Using the suffix -ness
I can spell words using the suffix -ness.
Using the suffix -ness
I can spell words using the suffix -ness.
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Key learning points
- The suffix -ness turns adjectives into abstract nouns.
- For most words, just add the suffix -ness.
- When a word ends in ‘y’, replace the ‘y’ with ‘i’, then add the suffix -ness.
- How to spell the curriculum words: heart, accident and accidentally.
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.
Common misconception
The children mis-spell words ending in -ness with root words ending in 'y'.
Focus on the pronounciation of the word. Stretch it slowly: happ-i-ness. The 'i' can be heard clearly making the 'ee' sound.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
simplicity
generosity
validity
Just add the suffix.
The ‘ous’ changes to ‘os’ before the suffix is added.
Remove the ‘e’, then add the suffix.
Lose the ‘le’, then add -ility.
Exit quiz
6 Questions
loneliness
darkness
awareness