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Identify how the suffix -ity affects words with the
unaccented final syllable /ǝ/
/ǝ/
Accented
individual
general
brutal
personal
neutral
original
fatal
formal
national
mental
normal
inequal
individuality
generality
brutality
personality
neutrality
originality
fatality
formality
nationality
mentality
normality
inequality
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Adding -ity to a base word changes the
unaccented /ə/ to an accented short vowel.
Adding the suffix -ity changes an
adjective into a noun and that it
means “state” or “quality”