Nouns from adjectives

We add these suffixes to adjectives to form nouns. Notice any spelling changes. -(an)ce -(at)ion -cy -(en)ce -(il)ity -ness -th -ty -y

-(an)ce brilliant-brilliance, important-importance, tolerant-tolerance

-(at)ion aggressive-aggression, determined-determination

-cy accurate-accuracy, fluent-fluency, private-privacy

-(en)ce confident-cofidence, different-difference, independent-independency, intelligent-intelligence, obedient-obedience, patient-patience, violent-violence -(il)ity able-ability, creative-creativity, equal-equality, formal-formality, generous-generosity, popular-popularity, possible-possibility, opportune-opportunity, responsible-responsibility -ness firm-firmness, fit-fitness, happy-happiness, lonely-loneliness, sad-sadness -th broad-breadth, dead-death, deep-depth, long-length, strong-strength, true-truth, warm-warmth, young-youth

-ty cruel-cruelty, loyal-loyalty, safe-safety -y brave-bravery, difficult-difficulty, honest-honesty, jealous-jealousy We can change adjectives into nouns in other Ways too.

beautiful-beauty, courageous-courage, dangerous-danger, high-height, hunger-hungry, mysterious-mystery, optimistic-optimism, pleased-pleasure, poor-poverty, proud-pride

Noun form verbs

We add these suffixes to verbs to form nouns. Notice any spelling changes. -al -ance -(at)ion -ence -ment -ness -nt -sion -ty -ure -y

-ance annoy-annoyance, appear-appearance,

disappear-disappearance, perform-performance,

tolerate-tolerance

-(at)ion attract-attraction, celebrate-celebration,

conserve-conservation, contribute-contribution,

determine-determination, discuss-discussion,

educate-education, explain-explanation, inspire-

inspiration, invent-invention, motivate-motivation

organize-organization, participate-participation

pollute-pollution

-ence obey-obedience, persist-persistence

-ment amaze-amazement, amuse-amusement, arrange-arrangement, astonish-astonishment, develop-development, disappoint-disappointment, embarrass-embarrassment, encourage-encouragement, entertain-entertainment, improve-improvement, treat-treatment

-ness forgive-forgiveness -nt participate-participant -sion decide-decision -ty save-saf ety, vary-variety -ure please-pleasure -y discover-discovery

We can change verbs into nouns in other ways too. behave-behaviour, believe-belief, choose-choice, destroy-destruction, die-death, fly-flight, laugh-laughter, live-life, marry-marriage, prove-proof, succeed-success

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