English Grammar Guide


Suffixes: Nouns from verbs


Usage - Verb to Noun Suffixes

The suffixes -ion, -ation, -ment, -sion, -al, -ence and -ance change verbs into nouns. They are often events or occurrences.

  • NOUN forms of VERBS

Grammar - Verb to Noun Suffixes

  • VERBNOUN:
  • -ion
  • discuss → discussion
  • -ation
  • examine → examination
  • -ment
  • improve → improvement
  • -sion
  • decide → decision
  • -al
  • arrive → arrival
  • -ence
  • prefer → preference
  • -ance
  • accept → acceptance

Forms - NOUN: -ion

VERBNOUN VERBNOUN
actaction discussdiscussion
collectcollection impressimpression

Forms - NOUN: -sion

VERBNOUN
collidecollision
decidedecision
deridederision

Forms - NOUN: -ation

VERBNOUN
examineexamination
informinformation
organiseorganisation

Forms - NOUN: -ition

VERBNOUN
competecompetition
repeatrepetition

Forms - NOUN: -ment

VERBNOUN
agreeagreement
argueargument
arrangearrangement
disappointdisappointment
employemployment
improveimprovement
managemanagement

Forms - NOUN: -al

VERBNOUN VERBNOUN
arrivearrival refuserefusal
buryburial rentrental
deferdeferral survivesurvival
referreferral trytrial

Forms - NOUN: -ence

VERBNOUN VERBNOUN
adhereadherence preferpreference
insistinsistence referreference

Forms - NOUN: -ance

VERBNOUN VERBNOUN
acceptacceptance clearclearance
applyappliance ignoreignorance
assistassistance insureinsurance
attendattendance relyreliance
maintainmaintenance toleratetolerance
perform

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