Suffixing
Write the correctly suffixed words on your board.
penny + es
gate + ed
argue + able + ly
- pennies
- gated
- arguably
What does a prepositional phrase start with, and what does it always end with?
- starts with a preposition
- ends with the object of the preposition
Is the "to be" verb in this sentence in past or present tense?
"They were excited about the field trip."
past
Write two words on your board: one for each sound that the phonogram "eigh" makes.
sounds: long A, long i
What is a suffix?
A group of letters that form a word ending that changes the meaning of the word
Hope + ing
To get all 200 points, you must give the correctly suffixed word AND the spelling/suffixing rule that explains it.
- Hoping
- drop the silent final E because: we add a vowel suffix, and there are no other spelling rules that say we must keep the silent final E.
What questions do adverbs answer?
What other parts of speech do adverbs modify?
To get all 200 points, you must answer BOTH questions correctly.
How? When? Where? Why? To what extent?
Adjectives, verbs, other adverbs
Rewrite the sentence below in the present tense:
"They were at the park yesterday."
They are at the park.
Which two-letter /n/ phonogram can be used at the beginning or end of a word?
gnat / sign
Suffix the following word:
response + ible + ly
responsibly
Refer + ed
To get all 300 points, you must give the correctly suffixed word AND the spelling/suffixing rule that explains it.
referred
Rule: 'refer' has a vowel-consonant ending, and the syllable before the suffix is stressed; so we must double the last consonant.
What do linking verbs connect?
What is the linking verb in this sentence: The soup tastes delicious.
To get all 300 points, you must answer BOTH questions correctly.
Linking verbs connect the subject of a sentence to a predicate noun or predicate adjective.
Tastes
What is the 'to be' verb in this sentence?
"She is going to be late."
What type of verb is it functioning as?
To get all 300 points, you must answer both questions.
is; linking verb
What sounds does the 'ough' phonogram make?
ŏ-ō-ö-ow-ŭf-ŏf
Suffix the following word:
image + ine + ative
AND explain how you did. To get all 300 points, you must correctly explain the choices for dropping/keeping letters as needed.
drop the first silent e, because 'ine' starts with a vowel; drop the second silent e, because 'ative' starts with a vowel; keep the last silent final e, because English words do not end in a U or V.
What question do you need to ask when suffixing a word that ends in a single-vowel y?
Does the suffix begin with any letter except I?
Write the following sentence on your board and label the parts of speech.
The hungry cat quietly stalked its prey.
List all the forms of the "to be" verb in the present tense (three answers).
am, is, are
List all phonograms that make the /er/ sound and provide an example word for each.
ear, er, ir, ur; check with teacher to be sure words are correct.
What is the difference between adjectives and adverbs?
Adjectives only modify nouns; adverbs modify adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs.
Think about the word "happy".
What suffix should we add to turn "happy" into a noun?
Write the new word, spelled correctly with the suffix, on your boards.
happiness
Rewrite the following sentence on your board and label each part of speech.
Yesterday, the energetic dog quickly jumped over the fence.
List all past and present forms of the 'be' verb (five answers).
am, is, are, was, were
Identify the phonograms in the sentence:
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
Th
e
qu
i
ck
b
r
ow
n
d
o
g
j
u
m
p
ed
o
v
er
th
e
l
a
z
y
d
o
g
Label the parts of speech in the following sentence.
"The actress rehearsed the poem about elephants, monkeys, and giraffes for the director."