The Forming of Nouns form Verbs

Abstract Nouns which can be formed from verbs by adding suffix

-ment, -ion/-tion, -ence/-ance, -ation, -ure, -th, -y, -or,-r/-er, -age, –al on the end of verbs1. Verb + ( – ment ) :

1.   Create, creation

Hesitate, Hesitation

Investigate, Investigation

2.  Verb + ( – ion/-tion ) :

Measure, Measurement

Improve, Improvement

3.   Verb + ( – ence/-ance ) :

Insure, Insurance

Attend, Attendance

Assist, Assistance

4.    Verb + ( – ation ) :

Organize, Organization

Register, Registration

Expect, Expectation

5.    Verb + ( – ure )  :

Fail, Failure

Mix, Mixture

Crate, Creature

6.     Verb + ( – th ) :

Grow, Growth

Weigh, Weight

See, Sight

7.     Verb + ( – y ) :

Deliver, Delivery

Master, Mastery

Recover, Recovery

8.      Verb + ( – or ) :

Act, Actor

Correct, Corrector

Sail, Sailor

9.      Verb + ( – r /-er ) :

Race, Racer

Write, Writer

Dance, Dancer

10.  Verb + ( – age ) :

Marry, Marriage

Carry, Carriage

Cover, Coverage

11.  Verb + ( – al ) :

Remove, Removal

Refuse, Refusal

Arrive. Arrival

There are some nouns that has the same form

with the verbs, such as :

Hope, Hope

Show, Show

Fight, Fight