Base Word and Suffixes
When do you double the final consonant of a base word?
A 1-syllable word that ends in a vowel and consonant + a vowel suffix.
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.
mad + ly
madly
chose + en change + ing
chosen changing
hurry + ed envy + ed
hurried envied
What do you put at the end of a word to change the meaning?
A suffix
When do you keep the final e in a base word (think about the suffix)?
Keep the final e before adding a suffix that begins with a consonant. Example: like + ness = likeness
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.
make + ing
making
What is the base word of these words and what rule do they apply to? shady funniest
shade - drop the e rule funny - change the y to i rule
Explain why you don't double the final consonant in these base words? mad + ness ship + ment spoil (look at the suffix)
The suffix begins with a consonant.
Read these words!! noticeable serviceable enforceable What is the suffix?
-able (it means able to)
happy + ness greedy + er delay + ing
happiness greedier delaying
Name a 2 syllables with a suffixes.
Answers will vary.
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).
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).
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)
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)