Word Families
What is the structure of the word acting?
act + ing
What is the job of <s> in the words cats, dogs and frogs.
Mark Plural
Why is the <n> doubled in the word planning?
Suffixing convention.
What is the structure of the word active?
act + ive
Why do we have an <e> at the end of the word pie?
complete English words do not end in <i> and content words need three letters.
Why has the <m> doubled in commotion?
Assimilated prefix.
What is the structure of the word action?
act + ion
What is the job of <e> on the word have?
English words don't end in <v>.
Why has the <s> doubled in the words class, pass, chess?
To indicate the final <e> is not a suffix.
What is the structure of the word activate? Don't forget about the power of vowel suffixes.
act + ive + ate
Why can we not spell play . p.l.a?
English words don't end in <a>.
Why has the <f> doubled in cliff, stuff, huff?
<f> doubles after a single vowel.
What is the structure of activation? Don't forget about the power of vowel suffixes.
act + ive + ate + ion
Why does the word blue have a final silent <e>?
Complete English words don't end in <u>.
Why has the <l> doubled after the words ball, smell, full?
<l> doubles after a single vowel.