A List of Nouns with Suffixes

Список существительных с суффиксами

Language learners often have difficulty spelling derivative words. The word list in this material contains a large number of derivative nouns with suffixes and is intended for practicing spelling. The list includes nouns that are frequently used in ordinary speech and writing as well as nouns used mostly in formal written English. Some rare and bookish nouns are also included. Many of the nouns in the list have complicated spelling and require regular spelling practice.

Изучающие язык часто испытывают затруднения при написании производных слов. Список слов в этом материале содержит большое число производных существительных с суффиксами и предназначен для тренировки написания. Список включает в себя существительные, которые часто употребляются в обычной устной и письменной речи, а также существительные, употребляемые в основном в официальном письменном английском языке. Некоторые редкие и книжные существительные также включены. Многие существительные в списке имеют сложное написание и требуют регулярных упражнений.

The nouns in the list are grouped according to the suffix they contain. For easier memorization, the nouns are additionally divided into subgroups of words with similar spelling (and with similar pronunciation, where possible). Most nouns in the list have typical spelling and pronunciation, and it is best of all to memorize their spelling together with their pronunciation. Note that the words in the list are written according to American spelling norms. British variant of spelling is also indicated (if different).

Существительные в списке сгруппированы по суффиксу, который они содержат. Для облегчения запоминания, существительные дополнительно разделены на подгруппы слов с похожим написанием (и с похожим произношением, где возможно). Большинство существительных в списке имеют типичное написание и произношение, и лучше всего запоминать их написание вместе с их произношением. Обратите внимание, что слова в списке написаны согласно американским правилам написания. Британский вариант написания также указан (если отличается).

Helpful materials in the section Writing: Adding Suffixes; Difficult Suffixes of Nouns and Adjectives; British and American Spelling.

Полезные материалы в разделе Writing: Adding Suffixes; Difficult Suffixes of Nouns and Adjectives; British and American Spelling.

It is necessary to stress that the list below is intended for practicing spelling, and not for active use in speech and writing. The first part of the list contains nouns with relatively easy suffixes. Nouns with difficult suffixes are listed in the second part of the list (beginning with ANCE, ENCE).

Необходимо подчеркнуть, что список ниже предназначен для тренировки написания, а не для активного употребления в устной и письменной речи. Первая часть списка содержит существительные с относительно легкими суффиксами. Существительные с трудными суффиксами даны во второй части списка (начиная с ANCE, ENCE).

Nouns with relatively easy suffixes

ACY (CY)

privacy, legacy, fallacy, accuracy, adequacy, delicacy, obstinacy, literacy, intimacy, intricacy;

diplomacy, conspiracy, supremacy, confederacy, illiteracy, immediacy, inadequacy;

lunacy, piracy, pharmacy, papacy, candidacy, magistracy; democracy, autocracy, bureaucracy, aristocracy;

fancy, idiocy, normalcy (normality), prophecy, bankruptcy.

Note S+Y: fantasy, ecstasy, courtesy, heresy, jealousy, leprosy, controversy; hypocrisy, idiosyncrasy.

ADE (AD)

brigade, grenade, parade, blockade, stockade, cascade, charade, crusade; comrade, decade, barricade, renegade, fusillade;

cannonade, cavalcade, lemonade, masquerade, promenade, serenade; accolade, escapade, marmalade;

ballad, myriad, nomad, salad, triad.

Note: facade, charade.

AGE

adage, bandage, garbage, courage, package, savage, damage, image, visage, hostage, sausage, voyage;

language, wreckage, average, leverage, heritage, hermitage, orphanage, personage; advantage, percentage;

leafage, frontage, footage, postage, shortage, voltage, nonage, outage, vantage, vintage;

blockage, bondage, breakage, carnage, cleavage, coinage, coverage, drainage, leakage, rampage, shrinkage, steerage, storage, usage;

baggage, cabbage, cottage, luggage, message, passage, stoppage, tonnage, village, hemorrhage;

carriage, foliage, marriage, acreage, mileage, mortgage; miscarriage, undercarriage.

Note: camouflage, collage, espionage, fuselage, garage, massage, mirage, montage, sabotage.

Note: cartridge, partridge; vestige; college, privilege, sacrilege; prestige.

AL, IAL

animal, cardinal, criminal, general, marshal, vandal; professional, intellectual; tribunal, credentials, collateral;

medal, metal, pedal, petal, moral, journal, signal, mineral, musical, capital, carnival, chemical, festival, hospital, interval, terminal;

approval, removal, referral, rehearsal, dismissal, disposal, proposal, refusal, appraisal, arrival, revival, survival, denial; trial;

manual, ritual, serial, burial; material, memorial, editorial, centennial, initial, official; court-martial.

AN, IAN

human, pelican, charlatan, puritan, captain, chaplain, villain; republican; partisan, artisan, courtesan;

cardigan, talisman, curtain, fountain, mountain; toboggan;

German, African, Anglican; Alaskan, Tibetan, American, Korean, European, Venezuelan;

magician, musician, optician, physician, patrician, technician; dietitian (also, dietician);

cosmetician, electrician, phonetician, politician, statistician; mathematician, pediatrician, diagnostician, academician;

guardian, median; comedian, custodian, meridian, civilian, bohemian, amphibian;

historian, librarian, grammarian, barbarian, pedestrian; vegetarian, humanitarian, parliamentarian;

Belgian, Russian; Egyptian, Brazilian, Italian, Canadian, Australian, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Norwegian, Peruvian.

ATE

pirate, magnate, advocate, candidate, delegate, graduate, magistrate, surrogate, chocolate, doctorate, estimate, consulate, postulate, syndicate, duplicate, concentrate;

associate, subordinate, coordinate, certificate, electorate, directorate, conglomerate, protectorate.

DOM

freedom, kingdom, wisdom, stardom, boredom, earldom, serfdom, martyrdom; officialdom.

EN

children, brethren, oxen, maiden, warden, citizen, chicken, kitten, marten, raven, vixen;

garden, burden, kitchen, oven, heaven, token, omen, batten, pollen, regimen, specimen, acumen.

ET, ETTE, LET

basket, blanket, bullet, pellet, comet, cabinet, hatchet, mallet, nugget, midget, owlet, packet, picket, pocket;

planet, plummet, puppet, rocket, skillet, socket, market, target, tenet, trumpet, valet, wallet, amulet, violet; clarinet, cornet;

palette, etiquette; cassette, cigarette, corvette, diskette, kitchenette, roomette, roulette, statuette, silhouette;

Male: brunet, cadet; Female: brunette, coquette, usherette, marionette;

booklet, bracelet, cutlet, droplet, eyelet, islet, omelet (BrE also omelette), outlet, pamphlet, piglet, ringlet, starlet.

HOOD

childhood, babyhood, boyhood, girlhood, brotherhood, sisterhood, motherhood, womanhood, manhood;

knighthood, priesthood, neighborhood, falsehood, likelihood, livelihood, hardihood; adulthood.

ICE

justice, notice, office, practice, service, chalice, malice, cornice, crevice, hospice, solstice, bodice, jaundice; police, caprice;

avarice, edifice, cowardice, licorice (also, liquorice), orifice, precipice, prejudice; accomplice, apprentice.

Note: premise, promise, treatise.

IC, TIC

Arctic, classic, ethic, magic, music, rhetoric, public; republic, Antarctic, arithmetic; characteristic;

critic, mystic, skeptic (BrE sceptic), lunatic; fanatic, mechanic, neurotic, agnostic; paramedic, antibiotic.

ICS

ethics, physics, politics; acoustics, athletics, gymnastics, hysterics, italics, linguistics, mechanics, phonetics, statistics;

acrobatics, analytics, calisthenics, economics, mathematics, pediatrics.

INE, IN

engine, sardine, famine, doctrine, urine, medicine, heroine, wolverine; canine; aborigine;

discipline, guillotine, limousine, mezzanine, nectarine, quarantine; magazine, tangerine; cuisine, machine, ravine, routine;

glycerine (also, glycerin), vaccine, gasoline, caffeine; iodine;

cousin, dolphin, urchin, virgin, mandarin; assassin, tarpaulin;

basin, bulletin, cabin, coffin, margin, origin, insulin, protein, resin; adrenalin (also, adrenaline); hemoglobin.

ING

ceiling, building, dressing, dwelling, feeling, filling, longing, meaning, morning, evening, pudding, shilling, wedding;

greeting, meeting, landing, opening, clearing, painting, saying, singing, swimming, suffering, warning, writing, hardening; surrounding; engineering.

ISM

realism, communism, feudalism, nihilism, capitalism, socialism, nationalism, rationalism; idealism, materialism;

fatalism, formalism, journalism, symbolism, vandalism, alcoholism, cannibalism; metabolism, surrealism;

feminism, mechanism, pessimism, optimism, organism, modernism, chauvinism, humanism; opportunism; antagonism, protectionism;

racism, fascism, criticism, classicism, cynicism, mysticism, skepticism, witticism; agnosticism, Catholicism, fanaticism, romanticism;

autism, sadism, baptism, despotism, dogmatism, magnetism, pragmatism, rheumatism, nepotism, favoritism, patriotism; conservatism, occultism;

tourism, aphorism, barbarism, terrorism, vulgarism, voluntarism, plagiarism; careerism;

truism, altruism, atheism, heroism, egoism, egotism; archaism.

Note: enthusiasm, enthusiast.

IST

dentist, typist, stylist, chemist, scientist, tourist, analyst, catalyst, copyist, botanist, novelist, journalist; economist, monopolist;

artist, linguist, lyricist, humorist, essayist, soloist, medalist (BrE medallist); pianist; guitarist, violinist;

pharmacist, physicist, specialist, hypnotist; industrialist, philanthropist, psychiatrist; psychoanalyst;

philologist, pathologist, psychologist, geologist, careerist; archaeologist, cosmetologist, opportunist;

sadist, fascist, communist, dogmatist, humanist, terrorist, socialist, capitalist, nationalist; idealist, materialist;

altruist, atheist, egoist, realist, feminist, nihilist, optimist, pessimist, chauvinist, rationalist; alarmist.

IVE

captive, additive, narrative; detective, adhesive, abrasive, explosive, executive; representative;

defensive, offensive, incentive, collective, directive, perspective, prerogative; contraceptive.

MENT

treatment; apartment, department, appointment, adjustment, commitment, enlistment, investment;

government; environment, assignment, alignment, annulment, concealment, fulfillment, installment (BrE fulfilment, instalment); entertainment;

shipment, parchment; equipment, attachment, detachment, development, encampment, embankment;

pavement, movement; improvement, involvement, achievement, agreement, excitement, enlargement, atonement;

garment, torment, measurement; requirement, retirement; assessment, harassment, embarrassment; cement;

basement, casement, puzzlement; embezzlement, amazement, amusement, endorsement, advertisement;

replacement, announcement, commencement, pronouncement, enforcement; reinforcement;

statement, element, tenement, increment, excrement, implement, complement, supplement, settlement;

compliment, condiment, regiment, rudiment, sentiment; experiment, embodiment, impediment, predicament, accompaniment;

armament, ornament, tournament, filament, parliament, testament, temperament; disarmament;

payment, argument, document, instrument, monument; endowment, enjoyment, employment; unemployment;

punishment, nourishment; refreshment, astonishment, establishment, accomplishment, embellishment;

judgment; abridgment, acknowledgment (BrE also: judgement, abridgement, acknowledgement);

fragment, segment, management; arrangement, derangement, encouragement, engagement, infringement.

NESS

blindness, brightness, coldness, darkness, toughness, harshness, stiffness, highness, illness, sickness, thickness, quickness;

kindness, goodness, hardness, madness, sadness, shrewdness, dullness, neatness, fitness, witness, smartness, swiftness;

harness, cleverness, tenderness, eagerness, bitterness, nothingness, wilderness, willingness; unwillingness;

gentleness, idleness, likeness, rudeness, muteness, whiteness; politeness, acuteness, completeness;

closeness, tenseness, looseness, niceness, fierceness, handsomeness, strangeness, vagueness, soreness, sureness; awareness;

forgiveness, attractiveness, effectiveness, protectiveness, suggestiveness, competitiveness;

defensiveness, exclusiveness, responsiveness, impulsiveness, persuasiveness, aggressiveness, possessiveness;

happiness, business, laziness, coziness, dizziness, giddiness, readiness, hardiness, heaviness, emptiness, friendliness, liveliness, loneliness, cleanliness, weariness, worthiness;

cleanness, meanness, openness, stubbornness, drunkenness, childishness, foolishness, lavishness, selfishness;

carelessness, helplessness, homelessness, hopelessness, restlessness, uselessness, weightlessness;

faithfulness, hopefulness, meaningfulness, skillfulness, thankfulness, usefulness; forgetfulness, resourcefulness;

consciousness, obviousness, seriousness; enormousness; nakedness, tiredness, wickedness; indebtedness.

SHIP

friendship, hardship, worship, courtship, leadership, dealership, membership, scholarship; relationship;

ownership, partnership, citizenship, statesmanship, championship; companionship, dictatorship;

kinship, township, authorship, censorship, chairmanship, fellowship, penmanship, partisanship.

TH

breadth, depth, filth, growth, health, length, month, stealth, strength, truth, warmth, wealth, width.

TUDE

altitude, amplitude, aptitude, attitude, gratitude, platitude, latitude, longitude, magnitude, multitude;

certitude, fortitude, lassitude, servitude, solitude; solicitude, ineptitude, infinitude.

URE

failure, figure, tenure; procedure;

measure, pleasure, treasure, leisure, seizure, closure; censure, fissure, pressure;

displeasure, disclosure, enclosure, exposure, composure; discomposure;

culture, creature, feature, future, gesture, lecture, mixture, nature, picture, posture, sculpture, structure, venture, vulture;

capture, denture, fixture, fracture, juncture, moisture, pasture, puncture, rapture, rupture, stature, scripture, suture, texture, tincture;

furniture, literature, miniature, signature, temperature, aperture, caricature, curvature, ligature; architecture, acupuncture, legislature;

adventure, departure, conjecture, expenditure, imposture; manufacture.

Nouns with the suffixes ANCE, ENCE, ANCY, ENCY

ANCE

acceptance, assistance, resistance, admittance, remittance, reluctance, importance, inheritance;

distance, instance, substance, guidance, circumstance; abundance, accordance, attendance, acquaintance;

grievance, relevance, arrogance, elegance; extravagance, connivance, significance; advance;

clearance, ignorance, furtherance, severance, tolerance, utterance; appearance, assurance, insurance;

performance, endurance, exuberance, protuberance, deliverance; perseverance; romance; nuance;

entrance, fragrance, hindrance, nuisance; remembrance, Renaissance, reconnaissance;

penance, provenance, resonance, ordinance, ordnance, countenance, maintenance, sustenance; finance;

balance, parlance, semblance, ambulance, nonchalance, petulance, vigilance, brilliance; resemblance, surveillance;

radiance, vengeance; alliance, appliance, compliance, defiance, reliance, allowance, annoyance, allegiance, luxuriance.

ENCE

sentence, competence; existence, insistence, persistence, subsistence, incompetence; coexistence;

diligence, negligence; convergence, divergence, emergence, indulgence, intelligence;

silence, valence, violence, virulence, insolence, prevalence, excellence, pestilence, opulence, turbulence; condolence, equivalence, benevolence;

absence, essence, innocence, reticence, license; defense, offense, pretense (BrE licence, defence, offence, pretence), magnificence;

adolescence, convalescence, obsolescence, effervescence, fluorescence, iridescence, luminescence, acquiescence, reminiscence, putrescence;

presence, prominence, eminence, imminence, continence, abstinence, vehemence; impertinence;

conference, preference, reference, reverence, deference, difference, inference, sequence, consequence, eloquence;

occurrence, recurrence, deterrence, abhorrence, adherence, coherence, circumference; interference;

prudence, confidence, decadence, evidence, impudence, providence, residence; coincidence, dependence; independence, correspondence;

science, patience, conscience, influence, affluence, audience, experience, convenience, obedience; disobedience.

Note: homo sapiens.

ANCY

vacancy, constancy, pregnancy, poignancy, occupancy, militancy; discrepancy, expectancy, redundancy.

ENCY

agency, urgency, tendency, clemency, currency, decency, regency, frequency, fluency, presidency, residency;

emergency, consistency, contingency, delinquency, complacency, transparency;

leniency (also lenience); efficiency, deficiency, proficiency, sufficiency, expediency, constituency.

Nouns with the suffixes ANT, ENT

ANT

peasant, pheasant, sergeant, servant; assistant, attendant, lieutenant, consultant, accountant, contestant;

tenant, tyrant, migrant, vagrant, emigrant, immigrant, applicant, occupant; defendant, descendant, inhabitant, participant;

instant, pendant, remnant, warrant, hydrant, radiant, variant, colorant, covenant, restaurant, stimulant.

ENT

agent, regent, parent, president, resident, student; adherent, opponent, respondent, correspondent, superintendent;

present, moment, patent, talent, tangent, torrent, current, solvent, accent, crescent, content, continent;

event, extent, assent, consent, dissent, ascent, descent, percent; antecedent;

accident, incident, precedent; component, deterrent, detergent, contingent, equivalent;

client, gradient, quotient, patient; recipient, ingredient, constituent, coefficient.

Nouns with the suffixes ARY, ERY (RY), ORY

ARY

secretary, dignitary, military, notary, votary, lapidary, dromedary, emissary, adversary, antiquary, functionary, mercenary, missionary, visionary; canary, apothecary, contemporary; revolutionary;

diary, primary, summary, salary, burglary, glossary, rosary, vagary, boundary, dictionary, centenary, commentary, tributary, estuary, statuary; obituary, vocabulary, itinerary; anniversary, documentary;

apiary, aviary, granary, library, ovary, February, January, mortuary, sanctuary; auxiliary, subsidiary, constabulary; penitentiary.

ERY (RY)

archery, fishery, bravery, slavery, flattery, lottery, robbery, snobbery, forgery, trickery, witchery, quackery, gunnery, millinery; artillery, adultery, effrontery; dairy, fairy;

bakery, battery, pottery, cutlery, eatery, greenery, grocery, nursery, nunnery, finery, vinery, winery, scenery, stationery, monastery, cemetery; machinery, refinery, confectionery;

pantry, sentry, ancestry, artistry, chemistry, dentistry, registry, masonry, weaponry, heraldry, husbandry;

jewelry (BrE jewellery), cavalry, infantry, rivalry, bigotry, banditry, peasantry, pleasantry, poetry, tapestry.

ORY

memory, allegory, oratory, dormitory, lavatory, purgatory, repertory, signatory, territory; laboratory;

directory, trajectory, inventory, accessory, reformatory, repository, conservatory; valedictory.

Nouns with the suffixes ER, OR, AR, EER (IER), EE, ESS

ER

worker, lawyer, founder, officer, barrister, manager, minister, programmer, jeweler, advertiser; adviser, reviser, commander, employer, astronomer, commissioner; manufacturer;

baker, butcher, driver, farmer, miner, plumber, porter, carrier, courier, carpenter, messenger, passenger; dispatcher, repairer;

dancer, drummer, painter, reader, singer, speaker, teacher, trainer, viewer, writer, publisher; designer, explorer, researcher, interpreter, geographer, photographer; entertainer;

buyer, eater, hunter, robber, killer, gangster, murderer, prisoner, customer, retailer; consumer, provider;

dreamer, leader, partner, player, skier, prankster, arbiter, sorcerer; defender, deserter, examiner, observer;

father, mother, sister, brother, daughter, dweller, villager, foreigner, northerner, southerner, easterner, westerner;

burner, cooker, cooler, filter, flicker, trigger, matter, murder, browser, drier, dryer, pacifier, purifier, cylinder; propeller, remainder, reminder;

center, theater, heater, quarter, sweater, slaughter, laughter, luster, monster, harvester; computer, maneuver (BrE centre, theatre, lustre, manoeuvre, etc.).

OR

sailor, tailor, janitor, operator, aviator, navigator; contractor, director, inspector, inventor, investor, investigator, distributor;

actor, doctor, donor, mentor, tutor, tenor, sculptor, editor, prosecutor, commentator; dictator, translator, conductor, instructor;

juror, lessor, major, mayor, minor, sponsor, chancellor, councillor, counselor, conqueror, creditor, emperor, governor, senator, legislator, supervisor; advisor, professor, solicitor, ambassador;

ancestor, bachelor, neighbor, orator, traitor, visitor, warrior, alligator; aggressor, oppressor, spectator, creator, survivor, manipulator;

anchor, error, horror, liquor, mirror, motor, rotor, terror, parlor, monitor, elevator, escalator, indicator; equator, protector, refrigerator;

color, favor, glamour, honor, humor, labor, odor, rumor, tumor, valor, vigor; endeavor, behavior (BrE colour, favour, honour, humour, behaviour, etc.).

Note: councillor, councilor = member of a council; counselor (BrE counsellor) = adviser.

Note: carnivore, herbivore, omnivore; grandeur, chauffeur, amateur, liqueur, connoisseur, entrepreneur, restaurateur.

AR

beggar, burglar, liar, scholar, vicar, cougar, dollar, calendar, circular, seminar, vinegar, caterpillar; registrar;

altar, cellar, collar, cedar, sugar, hangar, mortar, nectar, molar, pillar, grammar, caviar; cigar, guitar.

EER (IER)

career, veneer, auctioneer, engineer, gazetteer, mountaineer, mutineer, overseer, pamphleteer, pioneer, profiteer, puppeteer, racketeer, volunteer;

soldier, terrier, barrier, glacier, rapier; cashier, premier, frontier, bombardier, brigadier, cavalier, grenadier, chandelier; financier.

Note: sommelier.

EE

absentee, addressee, devotee, divorcee, employee, endorsee, lessee, licensee, payee, refugee, trainee, trustee;

apogee, coffee, levee; committee; jubilee, decree, degree, guarantee, repartee.

ESS

actress, goddess, governess, hostess, mistress, poetess, sculptress, seamstress, sorceress, stewardess, waitress;

baroness, countess, duchess, princess, empress, heiress, lioness, tigress; fortress; enchantress.

Nouns with the suffix ION (TION, ITION, ATION, SION)

ION: [yən] (million); [ən] (region); [iən] (champion). TION: [shən] (revolution).

ATION: ['eishən] (information). ITION: ['ishən] (composition).

SION: [zhən] (vision); [shən] (tension); [zhən] or [shən] (version). SSION: [shən] (mission).

CION: [shən] (suspicion). XION: [kshən] (complexion).

ION, TION

million, billion, trillion, union; battalion, medallion, rebellion, pavilion, opinion, dominion, communion;

cushion, fashion, champion, scorpion, carrion, legion, region; religion, criterion, oblivion, accordion;

caution, lotion, motion, notion, potion, nation, ration, station, portion; proportion, abortion, coercion;

completion, deletion, creation, equation, discretion, devotion, emotion, promotion, concoction;

action, auction, faction, fraction, traction; attraction, contraction, subtraction, distraction, extraction, reaction; interaction, counteraction;

satisfaction, liquefaction, putrefaction, rarefaction, stupefaction;

function, junction, sanction, suction; production, reduction, deduction, induction, conduction, abduction, construction, destruction, instruction, obstruction; introduction, reproduction;

section; selection, election, collection, connection, correction, direction, protection, affection, infection, perfection, reflection, deflection, inspection, objection, rejection, projection, complexion;

diction, fiction, friction; prediction, addiction, conviction, eviction, depiction, affliction, restriction, distinction, extinction; contradiction, jurisdiction, crucifixion;

mention; attention, detention, intention, indention, retention, convention, prevention, invention; intervention;

question; combustion, exhaustion, suggestion, digestion; indigestion;

solution, pollution; evolution, revolution, resolution, elocution, execution, prosecution; electrocution;

constitution, institution, prostitution, restitution, substitution, contribution, distribution, retribution;

caption, option; adoption, absorption, deception, exception, perception, reception, conception; contraception;

assumption, consumption, redemption, exemption, presumption, corruption, eruption; interruption;

description, inscription, prescription, subscription, transcription, encryption;

ITION

addition, ambition, audition, condition, edition, rendition, tradition; erudition, expedition, extradition;

ignition; recognition, precognition, definition, admonition, premonition, ammunition, exhibition, prohibition;

position, transition; composition, deposition, disposition, opposition, proposition, supposition, acquisition, inquisition, requisition; decomposition;

petition, partition, contrition, nutrition; malnutrition, apparition, competition, repetition, superstition;

volition, suspicion, tuition; intuition, demolition, abolition, coalition;

ATION

formation; information, reformation, transformation, confirmation, defamation, animation, automation, estimation, consummation;

sensation, cessation, pulsation, causation; conversation, condensation, compensation, indexation, annexation, accusation, improvisation;

negation; delegation, allegation, congregation, segregation, instigation, litigation, mitigation, navigation, obligation, prolongation; interrogation, investigation;

salvation, starvation; activation, captivation, motivation, deprivation, derivation, elevation, observation, conservation, preservation, reservation, aggravation, renovation;

relation, inflation, deflation, translation; violation, revelation, consolation, desolation, isolation, escalation, inhalation, exhalation, jubilation, mutilation, ventilation, compilation, contemplation;

population, regulation, insulation, calculation, circulation, speculation, stipulation; articulation, accumulation, manipulation, congratulation, capitulation, configuration, inauguration;

installation, cancellation, constellation, distillation, instillation, fibrillation; collation; percolation; annihilation;

location, vacation, vocation; provocation, revocation, evocation, allocation, relocation, deprecation, education, publication, application, complication, implication, duplication, replication, multiplication; communication;

indication, dedication, medication, syndication, abdication, fabrication; eradication, sophistication, prognostication;

classification, clarification, justification, notification, certification, modification, qualification, simplification, specification, verification;

purification, falsification, fortification, nullification; identification, intensification, personification;

constipation, occupation; preoccupation, anticipation, participation, emancipation, intoxication;

centralization, civilization, realization, normalization, nationalization, rationalization; monopolization;

organization, modernization, mechanization, humanization, synchronization, standardization, authorization, characterization; acclimatization;

Note BrE: IZE, ISE – ZATION, SATION (to organize, to organise – organization, organisation).

duration; decoration, declaration, restoration, saturation, federation, generation, liberation, coloration; deliberation, discoloration, consideration;

acceleration, commemoration, collaboration, elaboration, enumeration, exaggeration, exhilaration, obliteration;

narration; operation, preparation, reparation, separation, aberration, approbation; cooperation;

aspiration, expiration, inspiration, perspiration, respiration, desperation; exasperation;

vibration, migration; celebration, calibration, emigration, immigration, integration, dehydration;

filtration, frustration; demonstration, registration, illustration, penetration, concentration; administration;

donation, carnation; combination, destination, inclination, alienation, assignation, resignation, designation, vaccination, fascination, explanation, condemnation;

domination, nomination, pagination; denomination, imagination, origination, coordination, examination, elimination, illumination;

termination; determination, extermination, discrimination, incrimination, contamination, procrastination, assassination;

notation, rotation, quotation; annotation, connotation, denotation, meditation, hesitation, imitation, invitation, irritation, limitation;

flirtation; deportation, transportation, habitation, gravitation, vegetation, infestation, manifestation; interpretation;

consultation, confrontation, indentation, presentation, documentation, argumentation, implementation, orientation;

dictation, temptation, mutation; salutation, reputation, computation, permutation, amputation, expectation, affectation;

foundation, degradation, liquidation, trepidation, validation, recommendation; accommodation, intimidation, consolidation;

radiation, variation, aviation, deviation; abbreviation, alleviation, humiliation, affiliation, retaliation;

negotiation, initiation, appropriation, expropriation, substantiation; differentiation, reconciliation;

association, appreciation, depreciation, emaciation, enunciation, pronunciation;

graduation, situation, punctuation; accentuation, continuation, insinuation, evaluation;

SION, SSION

vision, lesion; revision, division, provision, collision, derision, decision, incision, precision, excision, adhesion, cohesion;

fusion; confusion, conclusion, delusion, illusion, allusion, inclusion, intrusion, preclusion, explosion, erosion, corrosion, occasion, invasion, evasion;

version; aversion, conversion, diversion, excursion, immersion, incursion, inversion, perversion;

pension, tension, torsion, mansion; expansion, dimension, extension, pretension, suspension;

compulsion, expulsion, propulsion, convulsion, revulsion, emulsion; apprehension, comprehension;

fission, mission; admission, commission, permission, remission, submission, transmission, emission;

passion; compassion, concussion, discussion, percussion, confession, profession;

depression, expression, impression, oppression, compression, suppression, aggression, digression, progression, regression;

session, cession; obsession, concession, procession, recession, secession, succession, possession.

Nouns with the suffix TY (ITY)

plenty, bounty, safety, nicety, deity, surety, liberty, poverty, property, puberty, honesty, majesty, certainty;

faculty, cruelty, loyalty, royalty, novelty, penalty, specialty (BrE speciality), admiralty, difficulty, casualty;

cavity, gravity, brevity, levity; activity, captivity, declivity, festivity, passivity, proclivity, depravity, longevity; productivity, conductivity, creativity, receptivity, sensitivity;

oddity, crudity, nudity; avidity, commodity, absurdity, heredity, humidity, lucidity, rapidity, stupidity, solidity, validity;

unity, dignity, trinity; community, immunity, impunity, infinity, divinity, vicinity, antiquity; opportunity;

sanity, vanity; humanity, profanity, eternity, fraternity, maternity, paternity, obscenity, serenity, solemnity;

enmity; enormity, calamity, deformity, conformity, extremity, infirmity, proximity; uniformity, anonymity, equanimity, magnanimity, unanimity;

scarcity; capacity, audacity, opacity, sagacity, vivacity, ferocity, atrocity, velocity; complexity, perplexity;

publicity, duplicity, complicity, felicity, simplicity, ethnicity; electricity, eccentricity, multiplicity, authenticity;

density, falsity, varsity; necessity, intensity, immensity, obesity, diversity, adversity, perversity; university;

monstrosity, pomposity; animosity, curiosity, generosity, grandiosity, virtuosity;

charity, clarity, parity, rarity; barbarity, vulgarity; popularity, regularity, similarity, solidarity; familiarity, peculiarity;

purity; impurity, security, obscurity, authority, majority, minority, sorority, asperity, posterity, severity, sincerity;

priority, seniority, inferiority, superiority; celebrity, integrity, alacrity; mediocrity, incredulity;

quantity, entity, sanctity, chastity, quality; equality, tranquillity (also, tranquility), frivolity, fidelity, identity;

reality, banality, brutality, fatality, finality, formality, locality, mentality, morality, mortality, normality, neutrality, totality, vitality;

nationality, rationality, functionality, personality, hospitality, technicality; municipality, originality; confidentiality, individuality;

agility, civility, debility, docility, facility, humility, nobility, senility, fragility, sterility, fertility, futility, hostility, utility, virility; volatility, imbecility;

ability, stability; inability, capability, probability, readability, durability, liability; memorability, profitability, vulnerability; availability, acceptability, reliability, desirability, inevitability;

credibility, possibility, sensibility, flexibility, visibility, legibility; eligibility, responsibility, defensibility, accessibility, invincibility, compatibility, susceptibility; incorrigibility; incomprehensibility;

acuity, annuity, ambiguity, continuity, promiscuity; society, variety, piety, anxiety, sobriety, propriety, notoriety, entirety.

Nouns with the suffix Y

history, botany, carpentry, industry, anarchy, monarchy, tyranny; economy, astronomy, autonomy;

biology, ecology, geology, mythology, pathology, anthology, technology; sociology, terminology;

philosophy, psychiatry, psychology, chronology, chronometry, geometry; archaeology, genealogy;

biography, geography, photography, pornography, stenography, typography; bibliography, choreography;

apology, analogy, anatomy, anomaly, antipathy, miscellany, assembly, monotony, monogamy, polygamy;

duty, party, treaty, deputy, melody, malady, custody, remedy, comedy, tragedy, jeopardy, subsidy, modesty, dynasty, amnesty, travesty, guaranty, warranty;

mercy, orgy, clergy, energy, synergy, allergy, strategy, prodigy, policy, embassy, apathy, sympathy, therapy;

ivy, envy, levy, fury, jury, entry, country, ministry, symmetry, ivory; delivery, discovery, inquiry, upholstery;

artery, gallery, celery, century, factory, category, surgery, sorcery, theory, victory, injury, luxury, misery, mystery;

destiny, mutiny, scrutiny, irony, agony, colony, balcony, gluttony, company, enemy, bigamy, infamy, alchemy, harmony, symphony, alimony, ceremony, parsimony.

Note: alley, chimney, galley, honey, hockey, journey, kidney, money, monkey, parley, parsley, pulley, survey, trolley, valley, volley; attorney.

Note: calorie, cookie, rookie, genie; lingerie, menagerie; bourgeoisie.