List 1: Plural endings: adding –es review
Principle: Add –es to words that end in –x, -ch, -s, and -ss benches speeches scratches churches peaches sketches ditches branches watches brushes splashes crashes ashes leashes foxes mixes guesses kisses classes horses voices changes places clothes *NO CHALLENGE LIST THIS WEEK.
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2: Unusual Plurals review
Principle: Words that end in f and form the plural by changing f to v and adding – es and those that make a change in the vowel. There are also words like deer/sheep that can represent either singular or plural. wife wives leaf leaves loaf loaves life lives wolf wolves knife knives foot feet woman women mouse mice tooth teeth goose geese sheep deer
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LIST 3: y + inflected endings review:
Principle: When changing words that end in y to a new word by adding –s, -ing, or –ed, we change the y to I and add –es or –ed, but not if the word has a vowel before the y. play plays played playing stay stays stayed staying spray sprays sprayed spraying fry fries fried frying cry cries cried crying spy spies spied spying
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LIST 4: Compound words review:
Principle: Two words put together to form a new word. Use the parts of the compound words to think about the new word and its meaning. bookcase bookmark bookworm cookbook scrapbook lighthouse lightweight daylight flashlight sunlight headlight downhill downstairs downtown downpour countdown headache headfirst
(headlight) headphones headstrong snowman snowflake snowstorm snowplow
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LIST 5: more compound word review
Principle: Two words put together to form a new word. Use the parts of the compound words to think about the new word and its meaning. somebody sometime somewhere somehow someone himself themselves yourself herself myself itself anyone everyone
(someone) everything anything nothing
(something) without outside throughout checkout inside beside sideways
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LIST 6: syllable juncture (vcv, vccv patterns)
Principle: If two consonants are between two vowels, divide the word between the consonants.
Keep consonant digraphs together. When a syllable ends with a vowel, the vowel sound is usually long. super diner tiger later paper even over ruler crazy open tiny supper dinner happy pretty penny puppy rabbit kitten hello letter lesson summer busy
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LIST 7: more syllable juncture (vcv, vccv patterns)
Principle: If two consonants are between two vowels, divide the word between the consonants.
Keep consonant digraphs together. When a syllable ends with a vowel, the vowel sound is usually long. number winter problem after finger sister chapter member blanket window water only silent female fever moment happen better follow funny yellow pattern bottom pillow
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LIST 8: more syllable juncture (vcv, vvcv patterns)
Principle: If two consonants are between two vowels, divide the word between the consonants.
Keep consonant digraphs together. When a syllable ends with a vowel, the vowel sound is usually long. human pilot frozen student humor lazy music never river visit wagon planet lemon finish seven present second minute reason meeting peanut leader sneaker easy
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LIST 9: more syllable juncture (vccv, vcv patterns)
Principle: If two consonants are between two vowels, divide the word between the consonants.
Keep consonant digraphs together. When a syllable ends with a vowel, the vowel sound is usually long. children create poet riot duet trial cruel lion diet poem giant athlete kingdom pumpkin halfway
English mushroom pilgrim complete monster kitchen control hundred inspect
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LIST 10: open and closed syllables and inflected endings
Principle: If two consonants are between two vowels, divide the word between the consonants.
Keep consonant digraphs together. When a syllable ends with a vowel, the vowel sound is usually long. Add –ed or –ing to show the tense.
hoping quoted faded racing skated saving joking hopping plotting wrapped winning nodded letting skipped cleaned painting greeted shouting floated needed leaking painted telling hunted
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LIST 11: unaccented final syllable (LE)
Principle: The /el/ sound can be spelled in 4 different ways –el, -le, -al, -il giggle battle simple tremble single muscle sample jungle handle candle title cradle able table rifle bridle bugle cable little middle settle bottle apple paddle
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LIST 12: final –y, -ey, ie
Principle: Final long e sound can be spelled three different ways –y, -ey, -ie money monkey journey valley turkey donkey volley cookie movie brownie goalie eerie pinkie very candy dizzy twenty cherry body story berry
July deny reply
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LIST 13: GH and PH enough cough tough rough laughter daughter naughty taught caught fought
Principle: ph/gh represent the /f/ sound. –gh is usually silent in the middle of words. phrase physics phantom phone alphabet dolphin elephant nephew orphan trophy triumph paragraph
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LIST 14: prefixes RE- and UN-
Principle: A prefix is added to the beginning on a word. Un- means “not” or the
“opposite of” while re- means “again” or “back” rebuild recopy recycle refill reuse rewrite retrace retake retell review remodel unable unkind unfair uneven unequal unhappy unsteady unusual unbeaten unselfish uncertain uncle reptile
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LIST 15: prefixes EX-, NON-, IN-, FORE
Principle: A prefix is added to the beginning of a word. Ex- means “out of” or “beyond”, Non- and in- mean “not”, fore- means “before” exit extend extra express exclude exclaim expand nonsense nonfiction nonstop nonfat incomplete incorrect indecent income indoor indent insight forecast forearm forehead foresee foreshadow foremost
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LIST 16: Prefixes UNI-, BI-, TRI- and other numbers
Principle: A prefix is added to the beginning of a base word. Uni- means
“one”, Bi- means “two” and Tri means “three” trilogy triangle triple triplet tripod trio quadrangle pentagon octagon octopus
October unicycle united unicorn unique union unison uniform universe bicycle biweekly bisect bilingual tricycle
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LIST 17: suffixes –y, -ly, -ily
Principle: adding y to the base word create an adjective whereas adding –ly and –ily creates an adverb quietly loudly daily roughly smoothly happily easily angrily lazily noisily sunny rainy foggy snowy misty stormy chilly cloudy windy breezy slowly quickly clearly dimly
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LIST 18: more suffixes –y, -ly, -ily
Principle: Adding y to the base word creates an adjective, whereas adding –ly and
–ily creates an adverb. scratchy squirmy velvety squeaky wealthy skinny swampy shaggy silvery spotty silently secretly rapidly fluently eagerly generously seriously politely briefly bravely merrily greedily hastily readily
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LIST 19: comparatives –er, -est
Principle: When comparing two things –er is used. When comparing more than two things, use –est. braver bravest calmer calmest closer closest stronger strongest cooler coolest hotter hottest weaker weakest happier happiest easier easiest prettier prettiest crazier craziest dirtier dirtiest
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LIST 20: more comparative –er, -est, -ier, -iest
Principle: When comparing two things –er is used. When comparing more than two things, use –est. When a word ends in y, change the y to I before adding the suffix. kinder kindest stranger strangest cleaner cleanest quieter quietest harsher harshest earlier earliest emptier emptiest trickier trickiest fancier fanciest crummier crummiest murkier murkiest shinier shiniest
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LIST 21: noun suffixes –er, -or, -ian, -ist
Principle: Someone or something that does. The suffixes –er and –or are common and added to a verb to create a noun that names a “doer”
Asian historian
Australian librarian civilian artist finalist terrorist specialist vocalist speaker traveler prisoner defender believer attacker admirer creator visitor decorator director inventor survivor guardian
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LIST 22: suffixes –ment, -less, -ness
Principle: These suffixes change the meaning and the use of the word. –ment means “the act of doing something”, -less means “without” and –ness means “a state of being” payment replacement employment punishment agreement amusement government breathless hopeless thoughtless priceless flawless tactless fruitless laziness blindness dizziness politeness friendliness emptiness saltiness powerlessness fearlessness
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LIST 23: suffixes –ary, -ery, -ory
Principle: The endings –ary, -ery, -ory generally signal nouns or adjectives. grocery category lavatory inventory dormitory directory victory history stationery century imaginary secretary library military ordinary necessary
February
January stationary bravery machinery mystery scenery delivery
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LIST 24: suffixes –ty, -ity
Principle: Adding –ty and –ity to the end of the word, changes adjectives to nouns and suggests a “condition” or “quality” safe safety special specialty novel novelty royal royalty casual casualty certain certainty active activity festive festivity tranquil tranquility humid humidity minor minority sensitive sensitivity
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LIST 25: adjective suffixes –ful, -ous, -ious
Principle: These suffixes suggest “full of” or “having the qualities of” famous scandalous nervous marvelous envious studious glorious rebellious furious outrageous delightful successful wasteful stressful wonderful shameful boastful cheerful beautiful dangerous humorous mountainous poisonous vigorous
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LIST 26: vowel alternation long to short schwa
Principle: when you add endings to some words, the sound of the vowel changes to a short schwa sound volcano volcanic conspire conspiracy serene serenity divine divinity compose composition compete competition admire admiration custody custodian define definition invite invitation reside resident oppose opposition
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LIST 27: adding –ion vowel alternation spelling change
Principle: If the base word has –ai, change the ending to –ation. If the base word has –e add –ption. exclaim exclamation proclaim proclamation acclaim acclamation explain explanation reclaim reclamation assume assumption presume presumption consume consumption resume resumption receive reception perceive perception
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LIST 28: Homophones
Principle: Some words that sound the same are spelled differently and have different meanings. vane phase faze manor manner who’s whose fir fur scent sent scene seen vain vein tacks tax died dyed flea flee
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LIST 29: more Homophones
Principle: Some words that sound the same are spelled differently and have different meanings. patience patients coarse course morning mourning kernel colonel cinder sender fourth forth presence presents mussel muscle meat meet steal steel
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LIST 30: Latin Roots (press, pur/purg, fus, pend)
Principle: The root words have special meaning. Press means “to press”, pur/purg means “to cleanse”, fus means “to pour” and pend means “to hang” pressure oppressive depression impressive espresso compression purge expurgate purgatory
Puritan impure purification transfusion diffuse confuse infusion profuse pendulum suspend pendant impending perpendicular suspenders depend
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LIST 31: Latin Roots (ced/cess/ceed, ten/tend, lit)
Principle: The root words have special meaning. ced/cess/ceed mean “to go”, ten/tend mean “to stretch” or “to be pulled” and lit means “letters” proceed procession recede recession exceed precede secede secession succeed tension extend extension tenuous tendon tendril distended tendency hypertension literature literate alliteration illiterate literal obliterate
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LIST 32: predictable spelling changes in wood roots (ceiv/cep, tain/ten,
nounce/nunce)
Principle: Adding suffixes can change spelling in these words, but in a pattern that is predictable. Ceiv/cep mean “to take”, tain/ten mean “to hold” and nounce/nunc mean “to report” deceive preconceive deception conceive conception preconception container detain attend abstain obtain retention detention attention abstention retain announce announcement pronounce pronunciation denounce denunciation renounce renunciation
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