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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