Structure: Word Formation: Nouns from Adjectives – Basic 6 English Lesson Note (Second Term)
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- Subject
- English Studies
- Class
- Basic 6
- Term
- Second Term
- Topic
- Structure: Word Formation: Nouns from Adjectives
- Order
- Topic 8 of 41 this term
- Reading time
- 1 min
- -ity: real → reality, formal → formality
- -ment: merry → merriment, amaze → amazement
- -dom: free → freedom, wise → wisdom
Examples:
- dark → darkness
- kind → kindness
- bright → brightness
- weak → weakness
- good → goodness
- bad → badness
- thick → thickness
- ill → illness
Exercise F – Noun Formation
Form nouns from these adjectives:
- sad → __________
- happy → __________
- sick → __________
- clean → __________
- rough → __________
- smooth → __________
- deep → __________
- wide → __________
Exercise G – Complete the Sentences
Use the correct noun form:
- The ________ (dark) of the room made it hard to see.
- Her ________ (kind) towards animals is remarkable.
- The ________ (thick) of the book surprised me.
- Everyone admired his ________ (honest) in difficult situations.
- The ________ (bright) of the sun hurt my eyes.
Exercise H – Match Adjectives with Nouns
Draw lines to match each adjective with its noun form:

This term's English Studies topics
Basic 6 Second Term · 41 topics
- Dictation for the Week
- Writing: Informal Letter on Last Holiday
- Writing: Technical Manual: Keeping a Diary
- Speech Work: Pronunciation of Mono and Bi-syllable Words
- Reading: A Play
- Structure: Word Formation: Nouns from Adjectives
- Dictation for the Week
- Writing: A Play
- Speech Work: Participating in a Short Play
- Structure: Homonyms
- Reading: Argumentative Passage


