Prefixes
pre-
example: predict prepare
before
tract
examples: attract tractor
to pull or drag
What means more than one or third person action?
-s and -es
noun
example: tree
person, place, thing, or idea
When does C say /s/ ?
Before e, i, or y
ex-
examples: expel exhale
out of
ject
examples: eject project
to throw
What means someone who does or more of something?
-er
verb
example: smile
action
When can G say /j/ ?
Before e, i, or y
re-
examples: refund revive
back or again
rupt
examples: disrupt erupt
to break
What means the most?
-est
adjective
blue
describes
What are the rules for adding suffixes to base words that end in y? Name at least one of the three and get 50 bonus points for the other two.
1. Change the y to i when adding any suffix except -ing
2. Change the y to i and add es to plural or third person action words
3. Keep the y if it comes after a vowel
dis-
examples: dismiss dispose
away, apart, or not
port
examples: export airport
to carry
What forms adjectives? Name at least one.
-able, -less
pronoun
she
a word that is used as a substitute for a noun
1 syllable + 1 short vowel + one consonant at the end = double the consonant when adding a suffix that starts with a vowel.
sub-
examples: subway subtitle
below
struct
examples: construct instruct
to build
What forms nouns? Name at least one.
-ment, -ness, -tion
interjection
examples: Oh, Wow, Meh, Um
a short word or phrase that expresses an emotion
When do we spell /j/ dge?
At the end of a one syllable word after a short vowel sound.