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Make naming words by adding ness, ity, ty at the end of the words given below. One has been done for you.
| public | publicity |
| forgive | |
| kind | |
| polite | |
| moral | |
| stupid | stupidity |
| blind | |
| cruel | |
| swift | |
| solid |
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| public | publicity |
| forgive | forgiveness |
| kind | kindnes |
| polite | politeness |
| moral | morality |
| stupid | stupidity |
| blind | blindness |
| cruel | cruelty |
| swift | swiftness |
| solid | solidity |
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