Formation of Nouns

Formation of Nouns:

Nouns From Verbs:

(a) Nouns ending in “ment“:

Verbs	Nouns
Acknowledge	Acknowledgement
Allot	Allotment
Advertise	Advertisement
Amuse	Amusement

Similarly- Agreement; announcement; appointment; astonishment; commencement; concealment; development; enjoyment; excitement; government; judgement; management; movement; settlement; treatment; etc.

(b) Nouns ending in “tion“:

Verbs	Nouns
Adopt	Adoption
Complete	Completion
Affect	Affection
Create	Creation

Similarly- (Declare) Declaration; (determine) determination; (elect) election; (expect) expectation; (imagine) imagination; (inspect) inspection; (invite) invitation; (irrigate) irrigation; (matriculate) matriculation; (multiply) multiplication; (narrate) narration- also narrative; (oblige) obligation; (occupy) occupation; (opposite) opposition; (produce) production; (proclaim) proclamation; (prohibit) prohibition; (qualify) qualification; (quote) quotation; (receive) reception also receipt; (recognize) recognition; (recommend) recommendation; (reduce) reduction; (repeat) repetition; (separate) separation; (subtract) subtraction; (translate) translation; (verify) verification; etc.

(c) Nouns ending in “ance“:

Verbs	Nouns
Accept	Acceptance
Assist	Assistance
Allow	Allowance
Assure	Assurance

Similarly- Acquaintance; appearance; attendance; continuance; deliverance also delivery; (maintain) maintenance; performance; repentance; etc.

(d) Other Nouns:

Verbs	Nouns
Abide	Abode
Arrive	Arrival
Ascend	Ascent
Bear	Birth, Bearing
Beg	Beggar
Begin	Beginning
Behave	Behaviour
Belong	Belonging
Bind	Bond
Bite	Bit (a small portion), Bite
Bless	Blessing, Bliss
Breathe	Breath, Breathing
Bury	Burial
Carry	Carriage
Choose	Choice
Close	Closure
Confer	Conference
Deal	Dealings
Deliver	Deliverance, Delivery
Deny	Denial
Depart	Departure
Descend	Descent
Dig	Ditch
Discover	Discovery
Discuss	Discussion
Dismiss	Dismissal
Do	Deed
Draw	Drawing
Drink	Draught
Drive	Drove
Enter	Entry
Envelop	Envelope
Expand	Expansion
Expel	Expulsion
Expire	Expiry
Fail	Failure
Feed	Food
Float	Fleet, Float
Flow	Flood
Fly	Flight
Follow	Following, Follower
Forgive	Forgiveness
Free	Freedom
Furnish	Furniture
Give	Gift
Go	Gait
Grieve	Grief
Grow	Growth
Hear	Hearing, Hearsay
Hold	Hilt
Increase	Increment, Increase
Inquire	Inquiry
Join	Joint
Know	Knowledge
Laugh	Laughter
Lay	Layer
Lend	Loan
Like	Likeness
Lose	Loss
Master	Mastery
Mean	Meaning
Mix	Mixture
Omit	Omission
Open	Opening
Pack	Package
Paint	Painting, Paint
Pass	Passage
Pray	Prayer
Press	Pressure
Pretend	Pretence, Pretension
Proceed	Procedure, Process
Prophesy	Prophecy
Propose	Proposal
Prove	Proof
Provide	Provision
Pursue	Pursuit
Read	Reading
Refer	Reference, Referee
Refuse	Refuse
Relieve	Relief
Remain	Remainder
Respond	Response
Resolve	Resolution
Secure	Security
Seek	Search
Seize	Seizure
Shake	Shock
Sing	Song
Sit	Sitting, Seat
Slay	Slaughter
Snow	Seed
Spell	Spelling
Speak	Speech
Steal	Stealth
Stick	Stitch
Strike	Stroke
Tell	Tale
Trace	Track
Try	Trial
Unite	Union, Unity
Weave	Web
Wed	Wedding
Withdraw	Withdrawal
Write	Writing, Writ

Nouns From Adjectives:

(a) Nouns ending in “ness“:

Adjectives	Nouns
Busy	Business
Careful	Carefulness
Cold	Coldness
Correct	Correctness also Correction

Similarly- Cheapness; darkness; dearness, dryness also drought; dullness; (empty) emptiness; evenness; exactness also exactitude; (greedy) greediness also greed; (happy) happiness; harshness; helplessness; (holy) holiness; idleness; illness; (lazy) laziness; (lovely) loveliness; looseness; (milky) milkiness also milk; (needy) neediness also need; newness; oneness; politeness; quickness; redness; slowness also sloth; weakness; youthfulness; etc.

(b) Nouns ending in “ty“:

Adjectives	Nouns
Able	Ability
Capable	Capability
Curious	Curiosity
Extreme	Extremity

Similarly- (Active) Activity; (certain) certainty; (dense) density; (divisible) divisibility also division; (divine) divinity; (electric) electricity; (eligible) eligibility; (fertile) fertility, (gay) gaiety; (generous) generosity; (hospitable) hospitality; (human, humane) humanity; (inferior) inferiority; (insane) insanity; (junior) juniority; (local) locality; (loyal) loyalty; (major) majority; (mortal) mortality; (mental) mentality; (noble) nobility; (notorious) notoriety; (novel) novelty; (original) originality; (partial) partiality; (person) personality, (pious) piety; (possible) possibility; (punctual) punctuality; (royal) royalty; (scarce) scarcity; (senior) seniority; (severe) severity; (superior) superiority; (vain) vanity; (vital) vitality etc.

(c) Other Nouns:

Adjectives	Nouns
Absent	Absence
Accurate	Accuracy
Brave	Bravery
Brilliant	Brilliance
Cowardly	Cowardice, Coward
Decent	Decency
Delicate	Delicacy
Difficult	Difficulty
Diligent	Diligence
Efficient	Efficiency
Excellent	Excellence
Free	Freedom
Frequent	Frequency
Grand	Grandeur
Honest	Honesty
Hot	Heat
Ignorant	Ignorance
Important	Importance
Innocent	Innocence
Jealous	Jealousy
Merry	Merriment
Patriot	Patriotism
Patient	Patience
Perfect	Perfection
Present	Presence
Private	Privacy
Proud	Pride
Silent	Silence
Solitary	Solitude
Splendid	Splendour
True	Truth
Violent	Violence
Waste	Wastage
Wise	Wisdom
Young	Youth

Formation of Abstract Nouns:

(a) Abstract Nouns ending in “hood“:

Concrete Nouns	Abstract Nouns
Baby	Babyhood
Boy	Boyhood

(b) Abstract Nouns ending in “ship“:

Concrete Nouns	Abstract Nouns
Author	Authorship
Captain	Captainship

Similarly- Chairmanship; dictatorship; directorship; friendship; kingship; ladyship; lordship; membership; principalship; ownership; scholarship; studentship; teachership; etc.

(c) Abstract Nouns ending in “age“:

Concrete Nouns	Abstract Nouns
Bond	Bondage
Coin	Coinage

Similarly- Brokerage; orphanage; patronage; pilgrimage; (use) usage; etc.

(d) Abstract Nouns ending in “ism“:

Concrete Nouns	Abstract Nouns
Favourite	Favouritism
Hindu	Hinduism

Similarly- Heroism; optimism; patriotism; pessimism; Sikhism.

(e) Abstract Nouns ending in “ry“:

Concrete Nouns	Abstract Nouns
Beggar	Beggary
Poet	Poetry

Similarly- Chemistry; cookery; slavery, etc.

(f) Other Abstract Nouns:

Concrete Nouns	Abstract Nouns
Act	Action
Agent	Agency
Christian	Christianity
Coward	Cowardice
Creature, Creator	Creation
Enemy	Enmity
Grand	Grandeur
Hunter	Hunting
Infant	Infancy
Judge	Judgement
Martyr	Martyrdom
Person	Personality
Servant	Service
Speaker	Speech
Thief	Theft
Young	Youth

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