FORMATION OF NOUNS
-abstract nouns with 'ion'
Verb + ion discussion /confession /
+ tion obligation /regulation /prohibition
+ sion explosion / persuasion
+ ssion permission / admission
+ version conversion / perversion
+ ation hesitation / exploration
+ tion competition / definition
+ ption reception / deception
adjective + ty cruelty /difficulty
+ ity equality / stupidity / vanity
+ iety anxiety / society / variety
+ ness sadness / happiness
+y honesty /jealousy/
+ acy democracy /diplomacy / supremacy
+ archy monarchy / anarchy /oligarchy
+ ism socialism / racism / Marxism
-verb +ment amusement / embarrassment /agreement
+ al refusal / denial / proposal
+ ing meeting
some nouns end in. ance, ence, ancy, ency
Examples: romance / performance /violence / absence / accountancy /
efficiency / agency
-Some nouns end in : our and ure
egs: honour /labour /humour / flavour / adventure / pressure / leisure / temperature
-Some nouns end in hood, dom ,and ship
egs: motherhood /neighbourhood /kingdom / serfdom / scholarship / friendship
-Some professions and roles end with : ian ,ant, ent , or,er , ee and ist.
egs: musician,politician ,accountant ,immigrant ,president patient teacher ,driver , employee,
journalist, chemist
Note: Adjectives ending in ful and less frequently form nouns with ness.
(carefulness / helplessness)
Adjectives ending in able and ible form nouns ending in ability and
ibility.
(possibility / respectability / desirability)
Fill in the gaps with nouns derived from the words in brackets
- ready - They questioned her readiness for the test.
- happy - It is important to create happiness for everyone.
- weak - Eating too much cake was a major weakness of his
- Sad – the closure of the poste ffice brought sadness to the community.
- Mad – the decision to drive in the snow was pure madness
- Responsible – your children are not my responsibility
- Possible – nuclear was seemed like a real possibility
- scarce – The scarcity of drinks became problematic during the party.
- hilarious - They reacted to the joke with much hilarity
- probable - It's hard to guess the probability of het passing the test.
- independent - Having a car has improved me independence
- important - Never underestimate the importance of studying.
- silent - Enjoy the silence while the children are away.
- appear - The appearance of a second singer improved the concert.
- resist - The home team put up a strong resistance against their opponents
- appoint - I need to make an appointment with my doctor.
- assign - The final essay was a very big assignment .
- enjoy - Don't let the rain affect your enjoynment of this walk.
- merry - the children found a lot of A merriment in the clown's antics.
- replace – Our replacement teacher was much better than the first one.
- inform - There is not enough information about foxes in our area.
- decide - The committee will make a formal decision this Friday.
- describe - The police have a good description of the thief.
- Multiply – I like addition and subtraction but multiplication is difficult.
- admit - The criminal's admission of guilt got him in trouble.
- friend- Our friendship is very strong.
- partner - We are partnership with a major organisation
- Neighbour – our neighboorhood is very quiet.
- Child – my childhood was a fun and productive time.
