–ITY Transformations
(Adjectives become nouns; often y → i)
(Adjectives become nouns; often y → i)
This noun meaning “the seriousness of something” comes from the adjective severe by changing the e and adding –ity.
What is severity?
This noun meaning “a state of being loyal” comes from the adjective loyal by adding –ty.
What is loyalty?
This noun means how serious something is: severity. What is the base adjective?
Severe
Which suffix turns “real” into a noun meaning “the state of being real”?
A. -al
B. -ity
C. -ial
Answer: -ity (reality)
This word means “related to nature.”
Answer: natural
To form this noun meaning “kindness in giving,” change the –ous ending of generous to –ity.
What is generosity?
Add –ty to safe to create this noun meaning “the condition of being protected.”
What is safety?
This noun means kindness or willingness to give: generosity. What is the base adjective?
generous
Which suffix turns “safe” into a noun: safety?
A. -ty
B. -al
C. -ial
Answer: -ty
This word means “the act of staying alive.”
Answer: survival
This noun meaning “lack of kindness” comes from cruel plus –ty, with no spelling change.
What is cruelty?
The adjective royal changes form to become this noun meaning “the status of a king or queen.”
What is royalty?
This noun means being mean or causing pain: cruelty. What is the base adjective?
cruel
Which suffix turns “equal” into a noun: equality?
A. -ity
B. -al
C. -ty
Answer: -ity
This word means “the state of being a king or queen.”
Answer: royalty
Remove the –le from able and add –ity to form this noun meaning “having the power to do something.”
What is ability?
From the adjective pure, this noun drops the -e before adding -ty.
What is purity?
This noun means being a king or queen: royalty. What is the base adjective?
royal
Which suffix turns “nature” into an adjective: natural?
A. -al
B. -ity
C. -ty
Answer: -al
This word means “being unnecessarily mean or hurtful.”
Answer: cruelty
Change the y in trivial to i and add –ity to name the noun meaning “lack of importance.”
What is triviality?
This noun meaning “being able to ” comes from the adjective able, which drops -le.
What is ability?
This adjective becomes the noun triviality. What is the adjective?
trivial
Which suffix turns “province” into an adjective: provincial?
A. -ial
B. -ity
C. -al
Answer: -ial
This word means “not important or not serious.”
Answer: trivial