Latihan Soal Suffix Bahasa Inggris Part 8 : Suffix -ness, -ity, dalam Pembentukan Kata Benda (Noun)

Pada bagian ke delapan tentang materi suffix ini, kita akan membahas tentang suffix -ness, -ity dan lainnya dalam pembentukan kata benda (noun) dari kata sifat (adjective). 

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1. -ness

Adjective	Noun
aware	awareness
coarse	coarseness
eager	eagerness
fierce	fierceness
heavy	heaviness
keen	keenness
lame	lameness
loud	loudness
odd	oddness
plain	plainness
queer	queerness
ready	readiness
remote	remoteness
sad	sadness
serious	seriousness
sharp	sharpness
sheer	sheerness
short	shortness
shy	shyness
silly	silliness
slender	slenderness
steady	steadiness
steep	steepness
stern	sternness
stout	stoutness
submissive	submissiveness
swift	swiftness
thorough	thoroughness
tight	tightness
ugly	ugliness
unexpected	unexpectedness
vague	vagueness
vicious	viciousness
weak	weakness
wicked	wickedness

2. -ity

Adjective	Noun
acid	acidity
captive	captivity
extreme	extremity
grave	gravity
hostile	hostility
odd	oddity
secure	security
sensitive	sensitivity

Ada beberapa jenis kata sifat yang berakhiran -al seperti kata fatal, legal mental, normal, dsb yang menggunakan suffix ini untuk membentuk noun. Berikut list nya.

Adjective	Noun
fatal	fatality
legal	legality
mental	mentality
normal	normality
personal	personality
universal	universality

Begitupun juga kata sifat yang berakhiran -able dan -ible juga dapat membentuk noun dengan tambahan suffix -ity.

Adjective	Noun
capable	capability
possible	possibility
probable	probability
suitable	suitability
visible	visibility

3. Perubahan -t ke -ce

beberapa kata sifat yang berakhiran -t atau -ent seperti convenient, evident, ignorant, dsb,, bisa dibentuk menjadi kata benda dengan menambahkan suffix -ance atau -ence.

Adjective	Noun
abundant	abundance
convenient	convenience
evident	evidence
ignorant	ignorance
innocent	innocence
intelligent	intelligence
magnificent	magnificence
prevalent	prevalence
resident	residence

Itulah list atau daftar suffix -ness, -ity, dalam pembentukan kata benda (noun) dari kata sifat. Sebagai bahan latihan, teman- teman bisa mengerjakan soal latihan tentang materi tersebut diatas. Instruksinya adalah memilih kelas kata yang tepat untuk melengkapi rumpang kalimat pada soal.

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Exercise

1. The ... may vary between 0.3 and 1% according to circumstances.
acid
acidity

2. It may also dismiss a case on grounds of insufficient ... .
evident
evidence

3. Liza was barely ... of the dangers up ahead.
aware
awareness

4. The two soccer teams have had a ... rivalry for many years.
fierce
fierceness

5. Evan struggled to overcome his ... .
shy
shyness

6. Falling objects obey the law of ... .
grave
gravity

7. ... road accidents have decreased in frequency over recent years..
Fatal
Fatality

8. The officers are working under ... pressure at the moment..
extreme
extremity

9. As time wore on, his ... became more focused.
hostile
hostility

10. The child is frightened by the ... man.
ugly
ugliness

11. They intended to challenge the ... of his claim in the courts.
legal
legality

12. Because of the ... of Covid-19, the city government ordered the public places to be closed.
prevalent
prevalence

13. The knife was very sharp. The ... of its blade made it easy to use.
keen
keenness

14. The road goes up tthat high hill, but you cannot ride a bicycle up it because of its .... .
steep
steepness

15. Physical health is inextricably linked to ... health.
mental
mentality


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