50 Examples of Derived Nouns

Derived Nouns

The derived nouns are those words that arise from a primitive noun and are formed by adding suffixes or prefixes to primitive or original words. For example: Baker(derived from the noun bread), hike (derived from the noun road), Butcher shop (derived from the noun meat).

Examples of derived nouns (with sentences)

Next, sentences with derived nouns will be exemplified. The primitive noun will be marked in bold and the different derived nouns in italics, and then in bold in the sentence.

1. Grandpa – great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather // Me great grandfather he is my grandfather's father.
2. Fortune teller – riddle, guesser // I like the riddles.
3. Water – brandy, water bottle, drain // The drain the bathroom has broken again.
4. Friendship – friend // My best friend his name is Tobías.
5. Love – love affair, heartbreak // The teenagers had had a passionate love affair.
6. Tree – grove, bush // Camila rested under a beautiful, leafy grove after a long day of work.
7. Sand – sandbox // In the sandbox play happily my little brother.
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8. Art – crafts, craftsman // The craftsman he went to great lengths and made a beautiful necklace that I will buy as a gift for my mother.
9. Airplane – plane, aviation // Daniel loves the aviation.
10. Bank – dock // The offender sat on the dock of the accused during the trial.
11. Ticket – wallet // My mother has lost her wallet.
12. Horse – chivalry, stable, Knight // The Knight He allowed the man to dance with his daughter at the ball.
13. Coffee – coffee maker, coffee shop // We will meet in an hour at the coffee shop.
14. Drawer – chest of drawers // The cashier automatic it does not work.
15. Street – alley, street // That looked like a alley dark and dead end.
16. Road – hike, walker // My grandparents were always good hikers.
17. Countryside – farmer, camp // We will go from camp with the school next month.
18. Song – song book, singer // The singer she did a wonderful show.
19. Meat – Butcher shop // My mother has gone to Butcher shop.
20. Home – matchmaker, marriage. // The marriage it will be in a few days.
21. Hunting – hunt, hunt // We will go from hunting with my older brothers.
22. Cell – mobile, cellulose // I have bought a new mobile.
23. Spoon – ladle, teaspoon // We will serve the soup with ladle.
24. Sport – sports player // The sports player she got the gold medal.
25. Tooth – teeth, teething // Bruxism affects the dentition.
26. Study – student // Maria is a great student.
27. Flower – flower shop, vase // With my brother, we have accidentally broken the vase my aunt Marta's favorite.
28. Photography – photographer // I would like to congratulate the photographer, this time.
29. Human – humanity // The humanity he should reflect on environmental pollution.
30. Yard - gardener // He gardener Jack didn't come to work today.
31. Pencil - pen // I'll give you this pencil what i did for you
32. Language – language // It is important to take care of our language.
33. Firewood – lumberjack // The woodcutter she worked very late.
34. Book – bookshop // I would like us to buy our books in this bookshop.
35. Mother – stepmother, godmother // Tomorrow my godmother from abroad.
36. Sea – tide, sailor, sailor // The tide she was high that day.
37. Market – commodity // The commodity that we bought yesterday she has been sold all.
38. Table – table, table, waiter // The waiter she was very kind to all of us.
39. Currency – coin purse // My grandmother always goes shopping with him coin purse that she gave her my grandfather.
40. Boy – babysitter, childhood, childish // My mother has hired a baby sister for him to take care of us.
41. Eye – dark eye // My mother covered her eye bags from her to hide her tiredness.
42. Dad – stepfather, godfather // Me Godfather he will give me a toy car for my birthday.
43. Bread – bakery, baker // In the bakery from Don Alberto we buy bread every day.
44. Hair – hairy, fur, wig, hairdresser // My uncle Julio is Barber.
45. Dog – dog pound // The dog pound municipal was in the neighborhood today.
46. Plant – plantation // All the plantation vine was damaged by drought.
47. Clock – watchmaker, watchmaker // The watchmaker repaired my great-grandmother's watch.
48. Shadow – umbrella, hat // For the school act, we have to wear a hat gala.
49. Job – employee // The employee You have 30 minutes for lunch.
50. Shoe – shoemaker, shoe store, slippers // There is a shoe shop recommended in this neighborhood?

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