A base word is the main part of a word or a word that gives meaning and a suffix is a meaningful ending added to a base word.
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When do you double the final consonant of a base word?
1 Syllable, 1 vowel, 1 final consonant, and 1 vowel beginning the suffix.
100
When do you drop the final e in a base word?
Drop the final e if the suffix begins with a vowel.
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When do you change the y to i in a word?
Change the y to i when a consonant appears before the y in a base word.
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What does exception to the rule mean in the doubling, drop the e, and change the y to i rule?
It means there are some outlaw words that do not follow the rule.
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What are 3 suffixes?
er, est, ly, ing, er, y.
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What are the 3 letters you can never double in a base word?
w, x, and y.
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chose + en
change + ing
chosen
changing
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hurry + ed
envy + ed
hurried
envied
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What do you notice about these words?
day + ly
say + ed
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What is another word for a base word?
A root word.
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big + er
shop + ing
mad + ly
bigger
shopping
madly
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When do you keep the final e in a base word?
Keep the final e before adding a suffix that begins with a consonant. Example: like + ness = likeness
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When do you keep the y in a base word?
Keep the y when there is a vowel before the y or if the suffix begins with an i.
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How would I spell these words?
quit + ing
spry + ness
lie + ing
quitting
spryness
lying
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What is the root/base word of these words and what rule do they apply to?
shady
chosen
wealthier
funniest
shade - drop the e rule
chose - drop the e rule
wealthy - change the y to i rule
funny - change the y to i rule
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Explain why you don't double the final consonant in these base words?
mad + ness
ship + ment
spoil + ing
snow + ing
madness - suffix begins with a consonant.
shipment - suffix begins with a consonant.
spoiling - two vowels in the base word.
snowing - never double a final w in a base word.
400
Read these words!!
noticeable
serviceable
enforceable
courageous
outrageous
manageable
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happy + ness
greedy + er
delay + ing
rely + able
happiness
greedier
delaying
reliable
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I payed the dayly cost.
The lion slily approached the other animals.
The playyer tyed his shoelace before boxxing in the game.
I paid the daily cost.
The lion slyly approached the other animals.
The player tied his shoelace before boxing in the game.
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Name five base words with 2 syllables.
Name five suffixes.
Answers will vary.
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Fill in the blank: If a base word has one _____________, ends in _________________ consonant, and has one _________________, double the final consonant before adding a ______________ suffix (hop + ing = hopping).
If a base word has one syllable, ends in one consonant, and has one vowel, double the final consonant before adding a vowel suffix (hop + ing = hopping).
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Fill in the blank: When a base word ends in a ________________ e, drop the _________ before adding a ____________ suffix (hope + ing = hoping).
When a base word ends in a silent e, drop the e before adding a vowel suffix (hope + ing = hoping).
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Fill in the blank: When a base word ends in a y, change the ________ to ________ when adding a suffix. Keep the y if a ___________comes before it (player) or if adding a ______________ (cry + ing) = crying.
When a base word ends in a y, change the y to i when adding a suffix. Keep the y if a vowel comes before it (player) or if adding an i (cry + ing) = crying.