Verbs into nouns:
Some verbs follow patterns like “-tion”: informs > information describes > description consider > consideration act > action |
Some verbs follow patterns like “-al”: refuse > refusal refer > referral approve > approval |
Some verbs follow patterns like “-ing”: begin > beginning rule > ruling edit > editing |
Some verbs follow patterns like “-ment”:
state > statement argue > argument assess > assessment |
But… because English is a strange language, some don’t follow those patterns.
Other common verbs: speaks > speech (to) review > (a) review |
Some adjectives follow a “-ty” pattern:
honest > honesty cruel > cruelty fatal > fatality nice > nicety frail > frailty |
Some adjectives follow a “-ness” pattern:
blind > blindness Kind > kindness red > redness |
But… because English is a strange language, some don’t.
Other common adjectives: long > length wide > width high > height |
Prepositions:
during > the duration wide > width high > height |
Conjunctions:
because > the cause whereas > the difference if > the possibility |
Adverbs:
grew steadily > steady growth increased significantly > a significant increase |
Other examples:
-ion: educate - education -ition: impose - imposition -ation: regurgitate - regurgitation -isation: nominal – nominalisation -ism: conservative - conservatism -age: use - usage -ery: mock – mockery -acy: delicate – delicacy -y: chivalrous – chivalry -ice: coward – cowardice |
-isy: hypocritical - hypocrisy -ence: indifferent - indifference -ance: avoid – avoidance -ency: depend – dependency -ancy: militant - militancy -ability: respect – respectability -dom: free – freedom -ics: political – politics -ure: erase - erasure |