Word formation

Nouns may be formed from verbs, adjectives or other nouns. The forms are often Latin or Greek in origin. There is no simple rule for adding suffixes, but there are patterns. HELP

  • -ment enjoyment, government, judgement
  • -ship friendship, citizenship, membership
  • -tion reactivation, constitution, installation
  • -ism synchronism, ferromagnetism, plagiarism
  • -ance/-ence admittance, consequence, importance
  • -er/-or worker, builder, actor, pusher, sensor
  • -ty ability, activity, familiarity

Use the affixes in the table to form nouns from the words below:

-ment -ship -tion -ism -ance/-ence -er/-or -ty

1.interview
 13.measure
2.compute
 14.member
3.reliable
 15.hero
4.develop
 16.converse
5.graduate
 17.motivate
6.significant
 18.intelligent
7.confer
 19.introduce
8.critic
 20.exist
9.scholar
 21.conduct
10.variable
 22.appear
11.distant
 23.partner
12.generate
 24.define
    
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words from the previous exercise.
a)
The    must often know the interest of the interviewee and develop a conversation along these lines .
b)
Our laboratory has a wide range of different types of equipment and this    allows us to conduct extensive research in chemistry.
c)
This new medicine has great    for the treatment of the disease.
d)
The firefighters displayed both    and braveness.
e)
The two companies have formed a long-term    to develop and sell these products together.
f)
She managed to find a job immediately after  .
g)
Education stimulates the    of critical thinking.