Base Word and Suffixes
Name 3 vowel teams we know and what sound do they make?
ea, ai, oa, ow, ew, aw, au, igh, ee, oo, oi, oy, ie
shop + -ing
shopping
What are 3 vowel suffixes?
-ing, -ed, -es, -er, -est, -ish, -en, -et, -y
When do you double the final consonant of a base word?
When adding a vowel suffix, if the base word has 1 syllable, 1 final consonant, and 1 short vowel, you double the final consonant.
When do you drop the final e in a base word?
Drop the final e if the suffix begins with a vowel and the base word ends in 'e.'
When does 'c' say /s/?
When c is followed by e, i, or y it says /s/.
take + -ing
taking
What is the base word of "bitten"
Bit
split + -ing
splitting
When does 'g' say /j/?
'G' says /j/ when it's followed by e, i, or y.
humble + -ed
humbled
What are 3 consonant suffixes?
-s, -ful, -ness, -less, -ly
job + -less ~ explain what you did and what the suffix -less means
Jobless ~ don't need to double the 'b' because the suffix starts with a consonant. -less means without, so this word means "without a job."
stone + -y & explain what you did and why you did it
stony ~ we had to drop the 'e' because the base word ends in 'e' and we're adding a vowel suffix
locate - what is the syllable division pattern?
lo= open syllable, cate= v_e syllable
star + -ed
starred
What is the base word of "staring"?
Stare
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.
What kind of syllables make up the word: protect
pro= open syllable, tect = closed syllable
distend - what is the syllable division type and what syllable type is the first syllable?
Wombat & the first syllable is closed
harm + -ful ~ explain why you spelled the word the way you did
harmful ~ we did not double the 'm' because there are two final consonants in the base word and because we added a consonant suffix