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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 |
