例子：

　　1. amaze: v. 使大為驚奇

　　amazing：adj. 令人驚詫的，驚人的；令人驚喜的 It's amazing that no one else has applied for the job.竟然沒有其他人去應聘這項工作，真讓人驚詫。

　　amazed：adj. 十分驚奇的，驚愕的 She was amazed at how calm she felt after the accident. 事故發生后她是如此鎮定，這讓她自己都覺得驚奇。

　　2. annoy： v. 煩擾，打攪，使煩惱

　　annoying：adj. 討厭的，惱人的 It's really annoying when a train is late and there's no explanation. 火車誤點而又不作任何解釋，這很令人惱火。

　　annoyed：生氣的，煩惱的 I was so annoyed with him for turning up late. 他姍姍來遲，我很生氣

　　3. astonish：v. 使吃驚；使驚訝

　　astonishing：adj. 令人驚訝的；驚人的 Her first novel enjoyed an astonishing success. 她的第一部小說取得了驚人的成功。

　　astonished：adj. 感到震驚的；覺得驚駭的 I was astonished to see Miriam there. 我很吃驚地發現米里亞姆竟然在那兒。

　　4. confuse：v. 使困惑，使糊涂；使混亂

　　confusing：adj. 令人困惑的; The instructions are really confusing. Could you help me with them, please? 這些使用說明太讓人費解了。你能幫我看一下嗎？

　　confused：adj. 感到困惑的 I'm a bit confused. Was that her husband or her son she was with? 我有些糊涂。跟她在一起的是她丈夫還是她兒子？

　　5. convince：v. 使某人信服;

　　convincing：adj. 令人信服的; The end of the book wasn't very convincing. 我覺得電影的結局難以令人信服。

　　convinced：adj. 感到信服的 I'm convinced (that) she is lying. 我確信她在撒謊。