Suffixes
scoop the base word, circle the suffix
What word is both singular AND plural?
fish
What word is a star in the universe that provides warmth and daylight? What is its sound alike word AND its definition?
1. sun
2. son - a male child
What do 1-1-1 words all have?
They all have:
- 1 closed syllable
- 1 vowel
- 1 constant after the vowel
What suffixes make base words plural (more than one)?
-s and -es
What words that end in 'f' change to a 'v' when they become plural?
1. half → halves
2. wolf → wolves
What word means to form or produce written letters? What is its sound alike word AND its definition?
1. write
2. right - the idea of what is just and good
When a suffix is added to 1-1-1 words, sometimes the base word changes to add the suffix. How are constant suffixes added?
constant suffixes are simply added to 1-1-1 words.
cup → cupful
What suffix is added to words to show that an action is happening now.
-ing
What words change spelling completely when plural?
1. man → men
2. woman → women
3. child → children
What word means an amount of money or the answer when numbers are added together? What is its sound alike word AND its definition?
1. sum
2. some - several things
When a suffix is added to 1-1-1 words, sometimes the base word changes to add the suffix. How are vowel suffixes added?
Whenever a vowel suffix is added, the last constant in the base word is doubled.
cup → cupping
What suffix is used when comparing 2 things? What suffix is used when comparing 3 or more things?
1. -er
2. -est
Create a sentence using (at least) two irregular words.
answers may vary.
example: At the park, some children played tag while others fed fish at the pond.
What word means several people playing musical instruments together? What is its sound alike word AND definition?
2. banned - being stopped from doing something
When marking up a 1-1-1 word, what is the additional step you have to do?
Put a star over the extra constant.
(scoop the base word, circle the suffix, put a star over the extra constant)
What are some vowel and constant suffixes we've learned so far?
(full points if 4 are named for each one, double points if ALL suffixes are named)
Vowels: -es, -ed, -ing, -er, -est, -ish, -ive, -y, -able, -en
Constants: -s, -less, -ful, -ly, -ty, -ness, -ment
Some plurals are irregular, which means not regular. Why are these words considered not regular?
they don't follow the (spelling) rules
What word means asking someone to choose or point out one thing from a group of things? What is its sound alike word AND its definition?
1. which
2. witch - a person who uses magic and is often shown with a pointy hat, broomstick, or a cauldron.
What are 4 base words that change spelling when the vowel suffix, '-ing' is added?
answers may vary.
example: rip → ripping, stop → stopping, grab → grabbing, grin → grinning