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Base Word and Suffixes
Doubling Rule
Drop the E Rule
Change the Y to I Rule
Fill in the correct word
100
When you take the suffix off of a word, what is left?
The base word.
100

When do you double the final consonant of a base word?

We double the final consonant of a base word when:

- The base or final syllable is a stressed syllable, and ends in a consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC)

- The suffix begins with a vowel (e.g. -ish, -ed, -er)

100

When do you drop the final E in a base word?

Drop the final E if the suffix begins with a vowel.

100

When do you change the <y> to <i> when adding a suffix?

We change the <y> to an <i> when adding a suffix when:

  • The base or stem ends in a consonant + <y>

  • The suffix does not start with an <i>

100

I am ______ there will be no homework tonight. 

hoping

200

Give examples of 3 suffixes...

er, est, ly, ing, er, y, ness, less, ed

200

jump + ing

jumping

200
chose + en change + ing
chosen changing
200
hurry + ed envy + ed
hurried envied
200

Water spilled as I was _______ my water bottle. 

filling

300

What is the base word in:  sliding

slide

300
big + er
bigger
300

When do you keep the final E in a base word?

Keep the final E before adding a suffix that begins with a consonant. 

Example: like + ness = likeness

smile + ed = smiled

300

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>.

300

Are you ______ the team? We'll miss you! 

quitting 

400

What is the base word of these words and what is the rule? 

smiling

funniest

smile - drop the e rule 

funny - change the y to i rule

400

Explain why you don't double the final consonant in these base words? mad + ness ship + ment rain + ing

madness - suffix begins with a consonant. shipment - suffix begins with a consonant. snowing - two vowels.

400

Read these words! What is the suffix?

noticeable 

serviceable 

capable 

-able (it means able to)

400

steady + est greedy + er delay + ing rely + able

steadiest greedier delaying reliable

400

Your art is beautiful, so I ________ it to the wall. 

taped 

500

Write this word with the suffixes -ed, and -ing

submit 

submitted

submitting

500

fax + ed

faxed

500

Write the word state with three different suffixes.

Stating

Stated

Statement

States 

500

write the word happy with THREE different suffixes

ex. happy + er, happy + ness, ...

happier, happiest, happiness

500

I was so ______ when you jumped out and said, "boo!" I think I'm permanently ________. 

scared/scarred