Unit 19
This is a group of letters added to the end of a word that give it meaning
What is a suffix?
The spelling patterns in this unit involved the use of V and C. V stands for this word.
What is vowel?
This suffix means "made of."
What is -en?
e.g., oaken
This is formed when two or more words are put together to have a new meaning.
What is a compound word?
This is the correct spelling for the word that means a vessel through which your blood runs. (Alys can say it out loud)
What is a vein?
This suffix generally changes a verb to a noun (but does not make it a person)
What is -ion?
The spelling patterns in this unit involved the use of V and C. C stands for this word.
What is consonant?
This suffix means "to become."
Hint: think of the lizard
What is -en?
e.g., flatten
A compound word is this type of compound word when two words are put together to make a new meaning, with no space between them and no dash.
What is a closed compound word?
These are pronounced the same, but they have different spellings and meanings.
What are homophones?
e.g., gnu and new
This suffix generally changes a verb to a noun, and it often (but not always) makes the word a person.
What is -ian?
This is where the syllable break in a VCCV word is.
What is VC/CV?
This suffix means "to cause to be."
Hint: think of what dinosaurs became
What is -ize?
e.g., fossilize
A compound word is this type of compound word when there is a dash between the two words.
What is a hyphenated compound word?
Affect and effect are often confused. This one is the verb, and not the noun.
What is affect?
This is an example of the use of the suffix -ion.
E.g., instruction
This is where the syllable break in a VCV word is if the vowel is long.
What is after the vowel, or V/CV?
This suffix means "to combine with."
Hint: think of rusting
What is -ize?
e.g., oxidize is to combine with oxygen
A compound word is this type of compound word when two words are put together to make a new meaning, with a space between them and no dash.
What is an open compound word?
These are pronounced the same and spelled the same, but they have different meanings.
What are homonyms?
e.g., watch and watch
This is an example of the use of the suffix -ian.
E.g., mathematician
This is where the syllable break is for a VCCCV word.
What is between the non-blended consonants? E.g., sub/tract.
This suffix means "cause."
Hint: when you scare someone
What is -en?
e.g., frighten- to cause fright
As a general rule, this is when you use a hyphen for a compound word.
When you are using it as an adjective.
These are words that sound different and have different meanings, but they are spelled the same.
What are homographs?
e.g., tear (cry) and tear (rip)