Key learning points

1. The suffix -ness turns adjectives into abstract nouns.
2. For most words, just add the suffix -ness.
3. When a word ends in ‘y’, replace the ‘y’ with ‘i’, then add the suffix -ness.
4. How to spell the curriculum words: heart, accident and accidentally.

Common misconception

Keywords

• Noun - a naming word for a person, place or thing

• Abstract noun - a type of noun that names an idea or quality that cannot be seen

• Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes

• Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning.