We’re learning about …ness and …ment suffixes in phonics next week. Usually, you just add the suffix on to the root word. The exceptions are when the word ends in a y and is more than one syllable long eg happiness or merriment. Argument is another exception as you drop the e from argue.
happy happiness |
sad sadness |
kind kindness |
quiet quietness |
dark darkness |
punish punishment |
enjoy enjoyment |
move movement |
amaze amazement |
measure measurement |