CBSE Class 8 English Grammar Nominalisation

What is nominalisation ?
Forming a noun from a verb or adjective is called nominalisation.

Formation of Nouns From Verbs

Most nouns are formed from verbs by using suffixes. Here are some examples.
1. -ment

Verb	Noun
Achieve advertise allot amuse appoint argue attach develop employ equip excite fulfil govern improve invest judge move state treat	achievement advertisement allotment amusement appointment argument attachment development employment enjoyment equipment excitement fulfilment government improvement investment judgement movement statement treatment

2. -ance

Verb	Noun
abound accept allow appear attend Convey endure ignore inherit insure perform rely resist	abundance acceptance allowance appearance attendance, attention conveyance endurance ignorance inheritance insurance performance reliance resistance

3. -ence

Verb	Noun
confer confide differ excel infer occur prefer refer reside	conference confidence difference excellence inference occurrence preference reference residence

4. -al

Verb	Noun
arrive bury deny dismiss dispose propose remove renew survive try	arrival burial denial dismissal disposal proposal removal renewal survival trial

5. -ion

Verb	Noun
act agitate attract calculate connect constitute construct correct create decorate elect	action agitation attraction calculation connection constitution construction correction creation decoration election

6. -sion

Verb	Noun
collide compel convert decide exclude expel extend include revise suspend	collision compulsion conversion decision exclusion expulsion extension inclusion revision suspension

7. -ssion

Verb	Noun
admit commit concede omit permit proceed recede remit submit succeed	admission commission concession omission permission procession recession remission submission succession

8. -ption

Verb	Noun
absorb consume deceive describe receive subscribe	absorption consumption deception, deceipt description reception, receipt subscription

9. -ation

Verb	Noun
admire alter cancel civilize examine form imitate oblige proclaim resign	admiration alteration cancellation civilization examination formation imitation obligation proclamation resignation

10. -ition

Verb	Noun
add ignite define oppose propose repeat recognise	addition ignition definition opposition proposition repetition recognition

11. -cation

Verb	Noun
apply clarify justify multiply notify qualify	application clarification justification multiplication notification qualification

12. -y

Verb	Noun
assemble deliver discover flatter enquire recover	assembly delivery discovery flattery enquiry recovery

13. -ure

Verb	Noun
close depart expose fail please press	closure departure exposure failure pleasure pressure

14. -age

Verb	Noun
bond break carry pack pass post	bondage breakage carriage package passage postage

15. -t and -th

Verb	Noun
complain grow heal steal weigh	complaint growth health stealth weight

16. Miscellaneous

Verb	Noun
abide advise analyse begin bind bite bless choose contain die dine do eat exceed feed float flow % go lend	abode advice analysis beginning bond bite bliss choice contents death dinner deed eatable excess food fleet flood flight gait loan

Exercise 1
(For Practice)

Make nouns from the following verbs :
(i) pay, replace, resent, treat
(ii) remember, resist, rely, ignore
(iii) exist, interfere, refer, reside
(iv) betray, withdraw, refuse, renew
(v) correct, digest, elect, relate
(vi) provide, exclude, revise, suspend
(vii) recede, commit, submit, succeed
(viii) consume, describe, receive, subscribe
(ix) incline, occupy, quote, reveal
(x) define, appose, suppose, repeat
(xii) add, propose, repeat, recognise
(xii) flatter, dedicate, rectify, simplify
(xiii) disclose, compose, expose, fail
(xiv) leak, marry, stop, waste
(xv) furnish, give, grieve, know, laugh, learn, live, loose, mean, mock, offend, fly, mean, sell, tell.

Exercise 2
(For Practice)

Fill in the blanks using the right form of the words given in brackets :
1. His failure was a great ………. (disappoint) to us all.
2. Pay ……….. (attend) to what your teacher says.
3. I did not like his ……… (propose).
4. Thank you for the ……….. (invite).
5. Please, take a quick ……….. (decide).
6. Television has little ………… (attract) for me.
7. The doctor’s ………… (treat) cured her.
8. He was asked to give an ………. (explain).
9. He is worth his ……….. (weigh) in gold.
10. It is a ………. (please) to write to you.
11. Her ……… (hate) for the man is a mystery.
12. A little ……. (know) is a dangerous thing.
13. A loud ……… (laugh) is good for health.
14. Do you need a ……….. (lend) from the bank ?
15. Ours is the land of ………… (prosper).

Formation of Nouns From Adjectives

Some suffixes may be used to form nouns from some adjectives.
1. -ness

Adjective	Noun
aware busy cheap empty happy heavy sharp shy ugly wicked	awareness business cheapness emptiness happiness heaviness sharpness shyness ugliness wickedness

2. -ity

Adjective	Noun
active civil curious extreme generous inferior noble public pure vital	activity civility curiosity extremity generosity inferiority nobility publicity purity vitality

3. -ty

Adjective	Noun
certain novel loyal royal	certainty novelty loyalty royally

4. Changing -t to -ce

Adjective	Noun
absent brilliant obedient patient	absence brilliance obedience patience

5. Changing -t, -te to -cy

Adjective	Noun
Accurate Decent honest private vacant	accuracy decency honesty privacy vacancy

6. Miscellaneous

Adjective	Noun
brave brief broad dear deep double false grand hot just long moist open pious poor proud solitary true wise young	bravery brevity bredth dearth depth duplicity falsehood grandeur heat justice length moisture opening piety poverty pride solitude truth wisdom youth

Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks with the suitable forms of verbs given in brackets :
1. There is no ………. (short) of sugar in the country.
2. …………. (familiar) breeds contempt.
3. His ………….. (personal) attracts everyone.
4. …………. (possible) of his success is high.
5. There is ………….. (certain) no truth in what he says.
6. Everyone loves ………….. (clean).
7. …………… (just) delayed is (Just) denied.
8. His …………… (wise) is well known.
9. Finish it with the given ………… (long) of time.
10. The ……….. (brave) of our armed forces is great.
11. You cannot be excused for your …………. (absent).
12. There is ………… (dear) of honest people these days.
13. Gandhiji believed in ………… (true).
14. This is a matter of great ………. (urgent).
15. …………. (free) is our birth right.

Multiple Choice Questions

Pick out the correct options :
Question 1.
The noun form of ‘enjoy’ is
(a) joy
(b) enjoyment
(c) enjoying
(d) enjoyed

Question 2.
The noun form of ‘abound’ is
(a) bound
(b) aboundment
(c) abundance
(d) abounded

Question 3.
The noun form of ‘confer’ is
(a) conference
(b) conferred
(c) conferment
(d) confederate

Question 4.
The noun form of ‘bury’ is
(a) worry
(b) burial
(c) bum
(d) burton

Question 5.
The noun form of ‘elect’ is
(a) electing
(b) electoral
(c) election
(d) electment

Question 6.
The noun form of ‘decide’ is
(a) indecide
(b) indecision
(c) decision
(d) decided

Question 7.
The noun form of ‘permit’ is
(a) permanent
(b) permeable
(c) permission
(d) permanence

Question 8.
The noun form of ‘admire’ is
(a) admirable
(b) admiration
(c) admired
(d) admiring

Question 9.
The noun form of ‘propose’ is
(a) proposition
(b) preposition
(c) proposed
(d) proposing

Question 10.
The noun form of ‘press’ is
(a) impress
(b) pressed
(c) pressure
(d) pressing

Answers
1. (b) enjoyment
2. (c) abundance
3. (a) conference
4. (b) burial
5. (c) election
6. (c) decision
7. (c) permission
8. (b) admiration
9. (a) proposition
10. (c) pressure