Adjectives to Nouns

Adjectives to Nouns

Suffixes

Adjectives to Nouns

​Rule

Many adjectives that end in -ant can be turned into nouns by changing the ending to -ance. For example, important becomes importance.

• Irregular forms: Some adjectives may not follow this rule and have irregular noun forms, such as:

  • pleasant → pleasure (not pleasantance)

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​Exception(s)

Multiple Choice

What is the noun form of "important"?

• Importancy

• Importation

• Importance

• Import

Multiple Choice

What is the noun form of "relevant"?

• Relevancy

• Relevance

• Relevament

• Relevantcy

Multiple Choice

What is the noun form of "dominant"?

• Dominantance

• Dominanence

• Dominion

• Dominance

Multiple Choice

What is the noun form of "significant"?

• Significance

• Significence

• Significancy

• Signation

Multiple Choice

What is the noun form of "arrogant"?

• Arrogance

• Arrogantness

• Arrogancy

• Arrogament

Multiple Choice

What is the noun form of "ignorant"

• Ignorance

• Ignorancy

• Ignorment

• Ignoration

Multiple Choice

What is the noun form of "brilliant"?

• Brilliancy

• Brilliance

• Brillantment

• Brilliantness

Multiple Choice

What is the noun form of "resistant"?

• Resistment

• Resistancy

• Resistance

• Resistantance

Multiple Choice

What is the noun form of "tolerant"?

• Toleration

• Tolerance

• Tolerment

• Tolerancy

Multiple Choice

What is the noun form of "compliant"?

• Compliance

• Compliancy

• Compliment

• Compliantness

Match

Match the following

• Brilliant

• Resistant

• Different

Brilliance

Resistance

Difference

• Brilliance

• Resistance

• Difference

Match

Match the following

• Relevant

• Compliant

• Different

Relevance

Compliance

Difference

• Relevance

• Compliance

• Difference