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March 24, 2026

Complete Guide: Changing Words into Different Parts of Speech

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In English, you can transform a word from one part of speech to another by adding suffixes (endings) or sometimes by changing the internal form. This process is called derivation. Below is a systematic chart showing the most common patterns.

Table of Contents

1. Noun → Adjective
2. Noun → Verb
3. Adjective → Noun
4. Adjective → Adverb
5. Verb → Noun
6. Verb → Adjective
7. Special Internal Changes (Irregular Forms)
⚠️ Important Spelling Rules
📝 Practice Exercise
✅ Summary

1. Noun → Adjective

Suffix	Base Word (Noun)	Adjective	हिंदी अर्थ	Example
-y	dirt	dirty	गंदा	The floor is dirty.
	cloud	cloudy	बादलों भरा	It’s a cloudy day.
-ful	care	careful	सावधान	Be careful while crossing.
	beauty	beautiful	सुंदर	She has a beautiful voice.
-less	hope	hopeless	निराश	The situation is hopeless.
	home	homeless	बेघर	Many people are homeless.
-al	nature	natural	प्राकृतिक	This is natural juice.
	education	educational	शैक्षिक	It’s an educational trip.
-ous	danger	dangerous	खतरनाक	The road is dangerous.
	fame	famous	प्रसिद्ध	He is a famous actor.
-ic	history	historic	ऐतिहासिक	This is an historic moment.
	economy	economic	आर्थिक	Economic growth is slow.
-ive	creation	creative	रचनात्मक	She has a creative mind.
	attention	attentive	चौकन्ना	He is attentive in class.
-en	wood	wooden	लकड़ी का	It’s a wooden table.
	gold	golden	सुनहरा	She has golden hair.

2. Noun → Verb

Suffix / Change	Base Word (Noun)	Verb	हिंदी अर्थ	Example
-ize / -ise	apology	apologize	माफी माँगना	He apologized for his mistake.
	memory	memorize	याद करना	I need to memorize this poem.
-ify	beauty	beautify	सुंदर बनाना	They plan to beautify the park.
	horror	horrify	डराना	The news horrified everyone.
-en	length	lengthen	लंबा करना	Can you lengthen this rope?
	strength	strengthen	मजबूत करना	Exercise strengthens muscles.
No suffix	water	water	पानी देना	She waters the plants.
	bottle	bottle	बोतल में भरना	They bottled the juice.

3. Adjective → Noun

Suffix	Adjective	Noun	हिंदी अर्थ	Example
-ness	happy	happiness	खुशी	Happiness is important.
	kind	kindness	दयालुता	I appreciate your kindness.
-ity	active	activity	गतिविधि	Physical activity is good.
	creative	creativity	रचनात्मकता	She is full of creativity.
-ence / -ance	intelligent	intelligence	बुद्धिमत्ता	Her intelligence is high.
	important	importance	महत्व	Do you understand the importance?
-dom	free	freedom	स्वतंत्रता	We value freedom.
	wise	wisdom	ज्ञान	He spoke with wisdom.
-th	strong	strength	ताकत	She showed great strength.
	wide	width	चौड़ाई	Measure the width.

4. Adjective → Adverb

Suffix	Adjective	Adverb	हिंदी अर्थ	Example
-ly	quick	quickly	तेज़ी से	He ran quickly.
	careful	carefully	सावधानी से	Drive carefully.
-ily (y→i)	easy	easily	आसानी से	She solved it easily.
	happy	happily	खुशी से	They lived happily.
-ally (ic→ically)	automatic	automatically	स्वचालित रूप से	The door opens automatically.
	enthusiastic	enthusiastically	उत्साह से	He joined enthusiastically.
Irregular	good	well	अच्छे से	She sings well.
	fast	fast	तेज़ी से	He runs fast. (no change)

5. Verb → Noun

Suffix	Verb	Noun	हिंदी अर्थ	Example
-tion / -sion	educate	education	शिक्षा	Education is essential.
	decide	decision	निर्णय	His decision was final.
-er / -or	teach	teacher	शिक्षक	She is a good teacher.
	act	actor	अभिनेता	He is a famous actor.
-ment	develop	development	विकास	Development takes time.
	agree	agreement	समझौता	They signed an agreement.
-ance / -ence	appear	appearance	दिखावट	Her appearance changed.
	depend	dependence	निर्भरता	Dependence on others is bad.
-ing	swim	swimming	तैराकी	Swimming is my hobby.
	read	reading	पढ़ाई	Reading is fun.

6. Verb → Adjective

Suffix	Verb	Adjective	हिंदी अर्थ	Example
-able / -ible	read	readable	पढ़ने योग्य	Your handwriting is readable.
	access	accessible	सुलभ	The website is accessible.
-ive	act	active	सक्रिय	She is an active member.
	create	creative	रचनात्मक	He has a creative mind.
-ing (present participle)	interest	interesting	दिलचस्प	The movie is interesting.
-ed (past participle)	interest	interested	रुचि रखने वाला	I am interested in art.
-ful	help	helpful	सहायक	He is always helpful.
-less	help	helpless	असहाय	The child felt helpless.

7. Special Internal Changes (Irregular Forms)

Some words change their form completely without adding a suffix.

Base Word	Part of Speech	Transformed Word	New Part of Speech	हिंदी अर्थ	Example
strong	adjective	strength	noun	ताकत	He has great strength.
long	adjective	length	noun	लंबाई	Measure the length.
wide	adjective	width	noun	चौड़ाई	The width is 10 feet.
deep	adjective	depth	noun	गहराई	What is the depth?
know	verb	knowledge	noun	ज्ञान	Knowledge is power.
fly	verb	flight	noun	उड़ान	The flight was delayed.
prove	verb	proof	noun	प्रमाण	Do you have proof?
believe	verb	belief	noun	विश्वास	I have belief in God.

⚠️ Important Spelling Rules

Rule	Example
y → i when adding suffix (except -ing)	happy → happiness, easy → easily, but carry → carrying (no change before -ing)
e drop before vowel suffix	create → creative, fame → famous
double consonant after short vowel	run → runner, big → bigger
c → ck in some cases	panic → panicking
-ic → -ically for adverbs	automatic → automatically

📝 Practice Exercise

Convert the following words into the part of speech indicated:

beauty (noun → adjective) _________
decide (verb → noun) _________
quick (adjective → adverb) _________
dark (adjective → noun) _________
modern (adjective → verb) _________

(Answers: 1. beautiful, 2. decision, 3. quickly, 4. darkness, 5. modernize)

✅ Summary

Suffixes are the most common tool to change parts of speech.
Some changes are irregular and require internal vowel changes.
Learning these patterns will greatly expand your vocabulary and help you use words correctly in sentences.