Lesson #16
The Spelling Concept
danger | dangerous | No change to the base (root) word |
nerve | nervous | Drop the final e |
glory | glorious | Change the final y to an i |
he concept behind this lesson is the suffix 'ous'. When we add the suffix 'ous' we change the meaning of the word to address something as being full of whatever the root word is. This changes the noun form of a word for example 'mystery', into an adjective 'mysterious'. Sometimes this addition of the 'ous' suffix requires us to add or drop letters. |
courage courageous danger dangerous
fame famous fury furious
glory glorious humour humorous
mystery mysterious nerve nervous
outrage outrageous number numerous