Reasons for Replaceable <e>
< cape >
The <e> in <cape is needed because it marks the <a> long (or tense).
This Latin prefix means "again, back."
What is < re >?
This root means "to pull."
What is < tract >?
Three ways to spell /shun/?
What are tion, sion, cian?
< Subtract >
to pull under
< duck >
< ck >
< give >
The <e> in <give> is needed because no complete English word ends in <v>.
This Latin prefix means "not, apart."
What is < dis >?
This root means "to throw."
What is < ject >?
The difference between
*tion vs -ion *sion vs -ion *cian vs -ian *ture vs. -ure
What is the difference between a final stable syllable and a suffix?
< reforming >
When someone is in the state or act of shaping something again or back.
< patch >
< tch >
< tense >
The <e> in <tense> marks it as a base element, not a + <s> suffix. Also, this differentiates it from the plural word <tens>. Plural cancelation.
This Latin prefix means "into, not."
What is < in > ?
This root means "to carry."
What is < port >
They all mark words as nouns
< departure > , < advertisement > , < abacus>
< extraction >
the act of pulling something out
< bridge >
< dge >
< true >
The <e> in <true> is necessary because no complete English word ends in <u>.
This Latin prefix means "down."
What is < de >?
This root means "to build."
What is < struct >?
Difference between a noun and an adjective?
Noun...typically "a person, place, thing or idea." The best test for noun is whether they can be made plural. "one cat, two cats"
Adjective...typically describes or modifies a noun (positive degree: "black cat"; comparative degree: "taller, more sociable" ; superlative: "tallest, most sociable.")
< preforming >
to shape before
Buzz off, Miss Pill!
What is the FLOSS rule?
< come >
The <e> in <come> marks its relationship to <came>, and/or marks it as a content word.
This Latin prefix means "through, completely."
What is < per >?
This root means "to shape."
What is < form >?
What do the Latin suffix < ous > and the Anglo Saxon suffixes < er > , < est >, < ful > have in common?
They can mark a word as an adjective.
< subject >
to throw under
< shopping >
What is the double < p >? The double < p > in shopping indicates that there is a short vowel.