Lesson 53. Suffixation. Noun formation.

Noun formation

Abstract nouns

-age

means "result of an action"

wreck - wreckage

pass - passage

-ment

means "action or state", sometimes is replaced by the suffix -tion/-ion

develop - development

measure - measurement

move - movement

1. advertise -
2. announce -
3. calculate -
4. celebrate -
5. collect -
6. disappoint -
7. embarrass -
8. entertain -
9. invent -
10. pollute -

-ity

means "quality, state, degree"

stupid - stupidity

curious - curiosity

real - reality

Substantive nouns

-hood

suggests a family role or family-related periods of life

child - childhood

mother - motherhood

brother - brotherhood

-ship

means "a particular job or position; ability or skill; all people in a particular group"

friend - friendship

partner - partnership

-dom

means "state", from Old English dom "statute, judgment"

king - kingdom

bore - boredom

duke - dukedom

Christ -

Duke -

Earl -

Fief -

Martyr -

Chief -

Thral -

Wise -

Fan -

Abracadabra

Homework

Task 1. Try to think of as many jobs as you only can. Make some job-riddles (6-8): try to describe a job without mentioning its name.

Task 2.

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