cap ... has a single vowel letter
acted, actor, reaction
act
action
act + ion
back, sick, sock, puck
end of a base
cats, dogs, geese
geese ... plural is not marked with an <-s> or <-es>
painter, painted, painting
paint
skater
skate + er
back, sick, sock, puck, neck
single letter short vowel.
fish, frog, phone
<ph> marks Greek origin.
construct, instructor, structure
struct - build
construction
con + struct + ion
Where do we find <kn>
knight, know, knee
Beginning of a base.
nose, name, knee
<kn> marks Old English Origin.
erupt, rupture, disrupted
rupt - break
invention
in + vent + ion
Why do we double <s>
miss, pass, mess
floss, miss, gas
sect - cut
graduation
grade + ate + ion
why is there an <e> in the following words
have, prove, solve, give.
can't end English word in <v>