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Formation of Nouns from Adjectives

English Language 

 

English Structure / Grammar 

 

Second Term Lesson Note

 

Week 2

 

Primary 6 

 

How To Form Nouns From Adjectives 

 

Learning Objectives

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to 

  1. Create Nouns from adjectives 
  2. Understand the ideas or logic behind the formation of Nouns from Adjectives 
  3. Recognize the suffix required to change adjectives to Nouns and vice versa 
  4. Make reasonable sentences from nouns that are generated from the adjectives 

 

Entry Behaviour

Pupils have previous knowledge about  Parts of speech: Noun (functions)

and how to identify Adjectives in sentences

 

 

Instructional Materials

  • Audio Visual Resources 
  • Flash cards 
  • Online Dictionary 
  • Recommended English Textbook 
  • Chart 
  • Hard copy dictionary 

 

Methods of Teaching

  • Class Discussion
  • Group Discussion
  • Asking Questions
  • Explanation
  • Role Modelling
  • Role Delegation

Reference Materials 

  • Scheme of Work
  • Online Information
  • Textbooks
  • Workbooks
  • 9 Year Basic Education Curriculum

 

Content 

To form nouns like holiness, dizziness, or smartness from adjectives like holy, dizzy, or smart, you can add the suffix “-ness” to the adjective. This suffix is used to form abstract nouns that denote a quality or state.

For example:

  • Holy -> Holiness (the state or quality of being holy)
  • Dizzy -> Dizziness (the state or condition of being dizzy)
  • Smart -> Smartness (the state or quality of being smart)

It’s important to note that not all adjectives can be converted into nouns using the suffix “-ness.” For example, the adjective “happy” cannot be converted into a noun using this suffix because the resulting word, “happiness,” already exists as a noun.

 

 

Adjectives and the nouns that can be formed from them using the suffix “-ness”:

  1. Beautiful -> Beauty (the state or quality of being beautiful)
  2. Brave -> Bravery (the state or quality of being brave)
  3. Careful -> Carefulness (the state or quality of being careful)
  4. Creative -> Creativeness (the state or quality of being creative)
  5. Curious -> Curiosity (the state or quality of being curious)
  6. Dangerous -> Dangerousness (the state or quality of being dangerous)
  7. Efficient -> Efficiency (the state or quality of being efficient)
  8. Foolish -> Foolishness (the state or quality of being foolish)
  9. Generous -> Generosity (the state or quality of being generous)
  10. Honest -> Honesty (the state or quality of being honest)
  11. Joyful -> Joyfulness (the state or quality of being joyful)
  12. Lazy -> Laziness (the state or quality of being lazy)
  13. Nervous -> Nervousness (the state or quality of being nervous)
  14. Patient -> Patience (the state or quality of being patient)
  15. Polite -> Politeness (the state or quality of being polite)
  16. Powerful -> Powerfulness (the state or quality of being powerful)
  17. Quiet -> Quietness (the state or quality of being quiet)
  18. Serious -> Seriousness (the state or quality of being serious)
  19. Thoughtful -> Thoughtfulness (the state or quality of being thoughtful)
  20. Tired -> Tiredness (the state or quality of being tired)

 

Objective Questions 

  1. Which word is formed from the adjective “happy” using the suffix “-ness”? a. Happyness b. Happeness c. Happiness d. Happitude
  2. Which word is formed from the adjective “sad” using the suffix “-ness”? a. Sadness b. Sadden c. Sadful d. Sadify
  3. Which word is formed from the adjective “angry” using the suffix “-ness”? a. Anger b. Angryness c. Angriness d. Angritude
  4. Which word is formed from the adjective “brave” using the suffix “-ness”? a. Braveness b. Bravery c. Bravement d. Bravehood
  5. Which word is formed from the adjective “kind” using the suffix “-ness”? a. Kindness b. Kindliness c. Kindful d. Kindred
  6. Which word is formed from the adjective “patient” using the suffix “-ness”? a. Patience b. Patientness c. Patienthood d. Patientify
  7. Which word is formed from the adjective “polite” using the suffix “-ness”? a. Politeness b. Politefulness c. Politehood d. Politefy
  8. Which word is formed from the adjective “proud” using the suffix “-ness”? a. Proudness b. Proudfulness c. Proudhood d. Proudify
  9. Which word is formed from the adjective “tired” using the suffix “-ness”? a. Tiredness b. Tiredfulness c. Tiredhood d. Tiredify
  10. Which word is formed from the adjective “wise” using the suffix “-ness”? a. Wiseness b. Wiseness c. Wisehood d. Wiseify

Answers: 1. c, 2. a, 3. c, 4. b, 5. a, 6. a, 7. a, 8. a, 9. a, 10. b

 

 

Suffixes that can be used or added to adjectives to form a nouns 

Suffixes that can be added to adjectives to form nouns. Here are a few examples:

  • “-ity” is a suffix that is used to form abstract nouns that denote a quality or condition. For example:
    • Impatient -> Impatience (the state or quality of being impatient)
    • Flexible -> Flexibility (the state or quality of being flexible)
    • Reality -> Reality (the state or quality of being real)
  • “-ation” is a suffix that is used to form nouns that denote the action or process of something. For example:
    • Educate -> Education (the action or process of educating)
    • Inspire -> Inspiration (the action or process of inspiring)
    • Investigate -> Investigation (the action or process of investigating)
  • “-ment” is a suffix that is used to form nouns that denote the result or product of something. For example:
    • Entertain -> Entertainment (the result or product of entertaining)
    • Enhance -> Enhancement (the result or product of enhancing)
    • Punish -> Punishment (the result or product of punishing)

There are many other suffixes that can be used to form nouns from adjectives, such as “-ance,” “-ence,” “-dom,” and “-ship,” among others. It’s important to note that not all adjectives can be converted into nouns using these suffixes, and the meanings of the resulting nouns may vary depending on the specific adjective and suffix used.

Here are a few more suffixes that can be used to form nouns from adjectives:
  • “-ance” is a suffix that is used to form nouns that denote a state or quality. For example:
    • Tolerant -> Tolerance (the state or quality of being tolerant)
    • Persistent -> Persistence (the state or quality of being persistent)
    • Resistant -> Resistance (the state or quality of being resistant)
  • “-ence” is a suffix that is used to form nouns that denote a state or quality. For example:
    • Different -> Difference (the state or quality of being different)
    • Dependent -> Dependence (the state or quality of being dependent)
    • Independent -> Independence (the state or quality of being independent)
  • “-dom” is a suffix that is used to form nouns that denote a state or condition of being. For example:
    • Wise -> Wisdom (the state or condition of being wise)
    • Free -> Freedom (the state or condition of being free)
    • Brave -> Bravery (the state or condition of being brave)
  • “-ship” is a suffix that is used to form nouns that denote a state or condition of being. For example:
    • Leadership -> Leadership (the state or condition of being a leader)
    • Friendship -> Friendship (the state or condition of being a friend)
    • Membership -> Membership (the state or condition of being a member)

 

 

EVALUATION

  1. Which word is formed from the adjective “tolerant” using the suffix “-ance”? a. Tolerance b. Toleration c. Tolerancy d. Tolerantness
  2. Which word is formed from the adjective “persistent” using the suffix “-ance”? a. Persistence b. Persistency c. Persistation d. Persistive
  3. Which word is formed from the adjective “resistant” using the suffix “-ance”? a. Resistance b. Resistancy c. Resistation d. Resistantness
  4. Which word is formed from the adjective “different” using the suffix “-ence”? a. Difference b. Differentcy c. Differentation d. Differentness
  5. Which word is formed from the adjective “dependent” using the suffix “-ence”? a. Dependence b. Dependency c. Dependation d. Dependative
  6. Which word is formed from the adjective “wise” using the suffix “-dom”? a. Wisdom b. Wiseness c. Wisehood d. Wiseacy
  7. Which word is formed from the adjective “free” using the suffix “-dom”? a. Freedom b. Freedom c. Freehood d. Freeacy
  8. Which word is formed from the adjective “brave” using the suffix “-dom”? a. Bravery b. Braveness c. Bravehood d. Braveacy
  9. Which word is formed from the adjective “leader” using the suffix “-ship”?
    a. Leadership
    b. Leadorship
    c. Leaderhood
    d. Leaderacy

    Which word is formed from the adjective “friend” using the suffix “-ship”?
    a. Friendship
    b. Friendship
    c. Friendhood
    d. Friendacy

    Answers: 1. a, 2. a, 3. a, 4. a, 5. a, 6. a, 7. a, 8. a, 9. a, 10. a

 

 

 

 

Words with their functions in sentences 

  1. “The room was painted a bright red color.” (In this sentence, “red” is an adjective modifying the noun “color.”)
  2. “The red car was parked in front of the house.” (In this sentence, “red” is an adjective modifying the noun “car.”)
  3. “She has long, curly hair.” (In this sentence, “long” and “curly” are adjectives modifying the noun “hair.”)
  4. “He is a fast runner.” (In this sentence, “fast” is an adjective modifying the noun “runner.”)
  5. “The old man was sitting on a park bench.” (In this sentence, “old” is an adjective modifying the noun “man,” and “park” is a noun modifying the noun “bench.”)
  6. “She has a beautiful voice.” (In this sentence, “beautiful” is an adjective modifying the noun “voice.”)
  7. “The city is known for its vibrant nightlife.” (In this sentence, “vibrant” is an adjective modifying the noun “nightlife.”)
  8. “He is a brave firefighter.” (In this sentence, “brave” is an adjective modifying the noun “firefighter.”)
  9. “The patient was recovering in the hospital.” (In this sentence, “patient” is a noun and an adjective modifying the noun “hospital.”)
  10. “She has a strong work ethic.” (In this sentence, “strong” is an adjective modifying the noun “work ethic.”)

 

some sentences using the nouns that were formed from adjectives using the suffix “-ness”:

  1. “The holiness of the cathedral was palpable to all who entered.”
  2. “The dizziness that he felt after spinning in circles was disorienting.”
  3. “Her smartness was evident in the way she tackled every problem.”
  4. “The beauty of the sunset was breathtaking.”
  5. “His bravery in the face of danger was admirable.”
  6. “The carelessness of the driver caused the accident.”
  7. “Her creativeness was on full display in her paintings.”
  8. “His curiosity led him to ask many questions.”
  9. “The dangerousness of the situation was clear to everyone.”
  10. “The efficiency of the machine was impressive.”

 

 

Here are the meanings of the adjectives that were formed from the nouns using the suffix “-ness”:

  1. Holiness: Pertaining to being holy or sacred
  2. Dizziness: Pertaining to feeling dizzy or disoriented
  3. Smartness: Pertaining to being smart or intelligent
  4. Beauty: Pertaining to being beautiful
  5. Bravery: Pertaining to being brave or courageous
  6. Carefulness: Pertaining to being careful or cautious
  7. Creativeness: Pertaining to being creative or imaginative
  8. Curiosity: Pertaining to being curious or inquisitive
  9. Dangerousness: Pertaining to being dangerous or risky
  10. Efficiency: Pertaining to being efficient or productive

It’s important to note that the meanings of the adjectives formed from the nouns may vary depending on the specific noun and suffix used.

Presentation

The lesson presentation is done step by step. The class teacher or subject teacher does the following

 

  1. Introduce the concept of nouns and adjectives: Begin by explaining that nouns are words that represent people, places, things, or ideas, and that adjectives are words that describe or modify nouns.
  2. Give examples of nouns and adjectives: Provide examples of nouns and adjectives, such as “dog” (noun) and “cute” (adjective), or “book” (noun) and “old” (adjective).
  3. Explain the use of suffixes to form nouns from adjectives: Introduce the concept of suffixes and explain how they can be used to form nouns from adjectives. Emphasize the importance of spelling and pronunciation when adding suffixes to words.
  4. Practice forming nouns from adjectives: Provide a list of adjectives and have students practice forming nouns from them by adding the appropriate suffix. For example, “happy” becomes “happiness,” “sad” becomes “sadness,” and so on.
  5. Review and reinforce the concept: Review the concept of forming nouns from adjectives and provide additional practice activities to reinforce understanding.

Throughout the lesson, it’s important to engage students through interactive activities and provide plenty of opportunities for practice to ensure that they are able to understand and apply the concept.

 

 

Conclusion

To conclude the lesson, the class teacher or subject teacher does a brief review of what he or she has just taught the pupils. He ask you questions that are related to the topic to ascertain if the learners have actually assimilated and understood the new topic that has just been taught

 

 

 

 

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