When adding the suffixes ment ness less and ful, there is no need to alter the root word as they all begin with a consonant. Well, that makes life a little easier doesn’t it when learning this rule?
The only think you need to think about is this:
If the root word ends in a y, then the swap the y to an I before adding the suffix.
e.g mercy – merciful. ( note ful has one l as a suffix )
You do not need to swap double or drop anything else.
Words ending in an e can keep the e before adding the suffixes, less, ment, ness and ful
e.g voice – voiceless
Your spellings this week are:
Penniless
Harmless
Coziness
Likeness
Pavement
Embarrassment
Peaceful
Successful
Powerless
sleepiness
