NOUN MADE FROM VERB

Nouns made from verbs
1
-sis -ure
Make nouns ending in -sis or -ure from the following verbs, making any necessary
changes in spelling. Then put each noun in its correct place in the sentences below.
Emphasize
hypnotize
sign
seize
diagnose
fail
analyse
close
paralyse
enclose
(a) The doctor’s ___________was that I had bronchitis.
(b) Don’t put an ___________inside an aerogramme. It is not permitted.
(c) The ________of the blood will help the police find the murderer.
(d) The doctor used _____________to make her calm and relaxed.
(e) He was very ambitious, and his __________to become prime minister was a
shock to him.
(f) The _____________at the bottom of the letter was impossible to read.
(g) Some teachers put a lot of _____________ on learning by heart.
(h) There has been a military government since the army’s ___________of power
six years ago.
(i) This disease can lead to the ____________of certain muscles.
(j) The ___________of the factory and loss of jobs came as a result of fewer orders
from abroad.
2
-y
Make nouns from the following verbs by adding -y to the end and making any other

necessary changes in spelling. Then put each noun in its correct place in the
sentences below.
prosper
enquire
injure
expire
deliver
recover
discover
conspire
apologize
assemble
forge
(a) In England there is no postal ___________ on Sundays.
(b) He still suffers from an __________ he received in a game of football ten years
ago.
(c) He could copy other people’s signatures perfectly. He was finally sent to prison
for _____________
(d) The ___________ of a ship from the bottom of the sea is a very difficult,
expensive
operation.
(e) The _____________of America was made in 1492 by Christopher Colombus.
(f) I wish you happiness, good health and ______________for this coming year.
(g) This is the parliamentary building, where the National _____________meets.
(h) She accepted his _______________ for his rude behaviour at dinner.
(I) The President believed there was a ______________to overthrow him.
G) On ___________________ , your passport may be renewed for a further five
years.
(k) Thank you for your ________________ about our products. We enclose our
current

catalogue.
3
-ence
Make nouns ending in -ence from the following verbs, making any necessary
changes in spelling. Then put each noun in its correct place in the sentences below.
prefer
refer
exist
obey
depend
pretend
defend
correspond
offend
reside
insist
differ
coincide
interfere
(a) He couldn’t go to university but continued his education through _________
courses.
(b) This monument is in memory of the men and women who died in ___________
of
this country.
(c) Police dogs are trained to a high standard of ____________
(d) Tea or coffee? Do you have any _____________?
(e) She wasn’t really angry at all. It was just ____________________
(f) Dictionaries, encyclopaedias and atlases are called _____________ books.
(g) The doctors tried to cure him of his ______________on drugs.
(h) The United Nations came into _____________ in 1945.

(i) Despite his _____________ that he was innocent, he was arrested.
(j) I can’t tell the _________ between butter and margarine.
(k) I hope she didn’t take _____________. I was only joking.
(l) I met John on holiday quite by chance. What a ____________
(m) She complained of _________________by her mother-in-law in her private
affairs.
(n) ‘Place of ______________ means the place where you live.
4
-ance
Make nouns from the following verbs by adding -ance to the end and making any
other necessary changes in spelling. Then put each noun in its correct place in the
sentences below.
annoy
resist
avoid
attend
perform
accept
insure
disturb
resemble
assist
enter
endure
(a) It was the actor’s finest _______________
(b) The teacher kept a record of every student’s ____________
(c) This signature bears no ____________to mine: It’s a forgery !
(d) When I received the offer of a job, I immediately wrote a letter of
______________
(e) The police were called to a _____________ at a private party last night.

(f) My house _______________ covers me for fire, flood, theft and damage.
(g) When she was very old she couldn’t look after herself without _____________
(h) When people kept talking during the film, he showed his _____________ by
turning
round and looking at them.
(i) The ____________ to the park is through that gate there.
(j) After fierce _________________for two days, the soldiers surrendered to the
enemy.
(k) By continuing his journey alone, on foot, in freezing weather without food for
two days he showed remarkable powers of ____________
(l) The Automobile Association recommends ____________of the city centre
during the present road repairs.
5
-al
Make nouns from the following verbs by adding -al to the end and making any other
necessary changes in spelling. Then put each noun in its correct place in the
sentences below.
deny
propose
approve
renew
remove
arrive
bury
survive
refuse
dismiss
try
rehearse
(a) His unpunctuality and bad work soon led to his ____________ from the firm.

(b) After the funeral service in the church, we went out to the cemetery for the
_______
(c) Thousands of people were at the airport for the President’s ___________
(d) ___________ of your season ticket for another six months will cost you £268.
(e) To get married before you are eighteen, you will need your parents’
___________
and consent.
(f) The first performance of the play is tomorrow. The actors are having a final
________ tonight.
(g) At the end of the five-day _____________, he was found guilty and sent to
prison.
(h) The factory manager wants to use different machines but the workers don’t like
this ______________
(i) The police were amazed at the _____________of the five children after a night
out in
freezing temperatures.
(j) He made a complete __________of the accusation against him but no one
believed
him.
(k) I don’t understand his ____________ to help us. He’s usually very helpful.
(l) The new republican government demanded the ___________of the king’s statue
from the main square.
6
-age
Make nouns from the following verbs by adding -age to the end and making any
other necessary changes in spelling. Then put each noun in its correct place in the
sentences below.
use
shrink
store

break
wreck
marry
post