Suffixes
Which is correct?
geting getting
When you add a vowel suffix like -ing, you double the final consonant in a 1-1-1 word to keep the vowel sound short. get + ing = getting
What kind of syllable is frog?
CLOSED
rat met sit dot cut
All these words have _______ vowel sounds.
short
What rule do these words break?
give have
VC-e spelling rule.
Give and have both have silent e at the end, but they do not have LONG vowel sounds. They are exceptions to the rule.
FIX THIS:
was the kids runing in the park
Are / Were the kids running in the park?
was the kid's runing in the park
book: shelf :: ice cream:________
book:shelf :: ice cream : freezer
What is the base word?
slipping
slip
What kind of vowel sound is in an OPEN syllable?
Open syllables have LONG vowel sounds
Name 4 ways that the long a sound can be spelled.
a ai ay a-e ey eigh
baby rain play take hey weigh
What rule do these words follow?
spill off mess small glass buzz
The "Bonus Letter" rule. When words with one syllable and one short vowel end in f, l, s (or sometimes z) the last letter is doubled.
FIX THIS:
the man went to target to get a new shirt
Capital T in the, capital T in Target because it is a proper name, a period at the end.
The man went to Target to get a new shirt.
park: play :: school : _________
teach / learn
TRUE OR FALSE
-er and -est are suffixes that compare.
True
As in: Alaska is coldER than New Hampshire and Antarctica is the coldEST.
what kinds of syllables are these?
tap tape
tap is CLOSED
tape is VC-e
What sound does this vowel team make?
oi
/oy/ point coin spoil
Which words are exceptions to the CLOSED SYLLABLE RULE?
swim mild barn skate bold
mild bold
A sentence is a complete _________.
Thought or idea.
chocolate:ice cream :: daisy: flower
There are 2 kinds of suffixes- VOWEL suffixes and CONSONANT suffixes. What is the difference?
Vowel suffixes begin with a vowel.
Consonant suffixes begin with a consonant.
Whether they begin with a vowel or a consonant will affect what spelling rules are used when adding them to base words.
Which r-controlled spellings make the /ur/ sound.
er ir ur
Put these words in alphabetical order:
clip banana green brush
banana brush clip green
What ending is added to a word to show that it BELONGS TO someone?
's apostrophe-s is added to show ownership
Mom's jacket is red.
My friend's house is down the street.
What does a sentence need at the beginning?
What does it need at the end?
A capital letter.
Punctuation (. ? ! )
brick:wall::_______:window
brick:wall::glass:window
Which suffix changes a word to show that it happened in the PAST?
-ing -s -er -ed -ly
The suffix -ed shows that an action happened in the past. Example: wish -> wished
divide these words and tell what kind of syllables they have:
monster mistake
mon.ster mis.take
closed.r-controlled closed. vc-e
Put these words in alphabetical order:
spin sand shell soft
sand shell soft spin
find, bolt, most told
These words are exceptions to what syllable-type?
They look like CLOSED syllables, but they have LONG vowel sounds, so they do not follow the CLOSED SYLLABLE rule because closed syllables have short vowel sounds.
Explain why we need punctuation in our writing.
Punctuation helps us make sense of the strings of words in a text.
-by separating ideas.
- it also tells us how to change our voices when we read (?, !).
boil: oil :: sand: ________
land hand band stand... (-and word)