GramLingo · Grammar Foundations / 语法基础

🌱 Word Building构词法 · 词根与词缀

Grow your vocabulary from roots: teach → teacher, act → action, nation → national → nationalism. Learn the suffixes -er / -or, -tion, -al and -ism.从词根长出词汇:teach → teacher(教→教师)、act → action(做→行动)、nation → national → nationalism(国家→国家的→民族主义)。学习 -er / -or、-tion、-al、-ism 后缀。
Objective 1 目标See how suffixes grow new words from roots · 理解后缀如何从词根衍生新词
Objective 2 目标Make 'doer' nouns with -er / -or · 用 -er / -or 构成“做某事的人”
Objective 3 目标Turn verbs into nouns with -tion / -sion · 用 -tion / -sion 把动词变成名词
Objective 4 目标Build adjectives with -al and belief nouns with -ism · 用 -al 构形容词、-ism 构“主义”名词
F-01

Roots & Suffixes

词根与后缀

💡 概念 Concept

Many English words are built from a base word (the root) plus small endings called suffixes. A suffix can change the meaning — and often the word class: teach (verb) → teacher (noun). Learn a few suffixes and one root gives you several words.许多英语单词由“词根 + 后缀”构成。后缀可以改变词义,也常常改变词性:teach(动词,教)→ teacher(名词,教师)。学会几个后缀,记住一个词根就能认识好几个词。

📐 规则 Rules

词根
the base meaning: teach, act, nation
基本含义所在:教、做/行动、国家
后缀
the ending added to a root: -er, -tion, -al, -ism
加在词根后面的部分:-er、-tion、-al、-ism
词性变化
verb → noun: teach → teacher; noun → adjective: nation → national
动词→名词:teach→teacher;名词→形容词:nation→national

✏️ 例句 Examples

teach → teacher: A teacher teaches students.
teach(教)→ teacher(教师):教师教学生。
sing → singer: My sister is a good singer.
sing(唱)→ singer(歌手):我姐姐是个好歌手。
act → action: We must take action now.
act(行动)→ action(行动/措施):我们必须现在采取行动。

⚠️ 常见错误 Common Mistakes

❌ She is a teach. → A person who teaches is a teacher.❌ “教的人”是 teacher,不是 teach:She is a teacher.(她是教师。)
❌ The educate is very important. → Use the noun: Education is very important.❌ “教育”作名词是 education:Education is very important.(教育非常重要。)
F-02

-er / -or

-er / -or 表示“做…的人”

💡 概念 Concept

Add -er or -or to many verbs to name the person who does the action: teach → teacher, work → worker, act → actor, visit → visitor. Watch the spelling: write → writer (drop the silent e), run → runner (double the consonant).在许多动词后加 -er 或 -or,表示“做这个动作的人”:teach→teacher(教师)、work→worker(工人)、act→actor(演员)、visit→visitor(访客)。注意拼写:write→writer(去掉不发音的 e)、run→runner(双写辅音)。

📐 规则 Rules

加 -er
teach → teacher; work → worker; play → player; drive → driver
教→教师;工作→工人;玩→球员;开车→司机
去 e 加 -er
write → writer; dance → dancer; make → maker
写→作家;跳舞→舞者;制造→制造者
双写加 -er
run → runner; swim → swimmer
跑→跑步者;游泳→游泳者
加 -or
act → actor; visit → visitor; invent → inventor
表演→演员;参观→访客;发明→发明家

✏️ 例句 Examples

A teacher teaches; a learner learns.
教师负责教,学习者负责学。
My uncle is a famous actor.
我叔叔是一位著名的演员。
The runner won the race!
那位跑步者赢得了比赛!

⚠️ 常见错误 Common Mistakes

❌ acter → actor(-or,不是 -er)❌ actor 用 -or:actor(演员)。
❌ A teacher teach English. → A teacher teaches English.❌ 主语第三人称单数时动词加 -s:A teacher teaches English.(教师教英语。)
❌ He is a good runer. → He is a good runner.❌ run 要双写 n 再加 -er:runner(跑步者)。
F-03

-tion / -sion

-tion / -sion 动词变名词

💡 概念 Concept

Add -tion or -sion to many verbs to make nouns of actions, states, or results: act → action, educate → education, inform → information, decide → decision. Spelling tip: verbs ending in -te take -tion; verbs ending in -de often take -sion.在许多动词后加 -tion 或 -sion,构成表示“动作、状态或结果”的名词:act→action(行动)、educate→education(教育)、inform→information(信息)、decide→decision(决定)。拼写提示:以 -te 结尾的动词接 -tion;以 -de 结尾的常接 -sion。

📐 规则 Rules

-te → -tion
educate → education; create → creation; celebrate → celebration
教育→教育;创造→创造;庆祝→庆祝
-de → -sion
decide → decision; divide → division
决定→决定;分开→除法/分歧
其他 -tion
act → action; inform → information; invent → invention
行动→行动;告知→信息;发明→发明
常为不可数
information 不可数:some information, a piece of information
information 不可数:一些信息、一条信息

✏️ 例句 Examples

act → action: Actions speak louder than words.
act(行动)→ action:行动胜于言语。
Education changes lives.
教育改变人生。
She made a quick decision.
她很快做出了决定。

⚠️ 常见错误 Common Mistakes

❌ I need an information. → information is uncountable: I need some information.❌ information 不可数:I need some information.(我需要一些信息。)
❌ invent is useful. → Use the noun: The invention is useful.❌ “发明物/发明”作名词是 invention:The invention is useful.(这项发明很有用。)
F-04

-al 名词变形容词

-al 构成形容词

💡 概念 Concept

Add -al to many nouns to make adjectives meaning 'relating to': nation → national, education → educational, profession → professional, tradition → traditional. Watch spelling changes: nature → natural, music → musical.在许多名词后加 -al,构成“与…有关的”形容词:nation(国家)→ national(国家的)、education(教育)→ educational(教育的)、profession(职业)→ professional(职业的/专业的)、tradition(传统)→ traditional(传统的)。注意拼写变化:nature→natural、music→musical。

📐 规则 Rules

-tion → -tional
education → educational; tradition → traditional
教育→教育的;传统→传统的
nation → national
national flag, national team
国旗、国家队
profession → professional
professional advice, a professional player
专业的建议、职业球员
拼写变化
nature → natural; music → musical; culture → cultural
自然→自然的;音乐→音乐的;文化→文化的

✏️ 例句 Examples

This is a national holiday.
这是一个全国性的节日。
Educational games help children learn.
教育类游戏帮助孩子学习。
You should ask a professional for advice.
你应该咨询专业人士的意见。

⚠️ 常见错误 Common Mistakes

❌ a nation festival → a national festival❌ “国家的节日”用形容词 national:a national festival(国庆节/全国性节日)。
❌ an education video → an educational video❌ “教育类的视频”用形容词 educational:an educational video(教育视频)。
F-05

-ism 主义与信念

-ism 表示主义/体系

💡 概念 Concept

The suffix -ism makes nouns for beliefs, systems, or movements. See how a word can grow step by step: profession → professional → professionalism; nation → national → nationalism; environment → environmental → environmentalism.后缀 -ism 构成表示“主义、体系、运动”的名词。看一个词如何一步步长大:profession(职业)→ professional(专业的)→ professionalism(专业精神);nation(国家)→ national(国家的)→ nationalism(民族主义);environment(环境)→ environmental(环境的)→ environmentalism(环保主义)。

📐 规则 Rules

-al + ism
professional → professionalism; traditional → traditionalism
专业的→专业精神;传统的→传统主义
常见 -ism 词
capital → capitalism; tour → tourism; real → realism
资本→资本主义;旅游→旅游业;现实→现实主义
词义方向
名词/形容词 + ism = 一种信念或体系
名词/形容词 + ism = 一种信念或体系
不可随意造词
只有真实存在的词才能用:可说 tourism,不说 bookism
只有真实存在的词才能用:可以说 tourism,不能自己造 bookism

✏️ 例句 Examples

profession → professional → professionalism: Her professionalism impressed everyone.
职业→专业的→专业精神:她的专业精神打动了所有人。
nation → national → nationalism: Sports can unite people beyond nationalism.
国家→国家的→民族主义:体育能把人们团结起来,超越民族主义。
Tourism brings money to small towns.
旅游业为小镇带来收入。

⚠️ 常见错误 Common Mistakes

❌ He is famous for his professional. → Use the noun: his professionalism.❌ “专业精神”是 professionalism:He is famous for his professionalism.(他以专业精神著称。)
❌ I love the tradition food. → Use the adjective: traditional food.❌ “传统的食物”用形容词 traditional:traditional food(传统美食)。
❌ 造词如 teacheism ✗ → 查词典,用真实存在的词❌ 不要随意创造 -ism 词:先查词典确认,用真实存在的词。