Formation of Nouns from Verbs and Adjectives

 

Formation of Nouns from Verbs and Adjectives.

Word formation is an important part in the process of growing our vocabulary.

We have learned about the formation of verbs from nouns and adjectives in the previous article.
Now we will learn formation of nouns from verbs and adjectives.
Here is a list of nouns which are formed from verbs and adjectives. 

Verbs	Nouns
advise	advice
bear	bier
bind	bond
bless	bliss
break	breach
burn	brand
choose	choice
chop	chip
deal	dole
deem	doom, ditch
dig	dike
float	fleet
gape	gap
gird	girth
grieve	grief
live	life
lose	loss
prove	proof
sing	song
sit	seat
speak	speech
strike	stroke
strive	strife
wake	watch
weave	web, woof

Study and understand these word formations so that you can use it to improve your language.

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