Base Word and Suffixes
When you take the suffix off of a word, what is left?
The base word.
fit + ful
fitful
hose + ing
hosing
What are 5 ways to spell long o?
o, o-e, oa, ow, oe
shop + ing
shopping
What are 3 vowel suffixes?
-ing, -ed, -es, -er, -est, -ish, -en, -et, -y
When do you double the final consonant of a base word?
When adding a vowel suffix,
1 syllable,
1 final consonant,
1 short vowel,
you double the final consonant.
When do you drop the final e in a base word?
Drop the final e if the suffix begins with a vowel and the base word ends in 'e.'
What are the 4 ways to spelling long a?
a, a-e, ai, ay
take + ing
taking
What is the base word of "bitten"
Bit
split + ing
splitting
verse + ing
versing
What are 2 consonant suffixes?
-s, -ful, -ness, -less, -ly
fog + y
foggy
stone + y
stony
locate - what is the syllable division pattern and what is the type of each syllable?
tiger, lo= open syllable, cate= v_e syllable
star + ed
starred
What is the base word of "staring"?
Stare
Explain why you do not double the final consonant in the words: handed and boating
Because the word handed has two consonants at the end and the word boating has 2 vowels
like + ly
likely
distend - what is the syllable division pattern and what is the type of each syllable?
rabbit
dis - closed, tend - closed
rewrite: bad + ly
Did you use the doubling rule or made no change to the base and added the suffix? Explain.
badly
I did not change the base word because the suffix starts with a consonant.