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Ness Nouns

Nouns are formed by adding "-ness" to adjectives. This suffix is added directly to adjectives ending in "-e", and for adjectives ending in consonant + "y" the "y" changes to "i" before adding "-ness". However, adjectives ending in a pronounced vowel + "y" simply have "-ness" added to retain the "y".

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Ness Nouns

Nouns are formed by adding "-ness" to adjectives. This suffix is added directly to adjectives ending in "-e", and for adjectives ending in consonant + "y" the "y" changes to "i" before adding "-ness". However, adjectives ending in a pronounced vowel + "y" simply have "-ness" added to retain the "y".

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Nouns are formed by adding –ness to the

adjective ( NOUN = ADJECTIVE +ness ) As


simple as that!

1. ___________________ never pays. (LAZY)


2. How can I repay your ________________ . (KIND)
3. The real ________________ is the _________________ of mind. (UGLY)
4. When Helen Keller was nineteen months old she came down with an ________________ that caused
her __________________ , _________________ and __________________ . (ILL BLIND DEAF MUTE)
5. There is only one cause of __________________ : the false beliefs you have in your head. (UNHAPPY)
6. The way you overcome __________________ is to forget you are afraid. (SHY)
7. Helen Keller once said, “My __________________ has been filled with the light of intelligence, and
behold, the outer day-lit world was stumbling in social __________________ . (DARK BLIND)
8. _________________ of attitude becomes ___________________ of character. (WEAK) (A. Einstein)
9. _____________________ is lack of respect and irresponsibility toward society. (PERMISSIVE)
10. Fear is a destructive feeling. It can create _____________________ . (AGGRESSIVE)
11. If you are sad because you are alone, you suffer from ___________________ . (LONELY)
12. He was characterized by the ________________ of humour in his reviews. (WRY)

II.
NOTE! The final –e remains:
I. polite + ness = politeness
You simply add –ness: aggressive ___________________ III.
able ___________________
fond + ness = fondness brave ___________________
The final –y changes into –i + ness
fine ___________________
kind ______________ (in)attentive __________________ consonant + y = i + ness
deaf ______________ pensive ____________________ empty _______________________
bald _____________ permissive __________________ (un)happy ____________________
blind ____________ square ___________________ lazy _______________________
dark _____________ lovely ________________________
weak _____________ lonely _________________________
dumb ____________ BUT! naughty _______________________
ill ____________ (pronounced) vowel +y = yness stingy _________________________
ugly __________________________
dry ______________
shy _______________
wry _______________

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