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Parts of Speech (same words in different parts of speech)

Updated: Nov 11, 2023



Interchange of Parts of Speech


Noun Verb Adjective Adverb

action, act act active actively

agriculture ------ agricultural ------

amazement amaze amazing amazingly

amusement amuse amusing amusingly

engagement engage engaging engagingly

anger anger angry angrily

appreciation appreciate appreciative appreciatively

architecture architecture architectural architecturally

art/artist ------ artistic artistically

astonishment astonish astonishing astonishingly

attraction attract attractive attractively

authority authorise authoritative authoritatively

awe awe awful awfully

base base basic basically

base debase baseless baselessly

beautician beautify beautiful beautifully

beautification beautify beautiful beautifully

beautifier beautify beautiful beautifully

beauty beautify beautiful beautifully

belief believe believable believably

believer believe believable believably

biology ------ biological biologically

blood bleed bloody

bond bond bonded, bonding bonding

book book bookish bookishly

brevity brief brief briefly ------

brutality brutalise brutal brutally

care care careful,careless carefully,carelessly

centre centralize central centrally

ceremony ------ ceremonial ceremonially

charity ------ charitable charitably

character characterize characteristic characteristically.

clarity clear clear clearly

class classify classified classifically

colony colonize colonized/colonial ------

colour colour colourful colourfully

comfort comfort comfortable comfortably

commerce commercialize commercial commercially

community commune communal communally

company accompany companionable ------

comparison compare comparative comparatively

completion complete complete completely

composer compose composed composedly

conclusion conclude conclusive conclusively

condition conditional conditionally ------

confusion confuse confusing confusingly

construction contruct constructive constructively

convenience ------ convenient conveniently

courae encourage courageous courageously



creation, creator create creative creatively

credit credit creditable creditably

credulity ------ credulous credulously

crime ------ criminal criminally

critic criticize critical critically

curiosity curious curiously

danger endanger dangerous dangerously

debate debate debatable debatably.

decision decide decisive decisively

definition define definite definitely

delight ------ delightful delightfully

democracy democratize democratic democratically

dependence depend dependent dependently

devotee, devotion devote devotional devotionally

devotion devote devotional devotionally

diminution diminish diminishable diminutively

direction direct direct directly

dirt dirtied dirty dirtily

discipline discipline disciplinary

drama dramatize dramatic dramatically

duty ------ dutiful dutifully

ease ------ easy easily

economy economies economical economically

economy economize economical economically

education educate educative

effect effect effective effectively

energy energies energetic energetically

enjoyment enjoy joyous {joyously

entertainment entertain entertaining entertainingly

envy envy envious enviously

event ------ eventful eventfully

excellence ------ excellent excellently

excess exceed excessive excessively

excitement excite excited excitedly

expectation expect expectant expectantly

expertness, expert expertise expert expertly

expression express expressive expressively

eye eye ocular ocularly

grace ------ graceless gracelessly

rest rest restful restfully

face faced facial facially

facility facilitate facilitating facilitatingly

fame fame famous famously

fancy fancy fanciful fancifully

fascination fascinate fascinating fascinatingly

favour favour favourite favourably

fear fear fearful fearfully

force ------ forcible forcibly

figure figure figuartive figuratively

focus focus focal focally

fool befool foolish foolishly

force force forceful forcefully

form form formal formally

formation form formative formatively

friend befriend friendly

fright frighten frightful frightfully

fruit ------ fruitful fruitfully

function function functioning functionally

glory glorify glorious gloriously

grace grace graceful gracefully

grammar ------ grammatical grammatically

habit habituate hibitual habitually

happiness ----- happy happily

harmony harmonise harmonious harmoniously

heart ------ hearty heartily

history historical historically ------

honour honour honourable honourably

horror horrify horrible horribly

humour ------ humorous humorously

idiot, idiocy ------ idiotic idiotically

imposition impose imposing imposingly

inclusion include inclusive inclusively

industry `------ industrious industrially

information inform infromative informatively

initiation initiate initiative initiatively

integration integrate integral integrally

interest ------ interesting interestingly

Joy enjoy, joyful,joyous, jously, jouyfuly

king ------ kingly, royal royally

labour labour laborious laboriously

lavishness lavish lavish lavishly

law ------ lawful, legal lawfully, legally

love love lovable lovingly

luck ------ lucky luckily

management manage manageable manageably

marvel marvell marvellous marvellously

matter materialize material materially

meaning mean meaningful meaningfully

measure measure measurable measurably

memory memorize memorable memorably

method methodize methodical methodically,

mind mind mindful mindfully

nature naturalise natural naturally

necessity necessitate necessary necessarily

need need needless needlessly

need, needy needed needful needfully

notice notice noticeable noticeably

obedience obey obedient obediently

observance observe observable observably

office officiate official officially

organ ------ organic organically

origin originate original originally

pain pain painful painfully

particular particularize particular particularly

patron patronize patronizing patronizingly

person personify personal personally

picture picture pictorial pictorially

pity pitied piteous piteously

popularity popularize popular popularly

possessions possess possessive possessively



Run:

  • Noun: I went for a morning run.

  • Verb: I like to run in the park.

  • Adjective: She is in the running club.



Fast:

  • Adjective: He is a fast runner.

  • Adverb: She runs fast.

  • Noun: I have a need for speed.


Sharp:

  • Adjective: The knife is very sharp.

  • Adverb: He turned the corner sharply.

  • Noun: I need a pencil with a sharp.


Bright:

  • Adjective: The sun is bright today.

  • Adverb: She smiled brightly.

  • Noun: The bright of the light hurts my eyes.


Play:

  • Noun: The children had a great time at the play.

  • Verb: Let's play soccer.

  • Adjective: He's such a playful child.

  • Adverb: She sang playfully.


Tall:

  • Adjective: The tree is very tall.

  • Adverb: She stands tall among her peers.

  • Noun: I like people who are tall.


Hard:

  • Adjective: The math problem is hard.

  • Adverb: He worked hard on his homework.

  • Noun: The hard of the rock is impressive.


Fair:

  • Adjective: The judge is known for being fair.

  • Adverb: She treats everyone fairly.

  • Noun: Let's go to the fair this weekend.


Close:

  • Adjective: The store is close to my house.

  • Verb: Please close the door.

  • Noun: The close of the business is imminent.


Clear:

  • Adjective: The water is so clear.

  • Adverb: He explained it clearly.

  • Noun: The clear of the sky is beautiful.


Play:

  • Noun: The children enjoyed the play.

  • Verb: Let's play soccer.

  • Adjective: The toy is playful.

  • Adverb: She sings playfully.


Fast:

  • Adjective: He is a fast runner.

  • Adverb: She runs fast.

  • Noun: He hit the accelerator for more speed.

  • Verb: He likes to speed on the highway.


Bright:

  • Adjective: The sun is so bright.

  • Adverb: She smiled brightly.

  • Noun: She loved the brightness of the room.

  • Verb: You need to brighten the room.


Sharp:

  • Adjective: The knife is very sharp.

  • Adverb: He turned the corner sharply.

  • Noun: I need a pencil with a sharp.

  • Verb: She will sharpen the pencil.


Fair:

  • Adjective: The judge is known for being fair.

  • Adverb: She treats everyone fairly.

  • Noun: We went to the county fair.

  • Verb: You should fairly distribute the tasks.


Tall:

  • Adjective: The tree is very tall.

  • Adverb: She stands tall among her peers.

  • Noun: The tallness of the building is striking.

  • Verb: The tower will tall over the city.


Hard:

  • Adjective: The math problem is hard.

  • Adverb: He worked hard on his homework.

  • Noun: The hardness of the ice surprised us.

  • Verb: Please don't harden your heart.




Close:

  • Adjective: The store is close to my house.

  • Verb: Please close the door.

  • Noun: The close of the show was emotional.

  • Adverb: She watched closely.


Clear:

  • Adjective: The water is so clear.

  • Adverb: He explained it clearly.

  • Noun: The clearness of the instructions is important.

  • Verb: You need to clear your mind.


Present:

  • Noun: She gave me a beautiful present.

  • Verb: I will present my findings at the conference.

  • Adjective: The present situation is complicated.

  • Adverb: She spoke presently about her research.


Lead:

  • Noun: He is the lead guitarist in the band.

  • Verb: She will lead the team to victory.

  • Adjective: The lead role in the play is demanding.

  • Adverb: He walked leadingly toward the front.


Close:

  • Adjective: The store is close to my house.

  • Verb: Please close the door.

  • Noun: The close of the deal was a relief.

  • Adverb: She watched closely for any changes.


Object:

  • Noun: The object on the table caught my eye.

  • Verb: She didn't object to the proposal.

  • Adjective: The object pronoun in the sentence is "it."

  • Adverb: He spoke objectively about the matter.


Second:

  • Noun: Wait for a second before responding.

  • Verb: She will second his motion in the meeting.

  • Adjective: The second chapter is interesting.

  • Adverb: He arrived secondly at the event.


Wind:

  • Noun: The wind is strong today.

  • Verb: I need to wind the clock.

  • Adjective: The wind energy project is promising.

  • Adverb: The path winds through the forest.


Live:

  • Verb: I want to live a fulfilling life.

  • Adjective: We watched a live concert.

  • Noun: The live broadcast begins at 9 PM.

  • Adverb: He spoke lively about the topic.


Subject:

  • Noun: The subject of the lecture is fascinating.

  • Verb: She will subject the experiment to scrutiny.

  • Adjective: The subject pronoun in the sentence is "they."

  • Adverb: She discussed the matter subjectively.


Perfect:

  • Adjective: This is a perfect example.

  • Verb: I need to perfect my skills.

  • Noun: He achieved perfection in his work.

  • Adverb: She sang perfectly in the performance.


Separate:

  • Adjective: The rooms have separate entrances.

  • Verb: She will separate the ingredients.

  • Noun: The separation of the two groups is evident.

  • Adverb: They moved separately in the procession.


Break:

  • Noun: I need a short break from work.

  • Verb: Please don't break the glass.

  • Adjective: The break room is comfortable.


Watch:

  • Noun: I have an elegant wrist watch.

  • Verb: I like to watch movies on weekends.

  • Adjective: The security guard is watchful.

  • Adverb: She waited watchfully.


Bear:

  • Noun: The bear is hibernating in the winter.

  • Verb: Can you bear the weight of this box?

  • Adjective: She is a bear-like person.

  • Adverb: He faced the challenge bearably.


Light:

  • Noun: The light in the room is too bright.

  • Verb: She will light the candles.

  • Adjective: The light rain is refreshing.

  • Adverb: He stepped lightly on the delicate floor.


Sound:

  • Noun: The sound of music filled the air.

  • Verb: Please sound the alarm in case of emergency.

  • Adjective: The advice is sound.

  • Adverb: She sleeps soundly.


Breakfast:

  • Noun: I had a healthy breakfast today.

  • Verb: I like to breakfast early in the morning.

  • Adjective: The breakfast options are delicious.

  • Adverb: She ate breakfast brightly.


Clean:

  • Adjective: The kitchen is spotlessly clean.

  • Verb: She will clean the room.

  • Noun: The clean of the house took hours.

  • Adverb: He worked cleanly.


Close:

  • Adjective: The relationship between them is very close.

  • Verb: Please close the window.

  • Noun: The close of the deal is near.

  • Adverb: She listened closely.


Change:

  • Noun: I need some spare change.

  • Verb: Can you change the channel?

  • Adjective: The change process is complex.

  • Adverb: He adjusted changeably.


Live:

  • Verb: I want to live life to the fullest.

  • Adjective: The live concert was amazing.

  • Noun: The live of the actor is well-known.

  • Adverb: She acted lively on stage.


Mind:

  • Noun: My mind is full of ideas.

  • Verb: Don't mind my comments.

  • Adjective: She has a mindful approach.

  • Adverb: She listened mindfully.


Perfect:

  • Adjective: This is the perfect solution.

  • Verb: I want to perfect my cooking skills.

  • Noun: The perfect of the painting amazed everyone.

  • Adverb: She danced perfectly.


Exercise:

  • Noun: Regular exercise is important for health.

  • Verb: I need to exercise more.

  • Adjective: The exercise routine is demanding.

  • Adverb: He worked out exercisely.


Memory:

  • Noun: His memory of the event is vivid.

  • Verb: I need to memory this information.

  • Adjective: The memory book is touching.

  • Adverb: She recalled memoryly.


Dark:

  • Adjective: The room is very dark.

  • Noun: I'm afraid of the dark.

  • Verb: He will darken the room.

  • Adverb: She moved darkly.


High:

  • Adjective: The mountain peak is very high.

  • Noun: The high of success is rewarding.

  • Verb: I need to highlight this text.

  • Adverb: He climbed highly.


Sweet:

  • Adjective: The dessert is very sweet.

  • Noun: I have a craving for sweets.

  • Verb: She will sweeten the tea.

  • Adverb: She sang sweetly.


Right:

  • Adjective: That's the right answer.

  • Noun: He has a right to speak.

  • Verb: She will right the wrong.

  • Adverb: He acted rightly.


Clear:

  • Adjective: The instructions are clear.

  • Verb: I need to clear the clutter.

  • Noun: The clear of the throat is important.

  • Adverb: She explained it clearly.


Patient:

  • Adjective: He is a patient man.

  • Noun: She is a medical patient.

  • Verb: You need to patiently wait.

  • Adverb: She waited patiently.


Place:

  • Noun: This is a beautiful place to visit.

  • Verb: I will place the vase on the table.

  • Adjective: The place settings are elegant.

  • Adverb: He positioned it placely.

Black:

  • Adjective: Her dress is black.

  • Noun: I prefer the color black.

  • Verb: The storm clouds will blacken the sky.

  • Adverb: The night was blackly dark.


Live:

  • Verb: We live our lives as best we can.

  • Adjective: The live broadcast is in progress.

  • Noun: The live of the artist is fascinating.

  • Adverb: She performed live.


Principle:

  • Noun: Honesty is an important principle.

  • Verb: I won't principle this decision.

  • Adjective: The principle idea is valid.

  • Adverb: He acted principally.


Brown:

  • Adjective: The dog's fur is brown.

  • Noun: I like the color brown.

  • Verb: The sun will brown your skin.

  • Adverb: The leaves rustled brownly.


Reach:

  • Noun: He extended his reach to help others.

  • Verb: She will reach for the top shelf.

  • Adjective: The reach goal is ambitious.