GRAMMAR: WORD FORMATION

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Basic rules of word formation:

1. Making Nouns by using the following suffixes to the adjectives/verbs or another nouns:

Age: Al/Ial:Ance Ant: Cy: Dom: Ee: Ence: Er: Ery Ess: Hood: Ism Ity: Lity: Ment: Ness: Or: 

Ship:  Sion: Tion: Ty: Ure

1. Age:

1. pack + age = package

2. drain + age = drainage

3. break + age = breakage

4. wreck + age = wreckage

5. pass + age = passage

6. carry + age = carriage

7. store + age = storage

8. dose + age = dosage

9. percent + age = percentage

10. bag + age = baggage

11. rough = + age = roughage

16. marry + age = marriage

17. post + age = postage

18. store + age = storage

19. leak + age = leakage

20. ship + age = shippage

2. Al/Ial:

1. commit+al =committal

2. approve+al =approval

3. arrive+al =arrival

4. dismiss+al =dismissal

5. remove+al =removal

6. refer+al =referral

7. dispose+al =disposal

8. bury+al =burial

9. propose+al proposal

10. try +al =trial

11. refuse +al =refusal

12. sign+al=signal

13. profession+al=professional

14. bestow+al=bestowal

15. betray+al=betrayal

16. acquit+al=acquittal

17. deny+al=denial

18. refute+al=refutal

19. recite+al=recital

20. revive+al=revival

21. redress+al=redressal

22. appraise+al=appraisal

23. apprise+al=apprisal

3. Ance

1. clear + ance = clearance 

2. guide +ance= guidance

3. accept + ance = acceptance

4. relevant + ance = relevance

5. ignorant + ance = ignorance

6. important + ance = importance 

7. resemble + ance = resemblance

8. allow + ance = allowance

9. insure + ance = insurance

10. distant + ance = distance

11. maintain + ance = maintenance 

12. disturb + ance = disturbance

13. assistant + ance = assistance

14.  fragrant + ance = fragrance

15. grieve + ance = grievance

16.  dominate + ance = dominance

17. attend + ance = attendance