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B. Suffixes and Nouns

A large number of nouns can be formed by adding particular suffixes to either verbs or adjectives.

V + Suffix (-ion, -tion, ition, -ation,-sion, -xion, -ment, -ing, -er, -or) → Noun

Examples:

administrate → administration

deduce → deduction

interpret →interpretation

→ition

decide → decision

connect → connexion (or connection)

achieve → achievement

come → coming

speak → speaker

act →actor

Adjective + Suffix (-ity, -ety, -ty, -ness) → Noun

Examples:

sensitive → sensitivity

proper → propriety

honest → honesty

helpful → helpfulness

Noun+ Suffix (-er, -ist) → Noun

Examples:

astronomy → astronomer

cartoon → cartoonist

science → scientist