Grade Five Working With Words #15: Suffixes With - ity, - ty, and -y
The suffixes -y, -ty, -ity are added to many adjectives to form nouns. Sometimes an
adjective loses a letter when the suffix is added. For example:
-y
honest
honesty
-ty
loyal
loyalty
-ity
sincere
sincerity** (drop the e before adding -ity)
Assignment:
1.Write words in alphabetical order.
•Word Box
2.Word Study: Adverbs. An adverb is usually formed by adding
•active
the suffix -ly to an adjective. An adverb that ends in -ly tells
more about the verb, as in the sentence Dan stared curiously at
•activity
his sister’s new pet. Look at the adverbs below. Write first
•special
the noun and then its adjective form. Remember, an adjective
is a word that describes a person, place, or thing.
•specialty
A) cruelly _______________, ___________________
•cruel
B) densely _______________, ___________________
C) equally _______________, ___________________
•cruelty
D) honestly ______________, ___________________
•sincere
E) sincerely ______________, ___________________
•sincerity
•curious
•curiosity**
•loyal
•loyalty
•difficult
•difficulty
•honest
•honesty
•dense
•density
•equal
•equality
•enormous
•enormity
3.Sort the words using a table with 3 columns and using their
their suffixes as a heading. Record in workbook.
4. Think of 2 more words for each column of your table that
you can add.
5. Help finish the pet guide below, and become a pet expert!
Read each sentence. Then write the noun or adjective from your
word list that would best complete the sentence.
A) Most puppies like to run and play. They are very _________
B) When pets are sick they need____________ attention.
C) Salt water fish are ______ to keep in a fresh water
aquarium.
D) Many people don’t want to go through the ________ of
keeping a salt water tank.
E) There are so many different kinds of pets today that some
animal doctors have a ________ and treat only dogs or cats.
F) Some pets show more ________ to their owners than other
pets.
G) Dogs are usually _________ to one owner.
H) Kittens can get into trouble because they are __________
and like to explore everything.
I) Kittens and puppies need a great deal of exercise and _____
Grade Five Working With Words #15: Suffixes With - ity, - ty, and -y
6 Proofread and correct. Paul wrote a story set in nature. Correct the
mistakes he made: four spelling errors, two punctuation errors, and one
capitalization error. Correct them.
The mother raccoon approached the
small stream. Her babies followed with
curiousity, their noses twitching theyd
never been here before. They were thersty.
Suddenly, their mother saw a fox. She
needed to get her activ children to the other
side of the stream. She nudged her loyel
children onto her back, and she swam to the
far bank. She knew the fox would not
follow. Foxes hate water.
Tip: When you form
contractions, remember
that an apostrophe
replaces the letter or
letters that you leave
out.
7. Write a narrative.
Write a short description of an event that could take place
in a story about an animal that faces a problem. Set your
story in nature or in a city. What kind of problems might an
animal face in either of those places? Use your list words and some
contractions to make your writing interesting and descriptive.
This assignment is due Monday, May 12th Day 2 at 9:10 am. Remember to do a
bit each night so that you visit your list words often.