Noun suffixes
Click here to learn some suffixes to make nouns
-ness (nouns from adjectives)
-ity (nouns from adjectives)
-tion / -sion (nouns from verbs)
-ment (nouns from verbs and adjectives)
-ment is another suffix that is used to make nouns from verbs and occasionally from adjectives
-ance / -ence (nouns from adjectives and verbs)
-ship (abstract nouns denoting different kinds of relationships)
- hood (abstract nouns denoting different kinds of 'families')
Suffixes 2
-er, -or, -ian, -ent, -ant: a person who does something
-ist: a person who specialises in an activity or area of study, or who is a member of a group with particular beliefs
-ee: a person who has something done to him or her
-hood: a state that is closely associated with a period of time
-ology: a subject (often academic) of study
-ion: a state or activity
-age: a state or process
-ce important - importance, patient - patience ,violent - violence
-y difficult - difficulty ,modest - modesty ,honest - honesty
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