Turning adjectives into nouns using the suffixes -ity and -ness
I can spell words using the suffixes -ity and -ness.
Turning adjectives into nouns using the suffixes -ity and -ness
I can spell words using the suffixes -ity and -ness.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The suffixes -ity and -ness turns adjectives into abstract nouns.
- When a word ends in a consonant, just add the suffix -ity; when it ends in ‘e’, remove the ‘e’, then add -ity.
- There are other patterns and irregular words, like ‘ability’ and ‘simplicity’.
- 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: business and opportunity.
Common misconception
Pupils think that all nouns are a person, place or thing that you can touch.
Show a range of different nouns, including common and abstract nouns. Show that they can be described with an adjective.
Keywords
Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning
Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes
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
Licence
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
fear
happy
enjoy
-ment
-ness
-ous
-er
-tion
-ness
-ity
Exit quiz
6 Questions
activity
generosity
electricity
kindness
laziness