Nouns in English generally follow common patterns, for example they can end in -age, -al, -ance, – ence, -cy,-dom, -hood, -iety, -ity, -ness. The best thing to do is learn these patterns and memorize how nouns can be formed from root words.
For practice exercises, click HERE and for a complete list, click HERE
-AGE
| ROOT | NOUN |
| BREAK | BREAKAGE |
| COVER | COVERAGE |
| PACK | PACKAGE |
| POST | POSTAGE |
| SHORT | SHORTAGE |
| STORE | STORAGE |
| WRECK | WRECKAGE |
-AL
| ROOT | NOUN |
| APPROVE | APPROVAL |
| ARRIVE | ARRIVAL |
| BURY | BURIAL |
| DENY | DENIAL |
| DISMISS | DISMISSAL |
| PROPOSE | PROPOSAL |
| REHEARSE | REHEARSAL |
| REMOVE | REMOVAL |
| RENEW | RENEWAL |
| REVIVE | REVIVAL |
| SURVIVE | SURVIVAL |
-ANCE
| ROOT | NOUN |
| ANNOY | ANNOYANCE |
| ARROGANT | ARROGANCE |
| APPEAR | APPEARANCE |
| ATTEND | ATTENDANCE |
| DISTANT | DISTANCE |
| DISTURB | DISTURBANCE |
| ENDURE | ENDURANCE |
| ENTER | ENTRANCE |
| IGNORE | IGNORANCE |
| IMPORTANT | IMPORTANCE |
| INHERIT | INHERITANCE |
| PERFORM | PERFORMANCE |
| RELEVANT | IRRELEVANCE |
| RELUCTANT | RELUCTANCE |
| RELY | RELIANCE |
| RESEMBLE | RESEMBLANCE |
| RESIST | RESISTANCE |
| SIGNIFY | SIGNIFICANCE |
| TOLERATE | TOLERANCE |
-ENCE
| ROOT | NOUN |
| ABSENT | ABSENCE |
| COMPETENT | COMPETENCE |
| CONFIDE | CONFIDENCE |
| CONVENIENT | CONVENIENCE |
| DEPEND | DEPENDENCE |
| DIFFER | DIFFERENCE |
| EVIDENT | EVIDENCE |
| EXIST | EXISTENCE |
| INCOMPETENT | INCOMPETENCE |
| INNOCENT | INNOCENCE |
| INSIST | INSISTENCE |
| INTELLIGENT | INTELLIGENCE |
| OCCUR | OCCURRENCE |
| OFFEND | OFFENCE |
| PATIENT | PATIENCE |
| PERSIST | PERSISTENCE |
| PRESENT | PRESENCE |
| RECUR | RECURRENCE |
| VIOLENT | VIOLENCE |
-CY
| ROOT | NOUN |
| ACCURATE | ACCURACY |
| ADEQUATE | ADEQUACY |
| BANKRUPT | BANKRUPTCY |
| DECENT | DECENCY |
| EFFICIENT | EFFICIENCY |
| FREQUENT | FREQUENCY |
| IMMEDIATE | IMMEDIACY |
| INACCURATE | INACCURACY |
| INEFFICIENT | INEFFICIENCY |
| LITERATE | LITERACY |
| PIRATE | PIRACY |
| PREGNANT | PREGNANCY |
| PRIVATE | PRIVACY |
| PROFICIENT | PROFICIENCY |
| REDUNDANT | REDUNDANCY |
| SECRET | SECRECY |
| URGENT | URGENCY |
| VACANT | VACANCY |
-DOM
| ROOT | NOUN |
| BORE | BOREDOM |
| FREE | FREEDOM |
| WISE | WISDOM |
-HOOD
| ROOT | NOUN |
| ADULT | ADULTHOOD |
| CHILD | CHILDHOOD |
| FATHER | FATHERHOOD |
| LIKE | LIKELIHOOD |
| LIVE | LIVELIHOOD |
| MAN | MANHOOD |
| MOTHER | MOTHERHOOD |
| NEIGHBOUR | NEIGHBOURHOOD |
| PARENT | PARENTHOOD |
| WOMAN | WOMANHOOD |
-IETY
| ROOT | NOUN |
| ANXIOUS | ANXIETY |
| SOBER | SOBRIETY |
| VARIOUS | VARIETY |
-ITY
| ROOT | NOUN |
| ABLE | ABILITY |
| ACTIVE | ACTIVITY |
| COMPLEX | COMPLEXITY |
| CREDIBLE | CREDIBILITY |
| CURIOUS | CURIOSITY |
| EQUAL | EQUALITY |
| FAMILIAR | FAMILIARITY |
| FEROCIOUS | FEROCITY |
| FLEXIBLE | FLEXIBILITY |
| FORMAL | FORMALITY |
| INACTIVE | INACTIVITY |
| INFLEXIBLE | INFLEXIBILITY |
| INFORMAL | INFORMALITY |
| UNABLE | INABILITY |
| UNEQUAL | INEQUALITY |
-ness
| ROOT | NOUN |
| AWARE | AWARENESS |
| DARK | DARKNESS |
| GOOD | GOODNESS |
| KIND | KINDNESS |
| PREPARE | PREPAREDNESS |
Another important part of word formation is understanding Prefixes and Suffixes, click HERE for a complete list
DOWNLOAD THE LIST OF NOUNS IN PDF HERE
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