Changing Verbs into Nouns

Students can change the verbs into nouns by applying anyone of the following methods:
   Rule 1 ( by adding -er/ - or)

Write- writer, work- worker, dance- dancer, sing– singer, lead – leader

Act – actor, calculate – calculator, direct –director, audit –auditor, edit – editor

Rule 2  (by adding -tion / -sion

Connect – connection, produce –production, react -reaction, delete – deletion, inform – information.

Confuse – confusion, divide – division, decide – decision, revise -revision, express – expression

  Rule 3 (by adding -ment)

Agree – agreement, achieve – achievement, engage -engagement, adjust –adjustment, advertise – advertisement

 Rule 4 (by adding -ance / -hence)

Accept - Acceptance, attend- attendance, insure – insurance, appear –appearance, disturb – disturbance, ignore – ignorance

Refer – reference, exist – existence, depend –dependence, prefer – preference, correspond – correspondence

 Rule 5 (by adding -al)

Arrive –arrival, deny – denial, refuse –refusal, approve – approval, dismiss – dismissal

  Rule 6 (by adding -age)

Use – usage,  pack – package, waste –wastage, post – postage, marry – marriage

  Rule 7 (by adding -ery)

Bake – bakery, trick -trickery, surge – surgery, nurse – nursery, forge –forgery

 Rule 8 (by adding -ure)

Depart -departure, fail – failure, press – pressure, enclose –enclosure, legislate –legislature

 Rule 9 (by adding -ness)

Sharpen– sharpness, empty – emptiness, correct – correctness, forgive – forgiveness, fit – fitness

 Rule 10 (by adding -dom)

Free -freedom, bore – boredom

Note: Though there are certain other ways, these are some common ways to change the verbs into nouns. (not the only methods)