Abstract Nouns are Formed from …

1. Adjectives.

Lameness, kindness, merriment, manliness, ...

2. Common nouns.

Theft, womanhood, robbery, engineering, ...

3. Verbs.

Thought, sight, reception, knowledge, birth (from bear), death (from die), drought (from dry), ...

Exercise - Write sentences containing abstract nouns formed from:

1) Brother, small, high, stiff, narrow, broad, red, strong.

2) Woman, slow, certain, free, good, king, like, true.

Exercise - Write sentences containing abstract nouns connected with:

1) Confuse, produce, just, able, please, attend.

2) Combine, reflect, hero, inform, refuse, develop.