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Reasons for Replaceable <e>
Latin Prefix
Latin Roots
Final Stable Syllable
Give the Definition
Short Vowel Markers
100

< cape >

The <e> in <cape is needed because it marks the <a> long (or tense).

100

This Latin prefix means "again, back."

What is < re >?

100

This root means "to pull."

What is < tract >?

100

Three ways to spell /shun/? 

What are tion, sion, cian?

100

 < Subtract >

to pull under

100

< duck >

< ck >

200

< give >

The <e> in <give> is needed because no complete English word ends in <v>.

200

This Latin prefix means "not, apart."

What is < dis >?

200

This root means "to throw." 

What is < ject >?

200

The difference between 

*tion vs  -ion        *sion vs -ion      *cian vs -ian     *ture vs. -ure 

What is the difference between a final stable syllable and a suffix?

200

< reforming >

When someone is in the state or act of shaping something again or back.

200

< patch >

< tch >

300

< tense >

The <e> in <tense> marks it as a base element, not a + <s> suffix. Also, this differentiates it from the plural word <tens>. Plural cancelation.

300

This Latin prefix means "into, not."

What is < in > ?

300

This root means "to carry."

What is < port >

300
Final Stable Syllable *ture and 


Final Stable Syllables and Latin Suffixes < ment >  and < us > have this in common.

They all mark words as nouns

 < departure > , < advertisement > , < abacus>

300

< extraction >

the act of pulling something out

300

< bridge >

< dge >

400

< true >

The <e> in <true> is necessary because no complete English word ends in <u>.

400

This Latin prefix means "down." 

What is < de >?

400

This root means "to build."

What is < struct >?

400

Difference between a noun and an adjective?

Noun...typically "a person, place, thing or idea."  The best test for noun is whether they can be made plural.  "one cat, two cats"

Adjective...typically describes or modifies a noun (positive degree: "black cat"; comparative degree: "taller, more sociable" ; superlative: "tallest, most sociable.") 

400

< preforming >

to shape before

400

Buzz off, Miss Pill!

What is the FLOSS rule?

500

< come >

The <e> in <come> marks its relationship to <came>, and/or marks it as a content word.

500

This Latin prefix means "through, completely."

What is < per >?

500

This root means "to shape."

What is < form >?

500

What do the Latin suffix < ous > and the Anglo Saxon suffixes < er > , < est >, < ful >  have in common?

They can mark a word as an adjective.

500

< subject >

to throw under

500

< shopping >

 What is the double < p >?  The double < p > in shopping indicates that there is a short vowel.