ABSTRACT NOUNS

Changing Adjectives to Nouns

Words can be changed to abstract nouns by adding suffixes such as: ity, ety, th, ty,
ence, ness and ance

Exercise 1: Change the following words to abstract nouns

Adjective Noun Adjective Noun

Durable Broad
Humid Deep
Able Long
Equal Strong
Pure Wide
Regular Excellent
Inferior Absent
Local Present
Anxious Abundant
Various Brilliant
Cruel Distant
Difficult Ignorant
Honest Happy
Loyal Rough
Safe Calm
Scientific Kind
Metallic Weak
Acidic Fond
Classic Dark
Ironic New
Biological Natural
Zoological Professional
Philosophical Industrial
Childish Classical
Boyish Practical
Bookish Accidental
Reddish Joyous
Blackish Courageous
Fearful Airy
Joyful Cloudy
Youthful Grassy
Fatherly Dusty
Motherly Rainy
Brotherly Useless
Sisterly Painless
Colourless Nameless
Thoughtless