Ways to spell....
Name the morpheme?
Do I need a spelling rule?
Word sums....
Hodge Podge
100

Long e

e, ee , ea, y/ e-e, ie, ei


he, needs, meat , candy/ Pete, piece, ceiling

100

What morpheme means "not" or "in"?

inactive       inhaling 

in-


100

face + es ->

yes, drop e

faces

100

decoded 

de + code + ed

de- means thoroughly or away from

100

What base means to ring or hoop?

<dict>             or    <circ>

<circ>

200

/j/

j, g, dg (e)

200

What morphemes are assimilated from "in-" (there are 2)

enlarged            reemployed

en-              em-

200

wrap + ed 

yes, doubling

wrapping

200

distance

Hint : the prefix is assimilated from dis-

di+ st + ance

200

Which word contains a prefix meaning across?

transform             or      inactive

transform

300

How might you spell the /r/ sound if the words has a sense of twisting and turning?

wr

300
What morpheme means "stand"?


distance

<st>

300

cry + ing

no 

crying

300

circus

circ + us

300

What sounds can the grapheme <t> make?

Hints:   top,   mixture,   action

/t/  /ch/   /sh/

400

Hard g   /g/

g/ gu

400

What morpheme typically marks an adjective?

-us (circus)     or     -ous (joyous)

-ous

400

spike + y + ness

yes   drop e and change y to <i>

spikiness 

400

dictation

dict + ate + ion

400

What sound does a scribal <o> make?

mother loves some sons 


/short u/

500

/f/

f, ff/ph, ugh
500

What morpheme (s) means "send"?

transmit          admission

<mit>         <miss>

500

gum + y + est

Yes, doubling and change <y> to <i>.

gummiest

500

circ + ule + ate + ed

circulated 

500

Do the suffixes  -ance   and -ence typically mark nouns or verbs? 

importance    difference

nouns