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)

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