NOUN SUFFIXES

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NOUN SUFFIXES
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Nouns from Adjectives

• -ness
• Example happy happiness
• -ity
• Example possible possibility
• -ance / -ence
• Example independent independence
• Example important
  importance
• -dom
• Example free ________ freedom

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Nouns from Verbs

• -tion
• Example inform information
• -sion
• Example admit admission
• -ment
• Example enjoy enjoyment
• -ance / -ence
• Example admit admittance
• exist existence

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Nouns from Nouns

• -ship
• Example friend friendship
• Example member membership
• -hood
• Example mother motherhood
• Example neighbour neighbourhood

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Noun suffixes

• -ness
• -ity
• -tion
• -sion

• -ment
• -ance
• -ence
• -ship
• -hood

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Practise with these words!

• Identify if they are adjectives, verbs or nouns
  before choosing the suffix to form nouns

Sad Weak Tidy Good forgetful Responsible
probable Complex Decide describe multiply Alter
appoint arrange silent appear
partner relation child