Week 13 of 36 · 10 words · ages 9–10

4th Grade spelling words, week 13: suffix -ness

The suffix -ness names a state or feeling. Keep the base word's letters, except a final y becomes i, as in lazy to laziness.
kindness
Being good and gentle to others.
darkness
The state of having no light.
weakness
Lack of strength.
greatness
Being very good or very important.
rudeness
Bad manners that hurt people's feelings.
sweetness
The taste of sugar or honey.
boldness
Showing courage in front of others.
politeness
Having good manners.
laziness
Not wanting to work or move.
thickness
How wide or deep something is from one side to the other.

Ten minutes a day this week

Short and daily beats long and once. A word met on five separate days is remembered; a word met five times on Thursday night mostly is not.

  1. Monday

    Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.

  2. Tuesday

    Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.

  3. Wednesday

    Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.

  4. Thursday

    Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.

  5. Friday

    The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.

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