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    She Has A Serious Illness.: Suffix - Ness

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    The document discusses the suffix "-ness" which is added to adjectives to form nouns expressing a quality or state of being. It provides examples like "dark/darkness" and "happy/happiness". It then presents dialogs using words with the "-ness" suffix and exercises for learners to practice changing adjectives to nouns with "-ness" and writing sentences using the new words.

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    She Has A Serious Illness.: Suffix - Ness

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    The document discusses the suffix "-ness" which is added to adjectives to form nouns expressing a quality or state of being. It provides examples like "dark/darkness" and "happy/happiness". It then presents dialogs using words with the "-ness" suffix and exercises for learners to practice changing adjectives to nouns with "-ness" and writing sentences using the new words.

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    The document discusses the suffix "-ness" which is added to adjectives to form nouns expressing a quality or state of being. It provides examples like "dark/darkness" and "happy/happiness". It then presents dialogs using words with the "-ness" suffix and exercises for learners to practice changing adjectives to nouns with "-ness" and writing sentences using the new words.

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    She Has A Serious Illness.: Suffix - Ness

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    The document discusses the suffix "-ness" which is added to adjectives to form nouns expressing a quality or state of being. It provides examples like "dark/darkness" and "happy/happiness". It then presents dialogs using words with the "-ness" suffix and exercises for learners to practice changing adjectives to nouns with "-ness" and writing sentences using the new words.

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    SUFFIX -NESS

    She has a serious illness.

    We can add the suffix –ness to some adjectives to make nouns which then express “the quality
    or state of being.”

    EXAMPLES:
    dark/ darkness great/greatness
    *dizzy/dizziness *happy/happiness
    *empty/emptiness ill/illness
    eager/eagerness *lazy/laziness
    *ready/readiness quick/quickness
    *friendly/friendliness sick/sickness

    *Note the spelling; change y to i

    THE MILITARY MUST BE READY AT ALL TIMES.


    READINESS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
    Read these dialogs. They contains words with the –ness suffix.

    1. Mark: It is really dark in here.


    Ruth: Yes, it is. The darkness is really scary.

    2. Capt. Roger: The most important part of your job is to be ready at all times.
    Sgt. Ames: Yes, sir. I know that readiness is very important.

    3. Ben: Everyone here is so friendly.


    Sam: Yes, they are. It´s nice to be around so much friendliness.

    4. Patient: Doctor, I think I´m ill. I feel dizzy when I stand up too quickly.
    Doctor: Well, dizziness is a symptom of many different illnesses.

    5. Mom: Now that the children are away at school, the house seems so empty.
    Dad: Yes, the emptiness is hard to get used to.

    6. Thomas: Have you seen how quick Jack is when he plays?


    Fred: Yes. His quickness is unbelievable.
    LAZY LAZINESS
    Change these adjectives to nouns. Add the –ness suffix.
    EXAMPLE: lazy laziness
    1. Bitter ________________
    2. Great ________________
    3. Soft ________________
    4. Sick ________________
    5. Ugly ________________
    6. Polite ________________
    7. Smooth ________________
    8. Tight ________________
    9. Eager ________________
    10. Sad ________________
    11. Mad ________________
    12. Loud ________________

    Write sentences: use one adjectives and nouns from the previous exercise to write
    sentences.

    1. ________________________________________________________________
    2. ________________________________________________________________
    3. ________________________________________________________________
    4. ________________________________________________________________
    5. ________________________________________________________________
    6. ________________________________________________________________
    7. ________________________________________________________________
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    11. ________________________________________________________________
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