Common suffixes for nouns

-ance, -ence

Often used to form abstract nouns from adjectives ending in -ant or -ent:

patient – patience, tolerant – tolerance.

-ее

Used to describe a person on whom an action is performed: employee (= person who is employed), trainee (= person who is being trained).

- er, -ian, -or

Often used for people or things that do a particular job: act – actor, football – footballer, music – musician.

-hood

Used to form abstract nouns, especially those concerned with periods of life or relationships between people: child – childhood. mother - motherhood

-ism

Often used to describe particular religions or ideologies, and with some abstract nouns: liberalism, criticism, cynicism.

-ist

Used to describe people's beliefs and sometimes their occupation:

journalis, pianist.