14 English Words with 4 Forms

Many English words have multiple forms – a noun form, verb form, adjective form, and adverb form. Not all words have ALL the forms, but here are 14 words that do.

Make sure to read the example sentences below the table, because there are some slight differences in meaning!

Breakfast Idioms

Yum! A table of breakfast idioms to get your teeth into:

The Weather

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Cloth, Clothes, & Wear

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My friend Jenny is very fashionable. She always wears very nice clothes and looks stylish. She even looks great in casual wear. She could put on a pair of jeans and a sweatshirt and she would look great. When she shops, she always insists on clothes made from the finest cloth.

Idioms of Secrecy

Is a secret safe with you? Here are some English idioms about telling a secret and keeping a secret.

Telling secrets

to leak = to let a secret out: "Somebody has leaked the diplomatic cables." (If something leaks, it lets out water.)

Collective Nouns

A collective noun is a noun that refers to a group of people. Here are 15 common collective nouns that refer to groups of people: army,  audience,  band,  board,  choir, class,  community,  crew,  crowd,  family,  group,  panel,  staff,  team, &  troupe

Prepositions of Time

I’ve got a busy day today. I got up at 6:30 and took my dog for a walk. I need to get up early on Monday’s because I have early classes that day. Actually, I have early classes all week this week, except for Friday. That’s because it’s my friend Jack’s birthday. It’s on March 21^st, the same day as the first day of spring. Usually in spring, you can see the trees and flowers starting to turn green. We’ve had a cold winter this year so I’m not sure if the green will be starting in March at all.