Formation of Nouns by Adding Suffixes
By adding suffixes nouns can be formed from verbs or adjectives.
| Verb / Adjective | Noun |
| Perspire | Perspiration |
| Accuse | Accusation |
| Visit | Visit / visitation |
| Select | Selection |
| Predict | Prediction |
| Settle | Settlement |
| Human | Humanity |
| Certain | Certainty |
| Blind | Blindness |
| Possible | Possibility |
| Hesitate | Hesitation |
| Responsible | Responsibility |
| Invite | Invitation |
| Inaugurate | Inauguration |
| Identify | Identification |
| Expect | Expectation |
| Enjoy | Enjoyment |
| Prepare | Preparation |
| Friendly | Friendliness |
| Starve | Starvation |
| Relate | Relation |
| Forgive | Forgiveness |
| Astonish | Astonishment |
| Continue | Continuation |
| Compose | Composition |
| Translate | Translation |
| Converse | Conversation |
| Lively | Liveliness |
| Explore | Exploration |
| Repay | Repayment |
| Appreciate | Appreciation |
| Involve | Involvement |
| Announce | Announcement |
| Inspire | Inspiration |
| Improve | Improvement |
| Fierce | Fierceness |
| Anticipate | Anticipation |
| Execute | Execution |
| Represent | Representation |
| Modify | Modification |
| Narrate | Narration |
| Difficult | Difficulty |
| Wicked | Wickedness |
| Heavy | Heaviness |
| Try | Trial |
| Narrate | Narration |
| Conserve | Conservation |
| Accomplish | Accomplishment |