常見重要形容詞變名詞：different patient important absent distant present independent silentdark blind deaf happy willing useful bitter lively great fair careless sick able active equal generous popular possible disabled creative personal curious
形容詞–——名詞
different – difference
patient — patience
important — importance
absent — absence
distant — distance
present — presence
independent — independence
silent– silence
dark– darkness
blind– blindness
deaf– deafness
happy– happiness
willing– willingness
useful– use
bitter–bitterness
lively — liveliness
great– greatness
fair–fairness
careless–carelessness
sick– sickness
able–ability
active–activity
equal–equality
generous–generosity
popular–popularity
possible– possibility
disabled– disability
creative–creativity
personal–personality
curious– curiosity
前8個有規律。 t結尾是形容詞；把t改為ce就是名詞。useful以 ful結尾的形容詞，去掉ful就是名詞。able以前的其余都是加ness成為名詞。輔音字母加y結尾的把y變成i.able和其后的詞，加-y;-ty；-ity等。都是些有規律的后綴。
