; included person (or thing)
— including prep. including… in
— inclusive adj. including all expenses; broadly inclusive
— inclusively adv. inclusively
— inclusiveness n. inclusiveness
— exclude v. to exclude; to leave out
— exclusive adj. exclusive; proprietary
9. increase v. to increase / n. increase
— increased adj. increased; enhanced
— increasingly adv. increasingly; more and more
— decrease v. to decrease / n. decrease
10. * individual adj. individual; separate / n. individual
— individually adv. individually; separately
— individuality n. individuality; personal characteristics
— individualism n. individualism
— individualist n. individualist; egoist
— individualistic adj. individualistic
11. industry n. industry; sector
— industrial adj. industrial; sectoral; having many industries
— industrially adv. industrially
— industrialize v. to industrialize
— industrialized adj. industrialized
— industrialization n. industrialization
12. information n. information
— inform v. to inform; to notify; to familiarize
— informed adj. knowledgeable; informed
— uninformed adj. uninformed; uneducated
— informant n. informant; informant
13. ★ interest n. interest; attraction
— interested adj. interested
— interesting adj. interesting
— interestingly adv. interestingly
— uninterested adj. uninterested; indifferent
— uninteresting adj. uninteresting; dull
14. international adj. international
— internationally adv. internationally
— internationalize v. to internationalize
— internationalization n. internationalization
— national adj. national; state-owned
— nation n. nation; ethnicity
15. interview n. interview; meeting / v. to interview; to meet
— interviewer n. interviewer; interviewer
— interviewee n. interviewee; interview subject
16. introduce v. to introduce
— introduction n. introduction
17. ★ invent v. to invent; to create
— invention n. invention; creation
— inventor n. inventor
— inventive adj. creative; innovative
— inventively adv. creatively
— inventiveness n. creativity
18. investigate v. to investigate
— investigation n. investigation; academic research
— investigative adj. investigative; research-oriented
— investigator n. investigator; detective
19. invite v. to invite
— invitation n. invitation
— inviting adj. inviting; attractive
— invitingly adv. invitingly
J
1. * Japan n. Japan
— Japanese n. Japanese; Japanese language / adj. Japanese
2. job n. job
— jobless adj. unemployed; jobless
— joblessness n. unemployment
3. join v. to join; to participate; to connect
— joint adj. joint; common / n. joint; connection
— jointly adv. jointly; together
4. journalist n. journalist
— journal n. newspaper; publication; diary
— journalism n. journalism; news work
— journalistic adj. journalistic; news-related
5. ★ joy n. joy; happiness
— joyful adj. joyful; happy
— joyfully adv. joyfully
— joyfulness n. joy
— joyous adj. joyful; pleasant
— joyously adv. joyously; pleasantly
6. judge n. judge; referee; judge / v. to judge; to assess
— judgement n. judgment; discernment; opinion; verdict
7. juice n. juice
— juicy adj. juicy; vivid and interesting
— juicer n. juicer
K
1. keen adj. fond; interested; sharp
— keenly adv. keenly; intensely
— keenness n. sharpness
2. keep v. to keep; to preserve; to maintain
— keeper n. keeper; caretaker
3. kick v. to kick / n. kick
— kicker n. (kicking player)
— kicking adj. energetic; exciting
4. kill v. to kill; to cause death
— killer n. killer; tricky matter
— killing n. intentional killing; murder
5. kind adj. kind; friendly / n. kind
— kindly adv. kindly
— unkind adj. unkind; harsh
— unkindly adv. unkindly
— kindness n. kindness; tolerance
— kindhearted adj. kind-hearted
6. king n. king
— * kingdom n. kingdom
7. know v. to know; to recognize
— knowledge n. knowledge; learning
— known adj. known; recognized
— unknown adj. unknown; unrecognized
— unknowing adj. unaware; unperceived
— unknowingly adv. unknowingly
— unknowable adj. unknowable; incomprehensible
L
1. land n. land / v. to land; to descend
— landing n. landing; descent
— landed adj. landowning
2. last adj. last; previous / adv. recently; finally / v. to last; to continue
— lasting adj. enduring; persistent
— lastingly adv. lastingly
— lastly adv. lastly
3.late adj. late; delayed; terminal / adv. late; delayed
— lateness n. lateness; delay
— lately adv. recently; not long ago
4. laugh v. & n. to laugh; to giggle; to mock
— laughter n. laughter; giggle
5. law n. law
— lawyer n. lawyer
6. lazy adj. lazy
— lazily adv. lazily
— laziness n. laziness
7. lead v. to lead; to guide
— leader n. leader; person in charge
— leadership n. leadership; leadership ability
8. learn v. to learn
— learner n. learner
9. lend v. to lend; to loan
— lending n. lending; loaning
— lender n. lender; loaner
10. lie v. to lie; to recline; to tell a lie / n. lie
— liar n. liar
11. light n. light; illumination; lamp / adj. bright; light; shallow
— alight adj. burning; lit
— lighten v. to lighten; to brighten
12. like prep. like; similar to / v. to like
— likely adj. likely; probable
— unlike prep. unlike / adj. different
— dislike v. to dislike
13. ★ limited adj. limited; restricted
— limit n. limit; boundary / v. to limit
— limitation n. limitation
— unlimited adj. unlimited
14. link v. & n. to link; to connect
— linkage n. linkage; connection
— linked adj. linked; associated
15. listen v. to listen
— listener n. listener
16. local adj. local / n. local person
— location n. location; place
— locally adv. locally; nearby
— localize v. to localize; to find the location of…
— localization n. localization
17. lock n. lock / v. to lock
— locker n. locker; storage cabinet
18. lonely adj. lonely; lonesome
— loneliness n. loneliness; solitude
— alone adj. alone
19. long adj. long; far / adv. for a long time
— length n. length
— lengthen v. to lengthen
20. look n. look / v. to look; to appear; to seem
— good-looking attractive
21. lose v. to lose; to miss
— lost adj. lost; missing
22. loud adj. loud / adv. loudly
— loudly adv. loudly
— aloud adv. out loud
23. love n. & v. love; passion
— lovely adj. lovely
— lover n. lover; enthusiast
24. ★ luck n. luck; fortune
— lucky adj. lucky
— luckily adv. luckily
— unlucky adj. unlucky
— unluckily adv. unluckily
M
1. mad adj. mad; angry; enthusiastic
— madly adv. madly; crazily
— madness n. madness
2. magic n. magic; sorcery
— magical adj. magical; wonderful
— magically adv. magically
3. mail n. mail; letter / v. to mail
— e-mail n. email / v. to send an email
4. main adj. main; most important
— mainly /’meɪnli/ adv. mainly
5. make v. to make; to cause
— maker n. producer; manufacturer
6. male adj. male; masculine
— female adj. female; feminine
7. man (pl. men) n. man; humanity
— manned adj. manned; requiring human control
8. ★ manage v. to manage; to succeed in doing
— manager n. manager
— management n. management
— manageable adj. manageable; controllable
— unmanageable adj. unmanageable; uncontrollable
9. marry v. to marry; to wed
— married adj. married; wedded
— unmarried adj. unmarried; single
— marriage n. marriage
10. mean v. to mean / adj. stingy
— meanly adv. meanly; stingily
— meaning n. meaning; significance
11. medicine n. medicine; medical science
— medical adj. medical
— medically adv. medically
12. meet v. to meet; to encounter
— meeting n. meeting; gathering
13. milk n. milk
— milky adj. milky; dairy
14. mind n. mind; thought / v. to mind; to care
— minded adj. having a… mindset
— mindful adj. mindful
— mindless adj. mindless; thoughtless
15. modern adj. modern
— modernize v. to modernize
— modernization n. modernization
16. moment n. moment; instant
— momentary adj. momentary; brief
17. month n. month
— monthly adj. monthly
18. most adj. most; majority / adv. most pron. most
— mostly adv. mainly
19. mouth n. mouth
— mouthful n. mouthful; long and difficult word
20. move v. to move; to shift; to relocate
— movement n. movement; shift
N
1. name n. name / v. to name; to designate
— namely adv. namely; that is
— nameless adj. nameless; anonymous; indescribable
2. nation n. nation; ethnicity
— nationality n. nationality
— native adj. native; local / n. local person; native
— national adj. national; state-owned
3. nature n. nature; natural world
— natural adj. natural
— naturally adv. naturally
4. near prep. near / adj.&adv. nearby
— nearly adv. nearly; almost
5. necessary adj. necessary; essential
— necessarily adv. necessarily; essentially
— unnecessary adj. unnecessary
— unnecessarily adv. unnecessarily
— necessity n. necessity
6. need v.& n. to need
— needy adj. lacking necessities; poor
7. neighbour n. neighbor
— neighbourhood n. neighborhood; community
8. new adj. new
— newly adv. recently; newly
— newness n. newness; novelty
9. novel n. novel
— novelty n. novelty; new thing
— novelist n. novelist
10. nurse n. nurse
— nursery n. nursery
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